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Authorities silent over Invercargill house explosion
5:37 pm todayEmergency services are refusing to say what caused an explosion at an Invercargill home yesterday and police won't say why they're investigating a fire that's not considered suspicious.
One dead after crash on State Highway 3
Police appeal for witnesses after weekend shooting in Manawatū
Covid-19
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Covid-19 ensures rocky ride for Super Fund
The NZ Superannuation Fund's annual return has been battered amid market volatility and the economic impact of the pandemic.
Four new cases of Covid-19: two linked to Auckland August cluster, two imported
Cash-strapped education sector facing widespread job losses
Sport
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Caster Semenya decision absurd - Bidwell
3 minutes agoOpinion - Caster Semenya should be celebrated, not cast out of a sport she's great at, writes Hamish Bidwell.
All Whites availability for England in limbo
Decision looms for Rugby Championship as uncertainty grows
Pacific
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Former Vanuatu PM to stand trial in November
The former prime minister of Vanuatu, Charlot Salwai, is to stand trial on 23 November.
PNG's Ok Tedi mine given extended life-line
Dire outlook for Norfolk Island tourism with flights cut
Politics
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'Tinkering and unfair' or 'socially responsible' - reaction to Labour's tax plan
7:26 am todaySome people spoken to by RNZ were disappointed it was a small increase, while one said she didn't trust Labour to not introduce more taxes.
Timid tax, debating debates and say hello to a kinder Collins
An introduction to 'The Outliers': The political parties who aren't in the daily headlines
World
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California wildfires: Smoke turns skies orange
A plume of smoke from wildfires in the US state of California has descended on the San Francisco area, causing the sky over the region to turn orange.
Covid-19: Global deaths pass 900,000 as cases surge in India
Trump deliberately played down virus, Woodward book says
Comment & Analysis
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Time for PM to step in over minister's handling of prison concerns
3:52 pm todayOpinion - The prime minister should intervene over concerns arising from the inability of the corrections minister and senior staff to come clean on what's been happening at Auckland women's prison…
Labour's tax rise: a half-measure with not much payoff
Labour's tax plan framing around Covid-19 both clever and cynical
Local Democracy Reporting
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Test case: Port Otago wants coastal rules on environment relaxed
13 minutes agoNew Zealand ports are watching and waiting as one of their own tries to add a little grey to "black and white" legislation set up to preserve protected coastal areas.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Road cash cuts may cause slashed services, rates rises
In Depth
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'We were always taught to look after each other' - what Pasifika families' unpaid work means to NZ
9:35 am todayFor many Pasifika serving their communities is a natural calling, but their contribution to New Zealand though volunteering and unpaid work is not fully recognised . Video
Prolonged confinement of prisoners could prompt legal action against Corrections
'Punitive culture' at New Zealand's largest women's prison, internal Corrections review says
Te Ao Māori
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Māori Party vows to increase minimum wage to $25 an hour
9 Sep 2020The Māori Party has pledged to double baseline benefit levels and immediately increase the minimum wage to $25 an hour, if elected.
Support for academics over allegations of structural racism at Waikato University
Descendants of Māori Battalion soldiers 'overwhelmed' to learn they never received their war medals
Business
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Air NZ grounds Boeing 777 fleet due to Covid-19 impact on travel
12:17 pm todayAir New Zealand has grounded its Boeing 777 fleet until at least September 2021, saying recovery of the international network post-Covid-19 is looking to be slower than initially thought.
Real estate firms ordered to pay millions for price fixing
Sky posts loss after business writedown
Country
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Growers say border exceptions won't ease labour shortage
Fruit and vege growers say visa extensions for temporary workers do little to help the looming shortage of seasonal workers, but DairyNZ says it will give farmers certainty to plan for the future.
Sanford chief executive Volker Kuntzsch resigns
Calls for improved monitoring or total ban on live exports
Environment
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Study records one of highest rat densities on mainland
7 Sep 2020Researchers are utilising a kind of tag-and-release programme on rats in Fiordland to estimate their numbers and improve conservation efforts.
Predator Free 2050: $7.5m funding boost for Wellington programme
Darfield, Christchurch, Cook Strait, Kaikōura: A decade of earthquakes
Media & Technology
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Oscars: Only diverse films will be considered for best picture
9 Sep 2020Films hoping to compete for the best picture Oscar will have to meet certain criteria over diversity, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says.
Last two Australian correspondents pulled out of China
MediaWorks confirms sale of TV operations to Discovery Inc
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