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Man who raped woman he met on dating app deported
The 27-year-old from the UK is currently serving a 12-month sentence which ends in August and has been given until November to get his affairs in order before he has to leave. File photo: Getty Images
WARNING: This story discusses sexual assault and may be distressing for some readers
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Gallery rebuffs Aussie billionaire's call to take down portrait
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has demanded the National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait from an exhibition by award-winning artist Vincent Namatjira.
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Missing Canterbury cat turns up 45km from home
Fletcher is now back home in Lincoln after finding his way to Rangiora. Photo: Supplied
After their cat had been missing for 12 days, a Lincoln family thought they might never see him again.
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Unusual cloud formation over Otago Harbour
Cloud Dragon over the harbour
I saw this unusual cloud formation over Otago Harbour this morning about 8.30am.
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Bid to fast-track Coronet Peak gondola
An artist’s impression of the proposed Coronet Peak gondola along with its base building and carpark. IMAGE: SUPPLIED
An application to fast-track a gondola on Queenstown’s Coronet Peak has been submitted to the government.
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Aurora australis
Our (me, my wife and our toddler) first experience of the aurora here in NZ.
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Paws-itive outcome for family of missing Lincoln feline
Fletcher is now back home in Lincoln after finding his way to Rangiora. Photo: Supplied
After being missing for 12 days, a Lincoln family thought they might never see their cat Fletcher again.
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Aurora Australis over Lake Wakatipu
Aurora Australis over southern end of Lake Wakatipu.
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NZTA to cut at least 120 jobs, MPI confirms 391 to go
Image: RNZ
The transport agency has axed more than a hundred jobs from programmes canned or scaled back by the change of government.
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What are the alternatives to olive oil?
By Jogai Bhatt
In March, RNZ warned of a global shortage of olive oil and, in turn, higher prices at the checkout.
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Sydney council reverses gay book ban after protest
A book featuring same-sex parenting will return to library shelves after a Sydney council rescinded its ban on the text over concerns it betrayed the community's "conservative values".
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Manhunt continues in France after deadly ambush
An undated mugshot of Mohamed Amra, also known as "The Fly". Photo: Handout via REUTERS
Hundreds of police fanned out across northern France on a massive manhunt for a fugitive gangster known as "The Fly" on Wednesday, a day after he was sprung from a prison van by gunmen in an attack that killed two prison guards.
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Two facing court after driving drunk - police
Two people are due to appear in court after allegedly being caught drink driving last night.
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Mt Pleasant dump site to be cleared after long wait
City council staff blocked off the entrance to 8 Virginia Lane on May 2 in an effort to prevent any further dumping on the section. Nearby residents have been complaining to the city council since 2016 to clean up the area. Photo: Supplied
An empty section in Mt Pleasant is finally being cleaned up after eight years of complaints to Christchurch City Council fell on deaf ears.
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Fonterra considering sale of Anchor, Mainland brands
Fonterra's consumer business includes brands such as Anchor and Mainland. Photo: RNZ
Dairy cooperative Fonterra is looking to sell all or part of its global consumer business as it shifts its focus to becoming a global business-to-business provider of dairy nutrition products.
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'Explosions and gunshots': Kiwi tells of New Caledonia unrest
A road barricaded by rioters in Noumea, New Caledonia. Photo: Lilou Garrido Navarro Kherachi/via REUTERS
An Auckland man has described scenes of chaos in Nouméa during the escalating civil unrest in New Caledonia.
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Beekeeper furious over destruction of $2m honey crop
Steven Brown watches boxes of honey burn. Photo: Facebook / Steven Brown
Beekeepers say New Zealand needs a new approach to a hive-destroying disease that is leaving those affected out of pocket, uncompensated and devastated.
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'He was quite blue': Harbour heroes tell of rescue drama
Two dredge workers have described how they were called into action to save an unconscious man in Otago Harbour after a rescue helicopter ran into difficulties.
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NSW hiring blitz targets NZ cops
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Lower age limits for recruits and poaching police from other jurisdictions are part of a New South Wales plan to boost its force amid a "critical shortage" of officers.
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Junior doctors strike for second time in two weeks
Junior doctors on strike outside Auckland Hospital. Photo: RNZ
Hundreds of appointments and surgeries have been cancelled as junior doctors begin a two day strike.
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