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Fire breaks out on Auckland's Mangere Mountain
Large flames and billowing smoke can be seen in the area.

Dame Lynley Dodd: 'Children deserve the very best in words'
At 83, beloved children's author Dame Lynley Dodd has only recently begun to view her own carefully crafted stories as literature.

US TikTok ban looms as Trump seeks last-ditch solution
All eyes are on whether US President-elect Donald Trump can find a way to save the app from a law that is "virtually president-proof".

Scientists say they found oxygen where it shouldn't be. Now hunt is on for answers
The discovery that metallic rocks are apparently producing oxygen on the Pacific Ocean's seabed challenges the idea that oxygen can only be made from sunlight via photosynthesis.

Here’s the app that’ll help you with your TikTok withdrawals
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Two whale strandings taking place in South Island
There is a mass stranding of pilot whales in Golden Bay and a beaked whale is struggling in the shallows in Christchurch.

Gael Monfils grateful for ASB Classic triumph to help with Australian Open success
The 38-year-old Frenchman stunned Australian Open fourth seed Taylor Fritz on Saturday and says he’s building on the momentum picked up in Auckland.

Elective surgeries could be at risk after reduction in scheduling staff
At least one elective surgery was postponed at Auckland Hospital last week and it is feared other surgeries could be affected because of a reduction in staff booking them.

Mass whale stranding in Golden Bay
It is the third stranding in the area in the past two months.

This little gadget might save you a trip to the DMV
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