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The South island passes are all closed, and Milford Sound and Karamea are cut off

13 June 2022

Paekakariki Hill Road, a section of State Highway One at Marton and a section of State Highway 51 west of Rotorua are also closed.

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16 Oct: No regrets from Silver Ferns goal shoot Grace Nweke over her post-match speech in support of coach Dame Noeline Taurua during the South African series finale last month

14 Oct: Five people are injured - two seriously - after a crash just after 11am involving at least two vehicles on State Highway 79 - near the Mackenzie town of Fairlie

14 Oct: No qualms from former All Blacks halfback Ant Strachan over the trio of scrum-halves selected in the New Zealand development XV squad

14 Oct: Central Otago District Council's reviewed allegations of misconduct about a new councillor, from seven years ago

14 Oct: A coroner's backing Fire and Emergency's public safety campaigns, following the deaths of a mother and son in Southland

13 Oct: Invercargill's Aurora College remains in lockdown, after reports of an assault at the school

11 Oct: Bay of Plenty are using last year's NPC final heartbreak as motivation, as they look ahead to Otago in next week's semifinals in Dunedin

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No regrets from Silver Ferns goal shoot Grace Nweke over her post-match speech in support of coach Dame Noeline Taurua during the South African series finale last month 7:37

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It's thought that the aviation sector is over capitalising - as New Zealand's domestic airfares have shot up more quickly than any other country 7:37

Politics:
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to temporary ceasefire after deadly violence along border 7:27

Cricket:
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A marginal increase in building prices could suggest years of extreme cost pressures are coming to an-end 7:17

Environment:
Fossil hand bones hint that ancient human relative Paranthropus made tools 1.5 million years ago 7:07

Education:
A Rolleston school is raising concerns for child safety as upgrades to a nearby highway begin 7:07

International:
Hamas releases more remains of hostages as video of executions in Gaza emerges 23:37

Accident and Emergency:
Two people have died following a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of State Highway 1 - northwest of Tirau, just after 7.30pm 21:57

Accident and Emergency:
People are seriously injured after two vehicle crash north-west of Tirau this evening 21:17

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