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'You could read the news and not know anything about te reo Maori'
Mike McRoberts was all set for a career in law when a taste of the RNZ newsroom in the 1980s set him on the path to a career in journalism.

Kiwi TV programme A Dog’s Show to become movie: Hobbit actor Graham McTavish to star in sheepdog flick
Simpler times: Remember Sunday nights in the '80s watching this show?

Clive crash leaves five injured, one critically, detours in place
Motorists are being told to avoid a part of Clive after the two-vehicle crash.

Watch: Kiwi rider falls short of famous TDF stage win after epic climb
New Zealand’s Niamh Fisher-Black has fallen agonisingly short of a famous stage win at the Tour de France Femmes.

Dolphins prop cops ban for tackle that added to Warriors' injury count
Felise Kaufusi is looking at two weeks on the sideline while the Warriors will hope Jacob Laban isn’t out for an extended period.

'Party' sought following Lower Hutt emergency incident
Police are working to locate "a party" believed to be involved in an emergency incident in Lower Hutt.

Forest & Bird slams reform as 'conservation retreat', but minister defends economic push
The groups say the proposed law changes shift focus from protecting nature to exploiting it for commercial gain.

Car crashes on Auckland’s Queen St: Driver allegedly flees after seriously injuring pedestrian
The driver fled the scene of the early-morning crash before being found and arrested.

Two arrested after car hits pedestrians on Auckland’s Queen St
One person was seriously hurt after the crash early on Sunday.

Couple take former Papamoa Beach home owner to court as she refuses to leave after mortgagee sale
The woman said she was trying to negotiate with the bank and didn't consent to the sale.

Mediawatch: The politics of PayWave
Waving goodbye to PayWave fees in a cost-of-living crisis seemed like it would pay off for the government, but it did not feel like that once the media checked it out.

Father of man found dead on Wellington's waterfront says safety balustrades a step in the right direction
Coroner Katharine Greig found Wellington's waterfront lacked adequate measures to prevent Sandy Calkin's death, and recommended installing permanent edge protection.

Govt’s conservation changes spark backlash over land protections
Government says current system is broken.

The unsettling rise of eating disorders in NZ – is social media to blame?
Rose has veneers to replace the damage to her teeth from vomiting.

Banned Kiwi runner’s nightmare in a Kenyan jail cell
Zane Robertson claims he was framed for rape and illegal gun possession, threatened with a murder charge, and ‘taken advantage of’.

Watch: Lions hooker cited after officials miss elbow to Wallabies player’s head
Dan Sheehan has been cited having escaped punishment on the field during a bad-tempered third test after appearing to elbow Tom Lynagh in the head.

Two former Labour MPs vie for seats on Hamilton City Council
In total, there are 51 candidates vying for a place on the Council including 12 for mayor.

Canterbury organic vegetable farm loses $250,000 worth of crops in floods
Untamed Earth Organic Farm co-owner Penny Platt said their farm at Coes Ford was completely underwater and the deluge caused damage to their other sites.

Ngawha Springs: Once a few muddy hot pools, now a $4.3m Northland tourist attraction
Long renowned for its healing powers, Ngawha Springs has undergone a $4.3m upgrade.

Auckland bus driver hospitalised with facial injury after alleged assault
A bus driver was taken to hospital with a facial injury after allegedly being attacked by three young people in the central city.

Car hits pedestrians on Auckland's Queen Street, two arrested
A person has been seriously injured after a vehicle hit three pedestrians on Auckland's Queen Street.