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New Zealand
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Winners of Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement announced
12:23 pm todayThree writers won $60,000 each at the Creative New Zealand managed annual awards last night.
Auckland street evacuated after police find what they thought was small bomb
Delays after crash forces lane closure on Auckland's Harbour Bridge
Pacific
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Pacific communities hit hardest by rising unemployment - Stats NZ
1:53 pm todayThe unemployment stats for Pacific peoples is more than double the national average, and the highest of any other ethnic group in New Zealand. Audio
Australia begins deporting 'non-citizens' to Nauru under multimillion-dollar resettlement plan
'Patriarchy is alive': Fijian PM accused of favouring men in diplomatic appointments
Sport
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Priestman counting down to football return after spying scandal
1:22 pm todayExcitement is the overwhelming emotion that football coach Bev Priestman is feeling after 15 months out of the game.
F1: Time running out for Liam Lawson to secure his place
All Blacks to wear white at Murrayfield, Robertson not keen on bagpipes
Politics
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Boot camps for youths rushed, report concludes
While the pilot contributed to "meaningful and positive change" for participants, the numbers were too small to give meaningful data, it says.
Government boosts film subsidies to stay a 'serious contender'
Health Ministry accused of sitting on dying state abuse survivor's redress claim for weeks
World
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Two days that tarnished Trump's aura of absolute power
8:53 am todayAnalysis: Hints of vulnerability and successful challenges to his authority spell political danger for the president.
Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 140 in Philippines
Grand Theft Auto VI release date delayed to November 2026
Comment & Analysis
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Pharmac wants to trim its waiting list - but no list at all might be better
9:28 am todayPharmac currently has 123 medicines on the Options for Investment list - but is there a better way?
The 2025 election crystallises the Republican Party's post-Trump problem
If the Trump wall is about to crumble, here’s where it will show first
Local Democracy Reporting
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Napier residents rage over new housing plan
10:59 am todayThe city is opening the door to six-storey terraced housing and apartment-style living - upsetting some locals.
Leaders chosen for Auckland local boards
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Inside the uneasy truce between Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ
After 51 bruising days, Dame Noeline Taurua was reinstated as Silver Ferns coach. But the uneasy truce with Netball NZ is already under strain amid renewed legal tensions and mistrust.
'Brazen industry capture' alleged in pig welfare rule changes
Silver Ferns coaching drama: Govt agency’s hand in key details revealed
Te Ao Māori
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Iwi leaders want hui next week for Te Pāti Māori factions
6 Nov 2025The National Iwi Chairs Forum says it is working towards getting both factions of Te Pāti Māori to a hui in Wellington next week.
Schools only legally obliged to teach te reo Māori if parents ask for it under law change
Diluting history curriculum risks 'leaving our past to chance' - Academic
Business
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Shareholders grill Spark over lacklustre run
11:31 am todayThe past two years have been "incredibly challenging" for the telco, its chief executive says.
$50 an hour, 12% superannuation: Australian recruiters target jobseekers
Sharemarket concern: 'If it keeps building and building, it'll blow'
Country
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The most expensive honey in the world has a 'Taranaki tang'
A New Zealand company has created what's believed to be the world's most expensive honey. The Eternal Gold collection by Taranaki-based Naki Honey was inspired by archaeologists' discovery of…
Auckland BioSciences expands animal blood operation to Uruguay
Farmers urged to install crush or rollover protection after quad bike death
Environment
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The gold clam is here, and multiplying
4 Nov 2025One small clam spreading in the Waikato River may change the entire ecosystem. How? Sheer numbers.
Tonnes of pest fish taken out in bow hunting competition
Our Changing World: SAR4SaR - The folding, floating search and rescue device
Media & Technology
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Te Karere news has budget slashed by 60%, The Hui receives no funding
24 Oct 2025Funding for the long-standing Māori news bulletin Te Karere has been slashed, while current affairs programme The Hui has had their funding cut completely. The announcement comes from Māori media...
Do we need to be saying 'please' and 'thanks' to AI?
How do I know if my teen is entangled in 'toxic masculinity'?
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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New Zealand’s fastest-growing language celebrated with flair
2:11 pm todayPunjabi communities nationwide mark the country's sixth Punjabi Language Week with vibrant cultural performances.
Meet the Asian investors fuelling New Zealand startups
Indian community wraps up month-long Diwali festivities