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New Zealand
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Auckland mayoral debate event stalls after candidates don't respond
6:43 am todayThe University of Auckland Debating Society invited Kerrin Leoni, Ted Johnston and current mayor Wayne Brown, but only Leoni responded.
Man charged after baby critically injured in Masterton
Armed police descend on Rotorua street
Pacific
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Fisheries conservation and sustainability focus of seminar in Marshall Islands
36 minutes agoFisheries and marine resources are the driving force behind the economy, health and culture in the Marshall Islands, and a symposium this week is focussing on conservation and sustainable development.
Unemployment rate for Pacific people more than double national average
Palau backs Solomon Islands' move to exclude Pacific Islands Forum partner talks until 2026
Sport
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Grimaldi leads 10-strong Kiwi para athletics team for world champs
5:09 am todayThe team will compete in the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
Hot form has veteran Suzie Bates excited about her future
Football: Aussie goal-machine joins Auckand FC in A-League return
Politics
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Coastal rights law changes not justifiable - Peter Dunne
6:44 am todayFormer MP, who supported the National government's foreshore and seabed legislation in 2011 are lambasting the coalition's move.
Police too loose with number plate recognition system, review finds
Battling apathy over local government
World
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Gaza civil defence says 20 killed by overturned aid truck
The incident occuurred while the truck was driving on an unsafe road that Israel had previously bombed, a spokesperson said.
Trump order imposes additional 25% tariff on goods from India
Five US soldiers hospitalised after shooting at Fort Stewart army base in Georgia
Comment & Analysis
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Trump's tariffs crash into delicate geopolitical reality
27 minutes agoAnalysis: The US President faces a unique challenge balancing all of his simultaneous demands with Russia, China and India.
NCEA isn’t perfect but NZ shouldn’t forget why it was introduced in the first place
Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong
Local Democracy Reporting
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Soaring demand sparks change at Invercargill's Total Mobility
6 Aug 2025Budget blowouts have forced Invercargill City Council to propose changes to its subsidised travel programme for those living with impairments.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Shared housing for elderly a step closer in Rangiora
In Depth
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Cabinet paper leak suggests alcohol policy U-turn
It appears ACT's Nicole McKee wanted to cut off-licence hours. But now, she's scrapped that and wants to 'focus on reducing red tape' instead. Audio
The ‘postcode lottery’ for hip and knee replacements is still strongly in force
Why drilling for fossil fuels is not expected to fix our energy crisis
Te Ao Māori
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'Very bad day for race relations' - former Attorney-General
6 Aug 2025Chris Finlayson is criticising the government's move to push on with controversial marine and coastal rights legislation.
Rotorua kuia caught up in Hobson's Pledge's anti-Māori ward campaign
Charity looks how best to support mental health of young Māori in rural Bay of Plenty
Business
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Geographic price gap for shopping 'unacceptable' - Grocery Action Group
5:02 am todayFair prices for groceries should not depend on a shopper's postcode, a consumer advocacy group says
Does getting NCEA mean you earn more?
$2 shops, high-tech exports and buying retirees' firms - Entrepreneur visa changes likely
Country
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Farmer creates 'Tinder' for dairy cows
6 Aug 2025"Basically, it's a matchmaking service for dairy farmers and their cows."
Canterbury firm keeps craft wool processing in New Zealand
Federated Farmers' comments on police 'not helpful', district commander says
Environment
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Our Changing World: 40 years of Project Tongariro
5 Aug 2025Four decades after being established as a living memorial in response to a tragedy, this community conservation group is focused on the future.
Southland lagoon at risk of ecological tipping point, warns DOC
New Zealand at 'significant risk' of missing 2050 climate target, government making it worse
Media & Technology
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Does this ad about baldness offend you?
2 Aug 2025"You look better bald... said no-one ever." That's the sentence on a digital billboard in Auckland that's dividing views with one critic calling it cruel and "body shaming".
White House lashes out at 'South Park' Trump parody
In-person dating is making a comeback and Gen Z is struggling with it
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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Air NZ's CEO appointment stirs racist backlash
1 Aug 2025Major news organisations have been forced to restrict or disable comments on social media posts on Nikhil Ravishankar's appointment due to a torrent of abuse.
Hindu temple in South Auckland gets resource consent amid local opposition
Wayne Brown’s chief of staff steps aside from role in mayor’s office