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New Zealand
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Dentist criticised for 'supervised neglect' of some patients
20 minutes agoA dentist working in sole practice for three decades has been criticised for sloppy record-keeping and "supervised neglect" of some patients.
Contact Energy seeks to dip deeper into Lake Hāwea
Ngāti Toa launch new agency to distribute Whānau Ora funds
Pacific
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Fresh faces join political veterans in Samoa's 2025 election race
With less than nine weeks left until Samoa's early election, several senior public servants are throwing their hats in the ring.
Cook Islands Cabinet approves significant increase in tobacco tax
Marianas residents voice deep concerns over US military expansion
Sport
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'Knocked out': Kevin Proctor takes heavy hit at Dubai 'Run it' event
3:32 pm todaySports injury expert says former Kiwis rugby league player's seizure shows he sustained a severe concussion.
All Blacks countdown: ‘The goal is to play everyone’ – Robertson
All Blacks' Tamaiti Williams ruled out after meniscus tear injury
Politics
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Justice Minister announces harsher penalties for one-punch attacks
5:45 pm todaySpecific offences will reflect the gravity of the crime, the Minister says.
Live: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media in post-cabinet conference
Healthy Homes requirements, KiwiSaver, Jobseeker, parental leave changes and more - What's changing on 1 July
World
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How jurors will decide the outcome of mushroom triple-murder trial
Erin Patterson is accused of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth at a lunch at her home in south-east of Melbourne.
Two dead after multiple people shot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, while responding to a brush fire
Jury set to deliberate Sean 'Diddy' Combs's fate
Comment & Analysis
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Questions museum visitors should ask themselves this school holidays
26 Jun 2025Analysis - Like all forms of storytelling, museums present the past in particular ways.
Why Trump needs the world to believe Iran's nuclear program is 'obliterated'
NATO's Trump flattery buys time but dodges tough questions
Local Democracy Reporting
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She’s moved 14 times since toxic flooding forced her out – now she has a place to call home
5:55 pm todayA Wairoa wahine forced out of her home by Cyclone Gabrielle's toxic aftermath has finally found somewhere she can call home.
What you need to know about Auckland's new dog rules
Matariki pou whenua unveiling marks milestone for East Coast marae’s cyclone rebuild
In Depth
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Health Ministry manager 'way too friendly' with alcohol lobby
7:18 am todayAfter 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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Tā Māui Pōmare day: Māori health pioneers celebrated
28 Jun 2025Sir Māui Pōmare Annual Commemorations happen every third Saturday in June at Ōwae Marae, sometimes at Urenui Pā (Ngāti Mutunga).
Tahiti prepares for its first Matari'i public holiday
Waikato announced as hosts for Te Matatini 2027
Business
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Employer sentenced over visa lies, exploiting Thai worker
5:30 pm todayImmigration NZ says Ava Young falsely supported the woman's visitor visa, then charged her about $7500, and forced her to work in the sex industry to pay it off.
Business confidence rises for first time in three months as firms look past tariff turmoil
Kinleith pulp and paper mill falls silent
Country
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PGG faces $780K in liability for farm sale negligence
Court documents showed the sale featured incorrect descriptions about the herd size and milk production at the 105 hectare site near Hokitika.
Country Life: Dollars for nature - can biodiversity credits fix NZ's conservation woes?
Country Life: Farmers bitten by the bokashi bug turn waste into natural fertiliser
Environment
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NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels
25 Jun 2025The move follows the Budget announcement of $200 million to support new drilling for fossil fuel fields.
How to get the best payoff from solar panels
Our Changing World: Getting ready for H5N1 bird flu
Media & Technology
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Inside the head of 'rockstar developer' Hideo Kojima
11:04 am todayIn this NZ exclusive, we sit down with the legendary game developer to talk about his highly anticipated new game, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.
Can you turn off generative AI?
Should we fear AI? It might be the answer to productivity concerns
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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Punjab to Aotearoa documentary ‘a preservation of our legacy’
4:56 pm todayIndian filmmakers trace migration to New Zealand over the past century.
Dentist left piece of tooth in patient's gum, hospitalised another after piercing her cheek
New vape visibility law may put retailers at risk