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NEMA is warning people in large swathes of the North Island to prepare for bad weather overnight

Weather warnings and watches are splattered across the central North Island and parts of the South Island. The areas most at risk are the Manawatu, Rangitikei and Ruapehu Districts - which are under a ...
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Frog toxins used to poison Alexei Navalny the latest in long history of Russian chemical attacks

Five European nations have accused Russia of using a deadly toxin taken from a South American frog to kill opposition figure Alexei Navalny two years ago. In a joint statement, the United Kingdom, ...
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Residents due to be hit by heavy rain and severe gales are being warned to act now

MetService has issued a red heavy rain warning for Manawatu, Rangitikei and Ruapehu districts, north of Feilding and east of State Highway One. There's a host of orange wind and rain warnings in place ...
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The Indigenous Women have come from 14-nil down to beat the Maori Women 20-14 in their pre-season All-Stars rugby league match in Hamilton

Feb: The Warriors are adamant their 33-18 pre-season loss to Manly in Napier won't have any bearing on their NRL prospects 14 Feb: Second rower Kurt Capewell has fired a warning shot to the rest of th ...
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Police say a post-mortem will be carried out in the coming days after a body washed up at Mahia, near Wairoa

A member of the public called police after making the discovery on Mahanga Beach about 1pm yesterday.
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The Wellington Phoenix women's side have missed an opportunity to return to the top of the A-League ladder, with a 2-1 home loss to Central Coast

McKenzie Anthony scored an equaliser for the home side but the visitors took back the lead on the stroke of halftime. The Phoenix sit second on the ladder, two points off leaders Melbourne City while ...
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Australia have owned the waters off Auckland for a second straight SailGP season

The 'Flying Roos' have won the three-boat final from Spain and Great Britain to share the overall lead in the series with the Brits. Racing was moved forward by five hours due to forecast storms and ...
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Opposition draws battlelines on nuclear and capital gains tax changes

Speaking at a shopping centre in Western Sydney on Sunday morning, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and Ms Hume said the Coalition would not be backing any changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) ...
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The Wellington Phoenix trail the Central Coast Mariners 2-1 at halftime of their women's A-League match in Porirua

The Phoenix scored through McKenzie Anthony in the 28th minute, either side of Mariners' goals in windy and wet conditions.
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Two regions, Otorohanga and Waipa, have been placed under states of emergency as wild weather hits the north island

In Waipa the emergency was declared because of concerns about the Pirongia water supply because of slips and flooding. A man died in Otorohanga after his car became submerged on State Highway 39. 80 ...
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Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Ferguson has departed the T20 World Cup camp on paternity leave

He has returned home for the birth of his first child, meaning he will be unavailable for the final pool match against Canada on Tuesday night. Ferguson's place in the squad will be held for him, as ...
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The Black Caps are drawing strength from the support they're receiving in cricket-mad India

New Zealand were crushed by South Africa in Ahmedabad, losing by seven wickets with 17 balls to spare. But Mitchell is certain they'll bounce back...and will feed off the home fans' energy. NEWSTALK ...