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cross-posted from: lemmy.nz/post/6840745...

Autistic children and young adults are more than twice as likely to die before their 25th birthday, compared to their non-autistic peers, new research shows....

Councils in cyclone-hit regions staring down a decade-long roading recovery say they simply cannot afford it....

The kahukura red admiral butterfly has been named New Zealand’s Bug of the Year today, after nearly 17,000 bug lovers voted for their favourite insect....

The privacy of shoppers signed up for Woolworths’ new loyalty card Everyday Rewards has been questioned with the fine print revealing the supermarket can record licence plates, capture video and audio of customers and link them to membership numbers....

"I think it’s very clear when you call 111 with a physical health crisis [currently] you get a health response. When you call 111 with a mental health crisis in New Zealand you get a criminal justice response....

Good on them, I hate these BS loyalty schemes, and typically avoid any store that offers them....

Just a cheerful reminder that almost half the water we put into our system is lost along the way....

Nearly 1000 fur seals have died along the Kaikōura coastline in the past five months, and scientists say it is a result of warmer sea temperatures and depleted fish stocks....

In one instance Stephen McKee even told the other man, “It wouldn’t matter if an Indian died, there would still be a billion left” after he’d nearly been kicked by a difficult horse....

If we do go with bilingual signs, I really hope we get a better design than what we currently have....

Stories about surging inflation, successive food price rises and more Kiwis in arrears topped bulletins and filled front pages last year. But recent news about slowing inflation, cheaper food and rising business confidence hasn’t had the same impact. How come?...

New Zealand’s rarest bird looks set for a bumper breeding season this summer with five fledglings already striking out on their own and as many as eight more chicks to follow....