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New Zealand
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Public service job cuts: What we know so far
9 Apr 2024How many jobs are going and from where as the sector scrambles to meet the Finance Minister's cost-cutting targets.
Doggone good job - Trainer takes on task of preparing perfect pooches
As it happened: Rain lashes North and South Islands
Pacific
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France security forces in Nouméa ahead of two opposing marches
12 Apr 2024Security forces reinforcements have been sent from France ahead of two antagonist marches scheduled to take place this Saturday in the capital Nouméa.
Call for enhanced efforts to tackle TB crisis in PNG after surge in child cases
Moderate growth expected in the Pacific region in 2024 - ADB
Sport
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Team NZ's America's Cup boat finally emerges
12 Apr 2024After 10 months under construction Team New Zealand's boat to defend the America's Cup in Barcelona later this year, has emerged at the team's Wynyard Point base in Auckland.
Recap: Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0
Depleted Black Caps side to tour Pakistan loses two more players
Politics
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Aucklanders face possible 25% increase in water rates
12 Apr 2024Auckland's water provider chair says she knows struggling residents won't welcome the prospect.
School attendance held back by sickness - Ministry of Education
Department of Internal Affairs announces cuts, winds up water reform teams
Covid-19
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Covid-19 update: 3385 new cases, 13 further deaths
8 Apr 2024There have been 3385 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and 13 further deaths.
8000 unvaccinated or partly vaccinated health workers were allowed to keep working
Covid-19 update: 3399 new cases, seven further deaths
World
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Taylor Swift: Artist's music back on TikTok after dispute
Taylor Swift's songs are back on TikTok following a dispute that led her label to stop licensing its content to the app.
Three men rescued off island due to beach 'HELP' sign
OJ Simpson death: Who was he, was he ever convicted, and why was he acquitted?
Comment & Analysis
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Australian Foreign Minister raises recognising Palestinian state
11 Apr 2024Analysis - Penny Wong looks beyond the Israel-Gaza war in advancing her party's long-held Palestinian state plans.
The week in politics: Targets, truants and MPs' pay pickle
From RSV to meningococcal B, we must ensure equitable access to childhood immunisations
Local Democracy Reporting
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Burials and housing: The fees set to rise in Masterton
12 Apr 2024Dying is proving to be a pricey task, with the Work and Income Funeral grant failing to cover burial costs in Masterton.
'Devastated': Widow pleads for late husband’s dream to be realised
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Pay cuts for netballers likely after Sky TV's 'low-ball' deal
Millions of dollars have been cut from netball's broadcast deal amidst efforts to join Australian league.
'Very significant' rise in home insurance premiums revealed
'Fast Track Bill' could breach free trade deals, environmentalists claim
Te Ao Māori
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Urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry held into government Oranga Tamariki change
12 Apr 2024The Government has been warned against repealing Oranga Tamariki's Treaty commitments.
Tauranga to host national iwi forum
Water tank installation programme changing lives in the Far North
Business
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Food price hikes stall, thanks to lowered cost of fruit and veges
12 Apr 2024Tumbling fresh food prices are helping to keep the brakes on consumer inflation.
Sharesies acquires equity management service Orchestra
Is it the right time to change careers? A consultant answers common questions
Country
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Efforts to create methane vaccine bolstered
Efforts to create a methane vaccine are being bolstered with the establishment of a new 'vaccine venture'. Kiwi scientists at AgResearch have been working to develop a vaccine which reduces...
Fresh water farm plans rollout to be reviewed, work underway may be halted
Westland Milk Products reports record profit of $55.9m
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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Journalists offered 'radical', 'aggressive' Newshub solution, Gower says
11 Apr 2024The senior journalist is continuing his crusade to save at least part of the newsroom. Audio
All Newshub operations to be shut down, 250 jobs to go
Patrick Gower clings to hope of rescue, with 250 jobs to go after Newshub closes
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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As Ramadan ends, thousands celebrate Eid al-Fitr in New Zealand
12 Apr 2024Close to 15,000 gather in Auckland to celebrate the end of the most blessed month in the Islamic calendar.
Meals on wheels: What’s behind the Indian food truck boom?
Community bulletin: Awards shine through as summer winds down