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New Zealand
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Handcuffed man escapes after arrest
6:49 pm todayGisborne police are searching for a man who fled from a rural property, with concerns for his welfare.
Kāinga Ora cutting 620 roles in restructure
Student assaulted by another at Canterbury school
Pacific
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Rising military operations spark concerns about displacement of indigenous Papuans
4:57 pm todayThe leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua says women and children are being forced to leave their villages because of escalating conflict.
Fijian Deputy PM rejects University of the South Pacific collusion claims, says 'no leadership crisis'
'We're just building': Moana Pasifika's pivot Patrick Pellegrini is brimming with confidence
Sport
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NZ Warriors secure young forwards Leka Halasima, Jacob Laban through 2029
19 minutes agoThe new deals make the promising second-rowers the longest-contracted players on the Warriors roster.
F1: Jack Doohan appeals for end to family harassment after fake post
NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster happy to benefit from blown call against Dolphins
Politics
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Funds to maintain school buildings stuck in 2010
5:34 pm todaySecondary school principals are unhappy the amount of money schools get to upgrade or replace their buildings has not changed in 15 years. Audio
Labour slams 'big tax breaks' for tech giants as government ditches digital levy
Privileges debate shortened: What was said so far?
World
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Peppa Pig gets new baby sister
The cartoon piglet known to millions of children for her muddy adventures, now has a baby sister named Evie.
Winston Peters joins allies in demanding Israel allow aid into Gaza
Why do some octogenarians have exceptional memories?
Comment & Analysis
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Peace in Ukraine looks further away after Trump’s call with Putin
20 May 2025Analysis - Most observers believe there will be no peace unless America exerts maximum leverage.
The House: Why was the Privileges Committee so harsh on Te Pāti Māori MPs?
The Russia-Ukraine peace process is going exactly how Moscow wants it to: slowly
Local Democracy Reporting
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'Run It Straight' events in South Auckland cancelled
5:00 pm todayThe event is a social media-driven trend where participants compete in full-contact collisions without protective gear.
Move to increase te reo Māori street names in Invercargill
Public transport woes for Canterbury's big growth areas
In Depth
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Victim Support steps aside as suicide bereavement service
2:00 pm todayThe agency will return its focus to victims of crime, with a new provider appointed to support those impacted by suicide.
Greens must reject 'tokenism' to connect with marginalised communities - Chloe Swarbrick
'An atrocious idea' - outcry over taxpayer-funded octopus farming research
Te Ao Māori
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Hundreds protest proposed exclusion of Te Pāti Māori MPs
5:30 am todayA lawyer representing Te Pāti Māori says its MPs were using haka in Parliament to express their frustration with the Treaty Principles Bill.
Homelessness told through the eyes of a wāhine Māori
Celebration on court, censure in the House: Te Pāti Māori MPs' suspension sparks kōrero
Business
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'Seems crazy': Bakery using Aussie broker to buy butter
1:06 pm todayIt is too expensive to buy butter directly from NZ dairy companies.
Financial Markets Authority staff face compulsory weekly survey in strive for efficiency
Growing number of targeted businesses paying cyber criminals, survey shows
Country
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Hygiene-grade wool producer wants to be the Fonterra of wool
Wellington start-up Woolchemy is challenging a $126 billion industry dominated by synthetic materials.
Horse riders feel 'overlooked' by snubs for road protections
Thousands submit on proposed increase in glyphosate weedkiller allowed on some crops
Environment
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Amazon fires drive unprecedented global forest loss in 2024
6:04 pm todayMassive fires fueled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a new report.
Carbon capture: Pivotal project for cutting greenhouse gas emissions looks shaky
Our Changing World: Burrowing into the mystery of Great Barrier Island's black petrels
Media & Technology
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'I became and remain unemployable': former TVNZ presenter
14 May 2025The former TVNZ presenter has been granted his request to move his case to the Employment Court.
How would banning teenagers from social media work?
NZME board backs nomination of Steven Joyce as chair, Jim Grenon's bid as candidate
Identity
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How did we become known as 'Kiwis'?
16 Oct 2024How did residents of Aotearoa New Zealand come to be called by the name of a flightless brown bird? Audio
Turning Palmerston North into the 'capital of drag' in Aotearoa
X-plainer: Who are Generation X?
IndoNZ
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Parmjeet Parmar 'doing proper homework' when asking about imprisonment for MPs
3:27 pm todayThe Privileges Committee sought advice on possible penalties while preparing its recommendations for Te Pāti Māori MPs.
Indian Panthers players reportedly return to India as termination deadline nears
Reconnecting with the sitar