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New Zealand
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Council ends heritage project over fears of 32% rates rises
5:36 am todayChief executive says he's trying to keep rates low amid a cost-of-living crisis, but a union is urging him to reconsider.
Lockdowns partly to blame for students playing up at school - principal
Airports chock-a-block all Easter weekend, with 'a lot of people hopping around'
Pacific
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'Are these the first steps towards abolishing the ministry?' - Carmel Sepuloni
28 Mar 2024Opposition MPs and unions are criticising a proposal by New Zealand's Ministry of Pacific Peoples to cut staff by 40 percent.
Helping PNG's women farmers sell their crops to NZ
State appeals Frank Banimarama and Sitiveni Qiliho sentences
Sport
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Enhanced Games: The story behind the 'doped Olympics'
5:36 am todayThe Enhanced Games has put million-dollar bounties on world records: move fast, break records and you can earn big.
Bee Gee, the grandfather of Pacific rugby in New Zealand honoured in Hall of Fame
NZ Cricket ponders following Australia lead on playing Afghanistan
Politics
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$33m refurbishment plan put forward for 'dated' Premier House
28 Mar 2024If big decisions are not made about the building, a "significant piece of our heritage will continue to degrade", a report says.
Government thinks disabled 'add no value to society' - protester
EV and plug-in hybrid RUC legislation passes through Parliament
Covid-19
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Why experts think Long Covid is still a worry
26 Mar 2024Long Covid can impact people for years and have "considerable" health impacts, researcher says. Audio
Why scrapping the term 'long Covid' would be harmful for people with the condition
Covid-19 update: 4666 new cases, 20 further deaths
World
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Palestinian fighters battle Israeli forces around Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital
Fighting has continued around Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital as debate continues over whether Hamas militants are operting from civilian buildings.
Fallen 'Crypto King' Sam Bankman-Fried gets for 25 years for fraud
Pilot of crashed Baltimore ship called for tugboat help minutes before ploughing into bridge
Comment & Analysis
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Hager: Spy system hosted by GCSB likely to be one used in capture-kill operations
28 Mar 2024Comment: The US spy system hosted by the GCSB appears to be a controversial intelligence system used in global capture-kill operations, writes Nicky Hager.
Why the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care has been delayed a third time
Accessibility remains an afterthought – how NZ’s digital health tools risk excluding people with disabilities
Local Democracy Reporting
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Ministry of Education starts urgent cleanup at Panmure school
27 Mar 2024It comes after images of mould, mushrooms, and leaky buildings at Sommerville School hit headlines earlier this month.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Auckland Rugby League calls for urgent action for Papatoetoe club
In Depth
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The law that banned sex for the 'mentally defective'
23 Mar 2024For more than 80 years, women in mental health and disability facilities in New Zealand were effectively banned from having sex. Why?
‘They saw me as a cheat and a liar’ - The dramatic tension in a school rowing dispute
‘It was an evil, evil place’: How a refuge for the mentally ill became a nightmare
Te Ao Māori
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Whakaata Māori celebrates 20 years of telling Māori stories
28 Mar 2024The broadcaster has survived the last two decades by staying true to its kaupapa, despite challenges, an advocate says.
Māori communities must be at forefront of emergency management plans, hapū say
Crown breaches of Treaty of Waitangi kept Māori near Foxton isolated from their whenua for over 100 years
Business
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Port of Auckland workers protest mayor's long-term lease proposal
28 Mar 2024Workers gathered on the streets outside Auckland Town Hall to oppose the ports being leased out by the council.
Rising costs, working from home blamed for hospitality struggles
Champion brewery 8 Wired up for sale
Country
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'A horse in a small package': Tiny equines ready to take on big race
Four-legged athletes will thunder down Ninety Mile Beach in what is being called "the biggest miniature horse race in the world". Audio
Third-generation cowboy takes out national rodeo championship
Synlait Milk in trading halt to finalise $130m loan extension
Environment
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'Huge few months in Taranaki' as more kiwi released
28 Mar 2024About 110 kiwi are due to be released in the next few months, boosting the existing population and relieving pressure on sanctuaries.
Kaikōura’s endangered seabirds struggle for food
Rogue turtle raising alarm bells in Tākaka
Media & Technology
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'Quiet on Set': Alleged abuse bombshells on Nickelodeon shows
25 Mar 2024The four-part documentary series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV reveals that actor Drake Bell was sexually abused by Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck.
Choices in TV news and current affairs important to most - survey
TVNZ staff want to know why profitable shows are being cut - Union
Identity
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Abba Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa: 'Our culture affects everything in every way'
How does a chemical engineer make a film? Take equal parts curiosity, creativity, culture, complex subject matter and add a generous measure of comedy. Shake it up.
Wairoa's Mātangirau sings loudly for Day Two of Te Matatini
Bill making it easier to change sex on birth certificate passes second reading
IndoNZ
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Almost a quarter of aggravated robbery victims were of Indian descent in 2023
28 Mar 2024Twenty-four percent of crime victims in 2023 who were referred to Victim Support were from the Indian community, which makes up about 5 percent of the country's population.
Fake visas and offers to sell jobs - the latest New Zealand immigration scams
Authorities investigate allegations Gloriavale women trafficked to India