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New Zealand
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Careers expo attracts thousands amid record unemployment
17 Jun 2025Thousands of job hunters are expected to attend this year's New Zealand Careers Expo at the ASB Showgrounds in the Auckland suburb of Greenlane. Audio
Auckland buses to get bike racks so cyclists can travel across Harbour Bridge
Nelson St John paramedics desperate for bigger ambulance station
Pacific
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Countries have the right to decide who can cross their borders - Winston Peters
The NZ foreign minister made the comment in response to the Trump administration's proposal to impose travel restrictions on three dozen nations, including three in the Pacific. Audio
Decoding PNG leader Marape's discussions with President Macron
Gang members from New Zealand with Cook Islands heritage causing serious concerns
Sport
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'RunIt' putting clothes on kids and food in fridge, winner says
17 Jun 2025The winner of a $20k Auckland competition said the money has 'helped massively' with his young family.
Netball: Kiri Wills gets coaching contract extension in Australian league
Ardie Savea confirms sabbatical to play in Japan
Politics
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Health figures improve, but more work to do
Health Minister admits more needs to be done to address wait times for elective surgeries and specialist assessments.
Former ACT Party president Tim Jago appeals sexual abuse conviction and sentence
MPs caught swearing as David Seymour faces questions on regulatory reviews
World
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Trump to leave G7 summit day early, citing Middle East tensions
The summit had already generated a degree of division in the few hours Trump attended. Audio
'Like the world has forgotten us:' As Iran-Israel conflict escalates, Gazans fear their suffering will become invisible
Iranian state broadcaster hit as Iran urges Trump to make Israel halt war
Comment & Analysis
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Israel's attacks on Iran hint at bigger goal - regime change
14 Jun 2025Analysis - Israel's surprise attack aims to disrupt Tehran's nuclear programme, but the scale, choice of targets and its politicians' own words suggest another objective.
Just one man survived the Air India crash. What's it like to survive a mass disaster?
The United States was built by migrants. In Los Angeles the American Dream of many is being shattered
Local Democracy Reporting
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Fears Methven will be 'overun' with Airbnbs
16 Jun 2025A local resident fears an epidemic of Airbnb owners flouting the rules and over-running residential areas.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Mangawhai risks $100 million economic disaster if sandspit fails: warning
In Depth
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Judge criticises agency for wasting public money on legal 'distraction'
17 Jun 2025The man's lawyer said while the legal stoush was ongoing there had been no change in the man's living situation.
Why opponents and supporters of the Regulatory Standards Bill are so far apart
The Pentagon, NZ and the new nuclear overlap
Te Ao Māori
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Government open to multiple Ngāpuhi groupings in settlement
17 Jun 2025The preference is for one commercial settlement but the government says it's open to recognising cultural groups under that.
Why tā moko should never be dismissed as 'scribbles' - Māori academic
Championing Māori in medicine - Matire Harwood appointed professor
Business
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Māori Millionaire: Money without health is meaningless
17 Jun 2025Building wealth but failing to live an authentic Māori life is a false goal says Māori Millionaire founder Te Kahukura Boynton, 21.
Napier pharmacy owner considers closing after being raided three times in 10 weeks
IRD warns about misunderstanding fringe benefit tax
Country
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Finding forever home for old farming dogs getting harder - charity
The charity has rehomed about 18,000 farming canines over the last decade.
Rural innovation sets the scene for New Zealand's future
Chainsaw drone could help improve staff health and safety
Environment
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A deadly bird flu strain is coming. Are we ready?
17 Jun 2025New Zealand is one the last places in the world where H5N1 has not yet been detected.
Bodies of four weasels found inside Zealandia eco-sanctuary
Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica declining faster than expected
Media & Technology
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RNZ calls for voluntary redundancies after Budget funding cut
17 Jun 2025Staff found out about the voluntary redundancies in an email on Tuesday morning.
Students hope new prisoners' newsletter 'removes some stigma'
Digital whodunnit for the TikTok generation
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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McClay unveils two-way forestry trade missions with India
17 Jun 2025New Zealand exports to India last year included forestry products valued at $126 million.
Auckland vigil held for Air India crash victims
Auckland hospitals in spotlight over infant’s care