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New Zealand
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Former building inspector accused of bribery and corruption
5:10 pm todayA former Auckland council building inspector and a company director are facing charges for bribery and corruption.
Bail refused for man charged over injuries to teen run over in Ngāruawhāhia
Missing man found after nearly 24 hours in bush, airlifted to hospital
Pacific
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Calm before the storm - Solomon Islanders prepare to go to the polls
3:26 pm todayVoters in Solomon Islands are being urged to get in early to cast their ballots on Wednesday as wet weather sets in with concerns it could affect the turnout.
'No political will': PNG considers gun ban to address violence
Call for justice after suspected murder of Fiji's LGBTQI+ community member
Sport
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Former Australia cricketer Michael Slater refused bail
5:39 pm todayFormer Australia cricketer Michael Slater has been refused bail by a court in Queensland after being remanded in police custody and charged with multiple domestic violence offences, including stalking…
Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster signs with Japanese club
16-year-old gets fulltime Phoenix contract
Politics
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Long Covid sufferers fear benefit rule change
15 Apr 2024Sarah Macrae is in "agony" just trying to drive her children to school. Looking for work is impossible, she says.
Watch: Christopher Luxon faces questions in Singapore
Shane Jones announces easier coal mine consenting
Covid-19
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Covid-19 update: 2618 new cases, 8 further deaths
15 Apr 2024There have been 2618 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and eight further deaths attributed to the virus.
Covid-19 update: 3385 new cases, 13 further deaths
8000 unvaccinated or partly vaccinated health workers were allowed to keep working
World
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Solomon Islands elections: what you need to know
15 Apr 2024There is a palpable sense of anticipation in the country which is holding national and provincial elections simultaneously for the first time.
Benjamin Cohen was falsely accused of the Bondi Junction stabbings. Here's how the lie spread around the world
Police investigating death of woman who fell ill after drink at regional Victorian retreat
Comment & Analysis
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Mediawatch: Is it the end of the news as we know it?
14 Apr 2024This week our two biggest TV broadcasters confirmed plans to cut news programmes by midyear - and the jobs of a significant proportion of this country's journalists. So what's next?
What is happening with the NZ housing market this week?
Grant Robertson is swapping cabinet for academia – but should ex-politicians lead universities?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Level of contamination ‘not known’ in about 70 percent of West Coast sites
1:31 pm todayThere are still big gaps in the knowledge about the number of contaminated and environmentally hazardous sites on the West Coast.
‘Corrosive obsession with a person’s race’: David Seymour on Māori Wards
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Secrecy shrouds which projects might be fast-tracked
5:27 am todayNot even the MPs supposed to be scrutinising the Fast Track Bill are allowed to know which projects could bypass rules.
Netball NZ understood to have agreed to drastically reduce broadcast deal with Sky TV
'Very significant' rise in home insurance premiums revealed
Te Ao Māori
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New Māori health facility opens in Hamilton
15 Apr 2024Hamilton's new Te Kōhao Health, Wellness and Diagnostic Centre is designed to give Māori in the region tino rangatiratanga over their own health.
Tauranga to host national iwi forum
Water tank installation programme changing lives in the Far North
Business
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As it happened: Uncertain future for Newshub staff as Stuff takes over 6pm news
1:04 pm todayStuff will drop the Newshub name as it takes over Three's 6pm bulletin with fewer than 40 of 250 staff to be brought over.
Business owners and locals on edge after 'horrific' ram raid at Auckland mall
Nine-day working week sees productivity increase for Cambridge business
Country
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NZ shearer breaks merino solo record in Western Australia
11:54 am todayLuke Vernon broke the previous record set in 2019 by shearing 500 merino ewes in eight hours.
Primary sector faces hurdles to 'ageing' export earnings
'Keeping up' with demand the biggest challenge for Canterbury Biltong
Environment
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Close encounters of a rare kind: Kids help check on kiwis
12 Apr 2024It is believed to be the country's biggest ever kiwi relocation project.
DOC job cuts plan: Tourism, backcountry huts, flora and fauna at risk, groups say
European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction
Media & Technology
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'Banks can't protect New Zealanders on their own'
15 Apr 2024The banking industry has made progress on a national Anti-Scam Centre - but now needs the support of police and other organisations to fight scammers.
Journalists offered 'radical' solution to save part of Newshub - Patrick Gower
All Newshub operations to be shut down, 250 jobs to go
Identity
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Aya Al-Chalabi: 'Ramadan is a re-set'
9 Apr 2024A New Zealand-Arab influencer has been showcasing Muslim faith and culture to a new audience this Ramadan.
Meet the Samoan chemical engineer-turned film maker
Wairoa's Mātangirau sings loudly for Day Two of Te Matatini
IndoNZ
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Riches to rags: The inside story of an exploitation scandal
15 Apr 2024It was a scheme Ross Berry hoped would make millions. Instead, 40 hungry men wound up crammed in a house, and his business is in ruins.
Business owners and locals on edge after 'horrific' ram raid at Auckland mall
Meals on wheels: What’s behind the Indian food truck boom?