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New Zealand
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Fire damage closes Blenheim dump
27 minutes agoSix crews battled the blaze for hour at the Marlborough District Council's Resource Recovery Centre.
Katikati schools, medical centre in lockdown as police hunt for person of interest
Community mourns death of beloved Takapuna Grammar School teacher
Pacific
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Critical assessment underway for PNG's conjoined twins by Aussie doctors
1:13 pm todayThe parents of six-week-old Tom and Sawong are desperate for their boys to be surgically separated, despite previous medical advice against it.
'My mana reignited': Attendees leave world's largest indigenous education conference feeling inspired
Turkey will host COP31, Australia will play a role. So where does that leave the Pacific?
Sport
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'Playing for the black jersey': Robertson explains mass All Black changes
37 minutes agoThere's 13 changes to the starting lineup, with Rieko Ioane given a chance to prove himself at centre.
F1: Isack Hadjar set for promotion, so where does that leave Liam Lawson?
All Blacks side named: Love to start in heavily rotated team
Politics
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Halt to puberty blockers curses 'young transgender women to stigma'
That's the reaction of a model who used puberty blockers as a teen to rules halting new prescriptions for young people. Audio
Auckland Pride takes legal action over scrapping of transgender inclusive sports guidelines
Gareth Morgan happy feral cat 'crime family' now on Predator Free 2050 hit list
World
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'Frightening': No support as Kiwi disabled delegates flee COP30 fire
12:29 pm todayA New Zealand disability advocate says she and her group were left to fend for themselves.
Conservative titan Dick Cheney honoured in Washington funeral
Virgin and Qantas to ban use of portable power banks after string of fires
Comment & Analysis
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Did Plunket founder Truby King really believe in eugenics?
9:02 am todayKing's reputation has taken a battering due to his apparent association with eugenics - but is that fair, asks historian Barbara Brookes.
A new index challenges common beliefs about drug use and harm in NZ
The fire is out, but Tongariro is now at risk of losing its unique biological legacy
Local Democracy Reporting
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Cause of leak that sent treated wastewater into lake a mystery
9:19 am todayThe leak at the Rotorua treatment plant is contained, but health warnings remain.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Hunt continues for Auckland's stolen one-tonne Peace Bell
In Depth
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'Stone cold killer' feral cats officially designated predators
20 Nov 2025After initially suggesting feral cats stay out of the Predator Free plan, the government has done a U-turn, announcing they are now a target.
Christopher Luxon said feral cats would be added as a target in Predator Free 2050 - but it hasn’t happened
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
Te Ao Māori
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Te Pāti Māori turns down hui offer
10:13 am todayTe Pāti Māori is risking "political suicide" by not showing up to a Te Tai Tokerau hui, the chair of Ngāpuhi says.
Testing finds Chatham Islands' waka Rēkohu from mid 1400s
World's largest indigenous education conference comes at 'perfect time', organisers say
Business
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Neighbour wins payout over half-done, 'blight' of an apartment block
8:44 am todayForrest Tan says he's still to receive a cent of that though from the owner of the abandoned project in Auckland's Epsom
Stocks lose steam on AI concerns, US jobs data
ERoad slumps to $144m loss in wake of setbacks in North America
Country
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The cost of cheap fruit and vege imports on NZ production
The hunt for the cheapest fruit and vegetables by both supermarkets and shoppers is putting pressure on locally produced crops in New Zealand.
Economist warns oversupply of milk is putting dairy farmers under pressure
Butter a factor as dairy prices fall for seventh time
Environment
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NZ silent so far on climate summit push for a 'fossil fuels' roadmap
20 Nov 2025About 80 countries at this year's COP30 meeting want the world to develop a fossil fuel phase-out plan - but New Zealand is still considering whether to join them. Audio
Caulerpa invasion: 'Government isn't taking it as seriously as they need to'
Climate change minister defends weakened methane emissions target ahead of COP30
Media & Technology
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Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt named Podcast of the Year
10:51 am todayA podcast that led to the discovery of one of New Zealand's oldest European artefacts has been named podcast of the Year at the NZ Podcast Awards.
What is workslop?
Top writers ruled out of NZ book awards due to AI covers
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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India trade deal will be a ‘game changer’, industry expert says
12:29 pm todayNew Zealand firms who have established a presence in India may provide Māori businesses with a gateway to the South Asian nation.
Police investigating 16 complaints in Auckland local body election
Sister says murder-accused was not upset over love triangle