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Spark refunds 113,000 customers over service charge
The Commerce Commission began investigating Spark after a complaint in 2020. Photo: RNZ
Telecommunications company Spark has been warned by the Commerce Commission after some customers were charged for a service they did not need.
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'Are they going to save us?': Westport residents left out of flood package
Westport's Orowaiti River after two days of rain on February 4 this year. Photo: RNZ
Residents in Westport's Snodgrass Road will today have the chance to question why they have not been included in a flood resilience package for the region.
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Trent Boult released from NZ Cricket contract
Trent Boult. Photo: Getty Images
Paceman Trent Boult has been released from his central contract with New Zealand Cricket, meaning he will play significantly fewer matches for his country.
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Actress Anne Heche in coma after fiery crash
Anne Heche at the Directors Guild of America Awards in Beverly Hills earlier this year. Photo: Reuters
Hollywood actress Anne Heche is in critical condition in hospital after suffering severe injuries in a fiery Los Angeles crash.
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Actress Anne Heche in coma after fiery crash
Anne Heche at the Directors Guild of America Awards in Beverly Hills earlier this year. Photo: Reuters
Hollywood actress Anne Heche is in critical condition in hospital after suffering severe injuries in a fiery Los Angeles crash.
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School, police call out bullying
Ross Preece. Photo: Supplied
Bullying was in the spotlight at Ashburton College last week after a series of incidents carried out by students, individuals and a group.
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Former South African cricket umpire Koertzen dies in car accident
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Rudi Koertzen officiates during a game between South Africa and Australia in Johannesburg in April 2009. Photo: Getty
Former international cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen has died in a car accident in South Africa, his family says.
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Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies
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Issey Miyake at a Paris fashion show in 1997. Photo: Getty Images
Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who produced the signature black turtleneck of friend and Apple founder Steve Jobs, has died. He was 84.
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Republicans vow probe of FBI raid on Trump home
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A Trump supporter makes her feelings known about the FBI near the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Photo: Reuters
Republicans have moved to turn the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate into a campaign issue, vowing to probe what they alleged was political interference at the Justice Department if they win majorities in Congress in November.
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Republicans vow probe of FBI raid on Trump home
A Trump supporter makes her feelings known about the FBI near the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Photo: Reuters
Republicans have moved to turn the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate into a campaign issue, vowing to probe what they alleged was political interference at the Justice Department if they win majorities in Congress in November.
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Stolen ute found burning in Pine Hill
Dunedin police are investigating after a stolen ute was set alight in the suburb of Pine Hill early this morning.
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Food trucks get nod from council
Map showing the location of food trucks and stalls in Ashburton’s CBD. Image: Supplied
Food truck owners and stall-holders now have more certainty about where they can do business in Ashburton’s CBD.
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'Best father': Pilot killed in crash leaves huge hole in family, community
Tim Gibb died in a light plane crash last week. His family say they take comfort knowing he died doing what he loved. Photo: Supplied
A South Island pilot who died when the plane he was flying across the Southern Alps crashed was "the best father anyone could wish for" and will leave "a great hole" in his family.
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'Best father': Pilot killed in crash leaves huge hole in family and community
Tim Gibb died in a light plane crash last week. His family say they take comfort knowing he died doing what he loved. Photo: Supplied
A South Island pilot who died when the plane he was flying across the Southern Alps crashed was "the best father anyone could wish for" and will leave "a great hole" in his family.
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Auckland Uni researchers claim tinnitus breakthrough
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Tinnitus causes people to hear ringing or other noise when there is no external sound. Photo: Getty Images
Auckland University researchers say they have had a breakthrough in the management of tinnitus that they hope will be rolled out worldwide.
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Crash on Christchurch Southern Motorway
Emergency services are responding to a crash on the Christchurch Southern Motorway.
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Rhythm and Alps line-up announced
The first round of acts have been added to the 2022 Rhythm and Alps music festival line-up.
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Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies
Issey Miyake at a Paris fashion show in 1997. Photo: Getty Images
Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who produced the signature black turtleneck of friend and Apple founder Steve Jobs, has died. He was 84.
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Push for blanket 30km/h speed limit
Gareth Wright (left) and Graham Robinson, representing the Addington Neighbourhood Association, want a speed limit of 30km/h for the majority of streets in the suburb. PHOTO: KAREN CASEY
The Addington Neighbourhood Association wants the speed limit lowered to 30km/h for the majority of the suburb to improve safety.
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Call for inquiry into Covid deaths at home
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Eighty-seven people have died in their homes from Covid-19 since March 2022 and public health experts want the deaths investigated.
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