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MP Chris Bishop said the modelling on the previous Government's smoking law was "speculative" and the policy would have meant more crime.
Stuff    
MP Chris Bishop said the modelling on the previous Government's smoking law was "speculative" and the policy would have meant more crime.
Stuff

World-class boxing lit up the stage in Whangārei in front of an excited crowd.
NZHerald     03 Dec 03:00 PM

The emails were sent to hospitals and places of worship, police said.
1 News     3 Dec 2023 10:31
Hospitals and religious institutions throughout the country have received another barrage of "unsettling" and "concerning emails", after threats were made by…
RNZ
Hospitals, religious institutions and other organisations throughout the country have received another barrage of "unsettling" and "concerning emails".
ODT
Anyone who received concerning emails was encouraged to report them to police.
NZHerald
Emails of a, "concerning nature [were] directed to a number of organisations throughout New Zealand, including hospitals and places of worship", police have confirmed.
Stuff

High risk pregnancies are very hard both emotionally and physically, says Kara Brown.
NZHerald     03 Dec 06:00 PM

Newshub    
The Ashley Rakahuri Rivercare Group said about 150 4WD vehicles zoomed up and down the Ashley Rakahuri River, which threw stones, breaking the eggs of…
RNZ
'About 150' 4WDs sped over a riverbed, which threw stones up that broke tarapiroe eggs.
NZHerald

More than 100 countries at UN climate talks in Dubai have promised to treble world renewable energy use by 2030.
RNZ     40 minutes ago
More than 100 countries at UN climate talks in Dubai have promised to treble world renewable energy use by 2030, but New Zealand has not yet joined them.
RNZ

Police in Whanganui are continuing to investigate an assault that left a man with critical head injuries.
Stuff    
Police are seeking information after a man was critically injured in an assault in Whanganui Saturday night.
RNZ
Investigators have conducted a scene examination and inquiries are continuing.
NZHerald

Te Whatu Ora says it is taking a data breach by one of its staff seriously, laying a complaint with police and taking urgent legal action.
RNZ     39 minutes ago

The man was found injured and unresponsive at a home on Paterson St last night.
1 News     3 Dec 2023 15:46

Waka Kotahi says the highway was closed between Putorino and Kotemaori just before 4am Sunday, and there is no detour available.
RNZ     less than a minute ago
Another slip has closed the road, a week on from a slip which caused a fatal crash.
NZHerald
Road users are being advised to avoid the area or delay their journey if possible.
1 News

A young Christchurch man in the throes of dying from a drug overdose thrashed about in distress while the person who gave him the drug filmed his demise and sent it to friends.
ODT    

The Prime Minister has admitted he got his numbers wrong after a Q+A interview with one of his senior ministers.
1 News     3 Dec 2023 18:40
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has admitted the government has ‘got it wrong’ after incorrectly claiming there would be only one tobacco retailer in the whole of Northland.
Stuff

Plus, seven cheap presents you can make in your kitchen.
NZHerald     03 Dec 05:00 AM
Sorry Mariah, it's nothing personal, but all I want for Christmas is to not have your voice stuck in my head.
Stuff

A member of the public helped police track down an alleged thief as he attempted to make a sneaky getaway.
RNZ     about 1 hour ago
An ex-sprinter helped police track down an alleged thief as he attempted a sneaky getaway.
NZHerald

The two people were hospitalised following the crash on Saturday.
NZHerald     3 Dec 2023 09:09
Two people have been critically injured in a motorbike crash in Christchurch.
ODT

The man on a tourist visa assaulted three women at Nelson's Tāhunanui Beach in September and October this year, reaching for their bodies and asking for a kiss after taking selfies with them.
RNZ     18 minutes ago

Energy minister Simeon Brown confirmed that work on the project, touted as a solution to the country's dry year problem, ceased on Friday.
1 News     3 Dec 2023 16:28
The $16 billion pumped hydro scheme had been championed by the former Labour government.
RNZ

A Wellington wastewater treatment plant is breaching consent with a foul odour after a biofilter media was changed.
RNZ     6:09 am today
Wellington ratepayers can breathe a sigh of relief that the central library rebuild is not going the way of the Town Hall upgrade.
RNZ

It follows the party's failed bid to enter Parliament following the 2023 general election.
1 News     3 Dec 2023 17:50
Raf Manji is standing down from his role after failing to get into Parliament this election. The party received just over 2 percent of the general vote.
RNZ

It's a good day to stay inside, with rain watches and warnings in place across the country.
Stuff    
A series of fronts are expected to bring rain to much of the country over the rest of the weekend.
RNZ
Parts of the east coast of the South Island could hit 27 degrees.
NZHerald
A series of fronts embedded within a moist northwest flow are expected to bring rain to some parts of the country over the weekend.
ODT
The heaviest falls are likely in the west and far north of the South Island, but rain is also forecast for much of the north island.
1 News

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he was not trying to mislead the public when claiming Labour's smokefree laws would see just one store in Northland…
RNZ     15 minutes ago
Christopher Luxon's claim that there would only be one tobacco retailer in Northland is incorrect.
1 News

NZHerald     3 Dec 2023 19:37
A person is dead after their quad-bike rolled in rural Canterbury last night.
ODT

Newshub    
The money withdrawn early from KiwiSaver funds due to financial hardship has doubled compared to a year ago, with significantly more people taking money out…
RNZ
Significantly more people are taking money out of their Kiwisaver when compared with the same time last year.
1 News

The pair were attacked by a man who forced his way into their home about 7.30pm last night.
1 News     3 Dec 2023 18:35
Two women have received serious injuries after a ‘violent’ home invasion in Hamilton on Saturday.
Stuff
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a violent home invasion in Fairfield, Hamilton on Saturday.
RNZ

Hato Hone St John said that they were notified of the incident in Mangatangi at 3.50pm on Sunday.
1 News     3 Dec 2023 18:02
A person has been airlifted to Auckland Hospital in a critical condition after an incident involving a horse in North Waikato.
RNZ
A second person was injured following the incident at Rothesay Bay Beach.
1 News

News last updated:
Sunday, 3 December, 2023 21:04