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New Zealand
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New service at an Auckland Hospital to speed up cancer diagnosis for women
26 Jul 2025The Health Minister says the new service at North Shore Hospital will help women get a faster diagnosis.
Drug farmer built 'shanty' on Waikato swampland to harvest cannabis plots
Body found at Arkles Bay in Auckland
Pacific
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Bougainville woman Cabinet minister battling nine men to hold her seat
25 Jul 2025One of the first women to hold an open seat in Bougainville, Theonila Roka Matbob, is "more relaxed, more focused" and confident she can win again.
'I just let it flow': Meet 16-year-old James Kusitino, Fiji's first pro surfer
Solomon Islands PM's former chief of staff returns to represent firm that led to his firing
Sport
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NRLW: Warriors suffer back-to-back defeats with home loss to Titans
26 Jul 2025Follow all the action from Go Media Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.
Auckland FC stick with dual stadiums, plan for expansion
British & Irish Lions beat Wallabies in Melbourne
Politics
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Govt removes barrier in bid to increase counsellors in public mental health
There are more than 330 counsellors now eligible through this expanded pathway.
Te Pāti Māori, Greens outraged at 'marginalising' passport changes
What happens if your car is clamped or towed because of unpaid fines?
World
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Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day despite ceasefire calls
At least 30 people are dead and more than 130,000 displaced in the worst fighting between Thailand and Cambodia in more than a decade.
Defence to explore potential plea deal in murder trial over brothers killed in Mexico
Trump just made a problematic Ghislaine Maxwell situation look even worse
Comment & Analysis
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Butter wars: 'Nothing cures high prices like high prices'
25 Jul 2025Analysis - But solving the problem is not a matter of waving a magic economic wand.
Auckland FC's women's A-League team still in limbo
Energy reform has to go beyond cheaper off-peak power
Local Democracy Reporting
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Taranaki mayors push for govt hydrogen help
26 Jul 2025Local leaders say Taranaki is the ideal home for a future hydrogen industry, if central government comes to the table. Audio
Send in the drones: Call for aerial crackdown on dirt bikers
Ngāti Porou CEO George Reedy resigns after four years
In Depth
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Alleged ties between NZ First and vaping companies a 'dangerous risk' to New Zealanders
23 Jul 2025Advocacy group Vape-Free Kids wants the party stripped of the tobacco and vaping portfolio it holds in government. Audio
Nicotine lobbyists said Winston Peters was 'very powerful' and 'very industry friendly'
Kiwi rower Zack Rumble apologises, cops booze ban over Seattle incident
Te Ao Māori
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'My angel in high-vis'
26 Jul 2025Murdoch Ngahau was an 11-year-old runaway when a Māori warden pulled up in a yellow van. Here he is writing to the woman who stopped and saved him.
Floating marae among designs by rangatahi showcased at science fair
'I want to be the cycle breaker': Young māmā find strength in kaupapa Māori support
Business
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'Brought to its knees': Why NZ can't shake the recession
Kiwis were told to "survive til 25" for the economy to pick up - but now one major bank economist says it's probably going to be 2026 before any real improvement happens. Audio
Insurance disputes surge to record levels
Warriors match first major sports game to be mainly solar powered
Country
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Kiwis 'lucky' to have 'premium' butter - Federated Farmers
Karl Dean says Fonterra, wholesalers and supermarkets are doing their best to keep prices down. Audio
Country Life: How an Auckland farm increased profitability
Country Life: Sweet success for Coromandel couple's organic honey
Environment
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'Significant risk' of missing 2050 climate target, government making it worse
25 Jul 2025The government's actions have made it more likely the country won't meet its goals, a major report has found.
Toxic algae bloom lingers off Australia, killing marine life
Our Changing World: The dance of the lanternfish
Media & Technology
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White House lashes out at 'South Park' Trump parody
25 Jul 2025In its season premiere, an episode featured an AI-generated version of the US president crawling naked through a desert.
In-person dating is making a comeback and Gen Z is struggling with it
What's it like being a grandparent in your 30s?
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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Submissions for bill criminalising migrant exploitation set to close
25 Jul 2025Offenders would be jailed for up to seven years or fined up to $100,000 - or both - if bill becomes law.
Masterchef contest headlines 2025 Indian Independence Day plans
Indian state bans travel agents from advertising overseas roles