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New Zealand
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Cruise ship denied entry to NZ low on fuel with storm on horizon
A cruise ship turned away from New Zealand is now stuck off the coast of New Caledonia, low on fuel with a significant storm approaching and no permission to dock. Audio
Climate change report: What's the future of the gas BBQ?
Community group plans legal action against ECan over tyre pile
Covid-19
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Covid-19 long haulers fighting to be heard
1 Feb 2021As the world grapples with its worst health crisis in a century, a secondary pandemic is starting to take hold, one which could be with us for months if not years after Covid-19 has been eradicated. Audio
Covid-19 update: No new cases in community or at border
Covid-19: Ministry of Health reveals increased stock of PPE, more ventilators available
Sport
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Luna Rossa looking for payback against Team UK
1 Feb 2021Luna Rossa are ready for "payback" in the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series finals.
Today's sports news: What you need to know
Fox hoping his return to golf was the right decision
Pacific
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New Caledonia braces for Cyclone Lucas
6:25 am todayTwo tropical cyclones are active in the southwest Pacific, with forecasts saying New Caledonia will be hit within 24 hours.
American Samoa expects first repatriation flight since March
At least five dead in PNG landslide
Politics
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Commissioners for dysfunctional Tauranga City Council to be revealed
1 Feb 2021The commissioners who will take over the dysfunctional Tauranga City Council are expected to be announced on Thursday.
National to 'work towards' running candidates in Māori seats
Climate Change Commission plan 'a big challenge' for New Zealand
World
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New Caledonia braces for Cyclone Lucas
6:54 am todayTwo tropical cyclones are active in the southwest Pacific, with forecasts saying New Caledonia will be hit within 24 hours.
At least five die in Papua New Guinea landslide
Groundbreaking biofuel rocket could be 'Uber for space'
Comment & Analysis
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Virus, vaccinations and housing dominate start of the year
29 Jan 2021Analysis: Politics has started the year in a way that's almost certainly going to continue throughout 2021, dominated by Covid-19, vaccinations to save us from it, and the housing crisis, writes Peter…
John Banks' on-air comments: 'Why do we keep giving these people a platform?'
Biden inauguration: A rich tapestry of marvels and the mundane
Local Democracy Reporting
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Carterton councillor quits, byelection imminent
1 Feb 2021A by-election is imminent in Carterton after councillor Steffen Bertram resigned 15 months into his first term.
Notorious Marlborough highway stretch overlooked for safety work
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Revealed: The companies dumping contaminants down the drain
25 Jan 2021Talleys, Ernest Adams and Yoplait are among hundreds of manufacturers and brands dumping contaminants into New Zealand's drains and getting away with it.
Lack of South Auckland abortion services ‘unacceptable’
Prisoner sues to stop pepper spray bombs that 'make grown men cry'
Te Ao Māori
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Waitangi Festival to proceed as planned
1 Feb 2021The annual Waitangi Festival will go ahead as planned, with extra health measures in place to mitigate Covid-19 risks.
Visionary Māori academic 'committed to inclusion' laid to rest
Changes to 'fundamentally unfair' process to make way for Māori wards
Business
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Search for Villa Maria capital and investors begins, reports say.
1 Feb 2021The hunt for new capital and investors in long-established Auckland wine company Villa Maria has started, according to Australian media reports.
Insurers face strict solvency requirements from Reserve Bank
Restaurant Brands' sales in New Zealand for year down 4.3 percent
Country
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Call for more input into how vaccine rollout is handled in rural communities
More detailed planning needs to be applied to the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in rural communities, doctors say.
Onion exports kick off early after good growing season
Zespri plan to partner with Chinese growers off the table, for now
Environment
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Abandoned toxic waste will take two years, $3m to clean up
21 Jan 2021It will cost $3 million to clear 1 million litres of chemicals, including flammable and toxic substances, sitting within metres of electricity lines which power the Marsden Point oil refinery.
Toxic air killing thousands of people in Europe each year - study
First dogs trained to sniff out kauri dieback fungi
Media & Technology
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Movie changes town's luck after drought and pub closure
16 Jan 2021An Australian town that has had a run of setbacks is experiencing a change of fortune with the release of a movie that was partially filmed on its streets and cast some of its residents in bit parts.
Belief in aliens fuelled by spiritual needs - US astronomer
NZX cyberattack and the Covid pandemic: 'You throw out the playbook'
Identity
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Young queer and trans people face growing housing barriers in level 3
26 Aug 2020Increasing numbers of queer and trans young people are unable to access emergency accommodation during Auckland's level 3 lockdown, RainbowYOUTH says.
'I wish that society would be accepting'
Walking between two worlds