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New Zealand
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Glitch sends one person's rates bill to up to 1000 ratepayers
3:40 pm todayThe council's chief executive, Doug Tate, said they were made aware of an issue with the rating system on Friday morning.
Wild weather: Heavy rain, thunderstorm warnings, road closures continue across North Island
'Be super careful': Authorities warn of unstable ground, hidden hazards following Nelson Tasman floods
Pacific
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Macron suggests new options for New Caledonia's future status
8:39 am todayAs part of a range of possible options, the French president reportedly put on the table an "associated State" status for the French territory, with a "strong link with France".
Nauru signs two landmark agreements in Majuro
Guam nuclear radiation survivors 'heartbroken' after being excluded from compensation bill
Sport
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Scotland survive brave Māori All Blacks comeback for historic victory
5:55 pm todayThe Māori were reduced to 13 men by yellow cards, but could not find a winning try in the dying moments.
Rugby: Black Ferns victorious in trial match
F1 Grand Prix 2025: Liam Lawson finishes top 10 in Silverstone practice
Politics
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The House: Making law - a final avalanche of edits
Before laws are finalised, MPs get a last chance to argue for changes. Pav Sharma, whose office manages them, explains the purpose, rules, and process for the many amendments.
Prime Minister's office only given hour's notice before Winston Peters' speech dismissing 'trade war'
Green housing advocates celebrate no roll back of insulation standards
World
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Man sets fire to Melbourne synagogue
4:46 pm todayThere were three separate antisemitic incidents that took place across Melbourne overnight.
British rock band Oasis reunite in Cardiff
Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal
Comment & Analysis
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Many Americans want a third party. But what would it be?
4 Jul 2025Analysis - Americans are entrenched into their partisan corners, but the party lines keep moving in weird new ways.
Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?
Memo to Shane Jones: What if NZ needs more regional government, not less?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Fresh push for four-lane highway from Rolleston to Ashburton
4 Jul 2025A local woman is renewing the campaign for State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton to be increased to four lanes.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark returns to hospital after weekend stroke
In Depth
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Health Ministry manager 'way too friendly' with alcohol lobby
30 Jun 2025After internal alarm about an official's dealings with the alcohol industry, new rules of engagement are being drawn up.
Watch: 30 minutes with the 'Godfather of Human Rights' Ken Roth on genocide, Trump and standing up for democracy
Scoring the coalition government's progress against its own targets
Te Ao Māori
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Māori-Greek artist takes a slice of Aotearoa to the Big Apple
4 Jul 2025Jimmy James Kouratoras' Hei Tiki - For the Love of Our Ancestors painting is currently being shown in New York's Theatre District and has featured on a 10-metre high digital billboard.
Mātauranga Māori science fair applies traditional thinking to modern-day problems
Māori landowners take Crown to High court over freshwater rights
Business
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How to keep your power bill down this winter
4 Jul 2025The price of electricity has gone up almost 9 percent in the past year and 20 percent of Kiwis are struggling with their bills. Audio
West Coast companies sentenced after workers collapse in toxic gas pit
Workers at New World Victoria Park destroyed by fire facing redundancy
Country
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Snorts and snuggles at a second chance sanctuary
12:35 pm todaySharlene Wilson has turned her rural property in North Canterbury into a haven for rescued farm animals who find healing, freedom and a place to truly belong.
Plant production 'one of the most underrated horticultural sectors', says young industry leader
Country Life: On the Farm
Environment
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Oyster farmers' 7-year battle with Watercare
2 Jul 2025A group of oyster farmers in the north of Auckland have reached their breaking point over sewage overflow and want the government to intervene. Audio
Our Changing World: Protecting 'Jaws'
NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels
Media & Technology
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Remember early, grainy digital cameras? Gen Z wants them
4 Jul 2025Young people are embracing the grainy, nostalgic vibe of early digital cameras so they can spend less time on their phones.
Can you turn off generative AI?
How Lisette Reymer became an accidental war correspondent
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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How the events of 1984 affected Indian Sikhs
4 Jul 2025A new documentary series traces the story of six Indian Sikhs who migrated to New Zealand after being affected by the events of 1984 and what followed.
Indian business community divided on trespass law reforms
Government toughens trespass law