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New Zealand
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Supermarket sign catches fire while customers in store
29 Jul 2025A supermarket on Auckland's North Shore has had to be evacuated after a fire this evening.
Wandering cows spark safety fears on Tairāwhiti's highways
Marine reserve's 25-year review: 'When things aren't fished the place changes'
Pacific
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How Pacific students took their climate fight to the world's highest court. And won.
Feature - Jamie Tahana charts how a group of young students from Vanuatu changed the face of international law.
Born for this: Fa'afāfine, matai, and now ... MP?
Solomon Islands PM Manele visiting New Zealand this week
Sport
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NZ Netball secures broadcast deal for 2026 league
29 Jul 2025After months of negotiations, New Zealand Netball has secured a broadcast partner for next year's ANZ Premiership - and it will be free to air.
NRL: NZ Warriors forced into injury changes against Dolphins
NZ swimmer Erika Fairweather storms into 200m freestyle semi-finals in Singapore
Politics
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Electoral Amendment Bill passes its first reading in Parliament
29 Jul 2025Legislation banning prisoner and same-day voting passed its first reading on Tuesday afternoon.
Labour questions need for government consultation over what chores farm children can do
Voting reforms, prisoner bans and enrolment changes - What you need to know about the Electoral Amendment Bill
World
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Streets turn to rivers as deadly flooding inundates northern Beijing
29 Jul 2025Days of torrential rain have killed at least 30 people in the northern outskirts of Beijing, as China grapples with yet another deadly rainy season marked by extreme downpours, devastating floods and…
Thailand-Cambodia border calm as military commanders hold talks
How Pacific students took their climate fight to the world's highest court. And won.
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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'Keep our Māori wards' campaign kicks off with security caution
29 Jul 2025A bid to retain Māori representation at Taranaki council tables kicked off on the weekend with a call for whānau-level pushback against what campaigners say is deliberate disinformation.
'It’ll be the talk of the town' - Tākaka home proposed for ancient waka
What you need to know about Auckland's licensing trust elections
In Depth
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Tobacco product tax break extended
The coalition has pushed back a review of its tax cut for Heated Tobacco Products by two years. Audio
Alleged ties between NZ First and vaping companies a 'dangerous risk' to New Zealanders, anti-vape group warns
Nicotine lobbyists said Winston Peters was 'very powerful' and 'very industry friendly'
Te Ao Māori
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Study finds whānau businesses offer path to economic success for Māori
29 Jul 2025A new study has found that whānau-led businesses could be one of the most immediate ways to improve livelihoods within Māori communities.
More support needed for rural Māori looking after whānau with dementia, researchers say
Wāhine Māori gather in Ōtautahi to reclaim, protect sacred taonga of karanga
Business
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'A fabulously decent human being': Jewellery entrepreneur Sir Michael Hill dies
29 Jul 2025The founder of the well-known chain of jewellery stores was 86. Audio
Lawyer calls for investigation into MBIE officials over banking class action
Private equity firm to buy major stake in Forsyth Barr
Country
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Chores young people can do on a farm changing
The agriculture sector will be consulted on proposed changes to risk regulations on what chores young people can safely carry out on the family farm.
Economic optimism among farmers at record high
Country Life: How an Auckland farm increased profitability
Environment
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Southland lagoon at risk of ecological tipping point, warns DOC
29 Jul 2025An ecologically significant Southland lagoon that has been plagued by algal blooms could be at a tipping point.
New Zealand at 'significant risk' of missing 2050 climate target, government making it worse
Toxic algae bloom lingers off Australia, killing marine life
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