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Firefighter’s burning classroom roof climb in Taupō classified as near miss

A Taupō firefighter climbed onto the roof of a burning high school classroom block without first telling the incident ...
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Beca won $237m in Defence contracts while its chief chaired advisory body

Engineering giant Beca was awarded more than $237 million in Defence Force contracts while its chief executive chaired a government defence advisory body, including $40m in work awarded without an ...
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Emergency Sunday board meeting called following RNZ CFO's unexpected resignation

The unexpected departure of Hilary Parker - who joined RNZ in 2024 - triggered an emergency board meeting on Sunday, after ...
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Te Huia popularity rises, business case on-track, Greens ready to fund permanent route

In May, Waikato regional councillors voted 12 to 2 to increase Te Huia fares by 25%, meaning an adult one-way fare from ...
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Notorious sex offender who chained up boy had lived at property where body of young father found

Ivan Andrew Campbell was jailed for chaining up a teenage boy in a wardrobe, tattooing him and abusing him for a week.The Press The body of missing 21-year-old father Braydon Hepworth was found at a ...
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Referees chairman: 'We are going to have to run off the smell of an oily rag' after thefts

Waikato Rugby Referees Association chairman Michael Winter, pictured in action officiating a club rugby match in Hamilton, blew the whistle on Bill Heslop's offending.Matt Gould, Your Moment Photos ...
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Birthday swim in Waikato river ended in tragedy for Hamilton man

A Hamilton man called for help as he was swept down the Waikato River on his 59th birthday, disappearing beneath the water before his body was found seven months later. Philip Tawera had been ...