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New Zealand
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More overseas building materials allowed in NZ
3:27 pm todayA new building product specifications document will be released on Monday.
'Is three minutes worth your safety?' Drivers urged to slow down this winter
Funding to councils to be throttled for using too many road cones
Pacific
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Bougainville woman Cabinet minister battling nine men to hold her seat
25 Jul 2025One of the first women to hold an open seat in Bougainville, Theonila Roka Matbob, is "more relaxed, more focused" and confident she can win again.
'I just let it flow': Meet 16-year-old James Kusitino, Fiji's first pro surfer
Solomon Islands PM's former chief of staff returns to represent firm that led to his firing
Sport
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'They've got the wood on us': Where does Titans defeat leave the Warriors?
9:55 am todayAnalysis: The Warriors have lost six of the last seven games against the Gold Coast outfit.
Football: Auckland FC coach still feels 'hurt' of loss ahead of new A-League season
Cricket: Matt Henry guides Black Caps to Tri-Series final triumph
Politics
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European Union parliamentarians in antipodes
2:48 pm todayThis week on The House, we chatted with Seán Kelly, a visiting MP from the European Parliament.
Tāmaki Makaurau candidate Peeni Henare says government playing 'silly games'
Government removes barrier in bid to increase counsellors in public mental health workforce
World
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Are 'quiet relationships' the way of the future?
9:30 am todayTeens and twenty-somethings are opting to protect their love lives by not sharing them online.
Australian Prime Minister says easing of curbs on US beef not prompted by Trump
11 people injured and suspect in custody after 'random' stabbing in Michigan Walmart, officials say
Comment & Analysis
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Butter wars: 'Nothing cures high prices like high prices'
25 Jul 2025Analysis - But solving the problem is not a matter of waving a magic economic wand.
Auckland FC's women's A-League team still in limbo
Energy reform has to go beyond cheaper off-peak power
Local Democracy Reporting
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Taranaki mayors push for govt hydrogen help
26 Jul 2025Local leaders say Taranaki is the ideal home for a future hydrogen industry, if central government comes to the table. Audio
Send in the drones: Call for aerial crackdown on dirt bikers
Ngāti Porou CEO George Reedy resigns after four years
In Depth
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Alleged ties between NZ First and vaping companies a 'dangerous risk' to New Zealanders
23 Jul 2025Advocacy group Vape-Free Kids wants the party stripped of the tobacco and vaping portfolio it holds in government. Audio
Nicotine lobbyists said Winston Peters was 'very powerful' and 'very industry friendly'
Kiwi rower Zack Rumble apologises, cops booze ban over Seattle incident
Te Ao Māori
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'My angel in high-vis'
26 Jul 2025Murdoch Ngahau was an 11-year-old runaway when a Māori warden pulled up in a yellow van. Here he is writing to the woman who stopped and saved him.
More than 15k Māori and Moriori cultural heritage items may be in overseas museums and universities
Floating marae among designs by rangatahi showcased at science fair
Business
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Smeg New World giveaway smart move, says marketing expert
26 Jul 2025And it was unlikely to hurt the brand's higher-end image.
'It's all go, everyone's really buzzing' on Mt Ruapehu
'Brought to its knees': Why NZ can't shake the recession
Country
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Kiwis 'lucky' to have 'premium' butter - Federated Farmers
Karl Dean says Fonterra, wholesalers and supermarkets are doing their best to keep prices down. Audio
Country Life: How an Auckland farm increased profitability
Country Life: Sweet success for Coromandel couple's organic honey
Environment
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'Significant risk' of missing 2050 climate target, government making it worse
25 Jul 2025The government's actions have made it more likely the country won't meet its goals, a major report has found.
Toxic algae bloom lingers off Australia, killing marine life
Our Changing World: The dance of the lanternfish
Media & Technology
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White House lashes out at 'South Park' Trump parody
25 Jul 2025In its season premiere, an episode featured an AI-generated version of the US president crawling naked through a desert.
In-person dating is making a comeback and Gen Z is struggling with it
What's it like being a grandparent in your 30s?
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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Submissions for bill criminalising migrant exploitation set to close
25 Jul 2025Offenders would be jailed for up to seven years or fined up to $100,000 - or both - if bill becomes law.
Masterchef contest headlines 2025 Indian Independence Day plans
Indian state bans travel agents from advertising overseas roles