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On September 13th 2021 a ute was found at Kiritehere beach, not far from the small rural community of Marokopa. It belonged to Tom Phillips who, along with his three children Ember, Maverick and Jayda, had not been seen for a couple of days.

Three years later the family is still at large, but a recent sighting by pig hunters has reignited police, and public, interest.

Stuff's senior journalist Tony Wall has just returned from where Phillips and his kids were spotted. He tells us what it is like out there.

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Minister of Defence Judith Collins has taken aim at those blaming the gender of the captain of the HMNZS Manawanui for its sinking, calling them "armchair admirals".

Here is the full press conference given by Collins and the Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding.

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Community leader Dave 'Buttabean' Letele has announced he will close his South Auckland foodbank, saying conditions are just too tough to keep going.

He sat down for a heartfelt one-on-one with Imogen Wells.

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It has been dubbed "the storm of the century" with Florida officials issuing dire warnings for those who do not evacuate.

Hurricane Milton comes just two weeks after Hurricane Helene also hit Florida, but how do the two storms differ and why are experts so worried about Milton?

Phil Duncan from WeatherWatch NZ explains.

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The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ’s latest three-yearly update shows air pollutant levels decreasing at most monitoring sites over the last eight years.

Improvements to our motor vehicle fleet are reducing emissions as the Ministry for the Environments Chief Science Advisor Dr Alison Collins explains.

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The Auditor General has said a $24 million contract awarded to Mike King’s I Am Hope mental health charity was “inconsistent and unusual”.

John Ryan has raised concerns about whether there was enough transparency over the contract process.

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As widely predicted the Reserve Bank has dropped the Official Cash Rate by .5% to a new rate of 4.75%.

What does this mean for interest rates and the economy? Kiwibank's Senior Economist Mary Jo Vergara explains.

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Almost exactly five years after 19-year-old Sophia Crestani died in a crush on a stairwell at a Dunedin flat party, Coroner Heather McKenzie has said her death likely could have been prevented and was largely due to the lack of oversight by the tenants and partygoers.

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All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has named his 36-man squad for the end-of-year northern tour that will feature matches against Japan, England, Ireland, France and Italy over five consecutive weekends.

Three News sports reporter Ollie Ritchie joins us to chew over the selections.

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New Stats NZ data shows filled jobs were up .2% in August, the first monthly rise since March, with almost 5000 jobs added across the country.

But the year-on-year numbers were still down 0.4% compared with August 2023.

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