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New Zealand
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Should traffic offence fines be adjusted for inflation?
5:02 am todayThe Automobile Association says many fines and penalties haven't changed since 1999, and no longer have any teeth to deter bad behaviour.
Coroner recommends swimmers choose beaches with lifeguards following Auckland drowning
Central North Island townships remain cut off following day of flooding and slips
Pacific
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Nauru's 'controversial' president re-elected unopposed
David Adeang, 55, has been re-elected as president unopposed at the inaugural sitting of the 25th Parliament on Tuesday. Audio
Advocate calls for voting access for Tongans working overseas ahead of November polls
Up to nine tropical cycones forecast for Pacific this season
Sport
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Kieran Foran's final farewell: 'I thought I'd played my last test'
5:30 am todayKieran Foran has been handed a starting journey for the first leg of his farewell tour as a Kiwi.
White Ferns' World Cup chances take hit after rain washes out play
Toa Samoa superstar Roger Tuivasa-Sheck back with his 'usos'
Politics
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Shipbuilder for new Interislander ferries announced
14 Oct 2025Guangzhou Shipyard International will build the two new Interislander ferries, set arrive in four years time, the government has announced.
PPTA teachers strike on day of NCEA exams - the dates to know
Explained: What are the accusations against Eru Kapa-Kingi?
World
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Bangladesh factory blaze kills at least 16
5 minutes agoOutside the factory, distraught relatives searched for loved ones.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese's mobile phone number made available online
Taskforce launched as search for Gus expands in SA's mid-north
Comment & Analysis
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Europe worries it’s already at war - and America hasn’t noticed
10 Oct 2025Analysis: For 80 years Europe considered its peace inviolate. Now, it can no longer be sure.
Trump exerted leverage for Gaza deal but tough questions remain
Can Trump really win a Nobel Peace Prize? Yes: here’s how
Local Democracy Reporting
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New Ashburton mayor ready to 'walk the walk'
14 Oct 2025Liz McMillan was grinning from ear to ear as she settled into the Ashburton mayoral office in the town's library and civic centre.
Whakatāne votes for Nandor Tanczos's ‘nice-to-have' approach
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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'Completely incoherent': Experts condemn government's weaker methane target
13 Oct 2025After cutting methane targets, New Zealand has a choice: shoulder the burden at huge cost - or cause more warming to the planet.
Inside the Silver Ferns camp as coaching controversy continues to echo
Outsourcing easy cases to private sector risks two-tier health system, doctors warn
Te Ao Māori
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Brownlee plans crackdown on Parliament's standards after maiden speech, haka
14 Oct 2025The Speaker suspended Parliament briefly last week after Oriini Kaipara's speech was followed by a waiata, then haka.
Te Pāti Māori email: 'Not clear how many Māori Parties there are' - Labour leader
'Mean-spirited': Māori lawyer joins calls to stop marine and coastal rights law changes
Business
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Air NZ pilot wins age discrimination case
14 Oct 2025Captain Garth McGearty had reached the most senior rank, captain of the Boeing 777, when the matter of his age become an issue.
Viagogo argues against court ruling it misled ticket-buyers
Yum cha restaurants are running out of steam
Country
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Farmers welcome government's drop in methane targets
Farmers have welcomed the government's new "science-based" biogenic methane targets for 2050. It's dropped the reduction target for biogenic methane from 24 to 47 percent below 2017 levels by 2050,...
Country Life: Top dollar stock at Feilding saleyards
From the Country Life archives: Mustering at Molesworth
Environment
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Whatever happened to the pūteketeke?
14 Oct 2025Comedian John Oliver's intervention propelled the grebe to fame. But for some, the 'bird of the century' is no fleeting infatuation.
New Zealand's resilience to climate change the focus of new $12m research programme
Bill to protect Hauraki Gulf passes
Media & Technology
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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What you need to know about Diwali
9 Oct 2025Explainer - A primer on one of the most prominent Hindu festivals of the year.
Auckland gets set to sparkle with Diwali festivities
Women steal show at Auckland tug of war battle
RNZ中文
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奥克兰多家知名中餐厅相继停业,有老板无奈表示: “中秋只卖出两只龙虾”
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