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Families evacuated during the Christchurch fires are returning home after a traumatic 48 hours. Authorities say the blaze is now under control but warn that the threat of flare ups still exists. Irena Smith met two people who shared different experiences of the inferno. One had an important role coordinating the fire fight, and a couple whose home was all too close to the flame's destructive path.
PM Bill English had his first official meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Queenstown with trade with the United States is likely to be the hot topic of conversation. But New Zealanders in detention centres in Australia urged the pair to reconsider immigration laws which one man said is pushing detainees to the limit. Ripeka Timutimu with this story.
He fought for our country and suffered an injury in the battlefield. He claims the injury left him blind. But as Hānia Douglas reports he's had to fight long and hard for financial assistance, a battle that continues today.
Czech Republic software company Endorphina Ltd has pulled their online Māori slot machine game from their website. West Auckland Māori health provider Hāpai Te Hauora led the stand against the appropriation of Māori culture and the potential to cause harm through problem gambling and today they received an apology from the foreign software company. The original slot machine game included Māori images with a rendition of the Ngāti Toarangatira haka ‘Ka Mate’.
Iwi and environmental groups are going into round two of a fight to save the south Taranaki seabed from being mined. Trans-Tasman Resources is seeking consent to extract iron sand from the South Taranaki Bight after being turn-down the first time by the Environmental Protection Authority. Eruera Rerekura reports.
Scouts are on the lookout for young female athletes with an Olympic dream and want to give sevens a go. The 'Go For Gold' initiative is a nationwide talent search that's proved successful in the past. Tāmati Rimene-Sproat explains.
From the South Island back to the north, to the Mataatua region. We fly now to Waioweka a small town just out of Ōpōtiki, the home of the Waioweka kapa haka. Waioweka were once guns at national level. This will be the first time the new team of Waioweka will head to nationals under new tutors. They will take with them their Ringatū faith and the death of their former tutor Eric Kurei and their relative Ngāpō Wehi.
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