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New Zealand
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Who will be the next Police Commissioner?
5:07 am todayAndrew Coster is leaving the top job. So how was his tenure, what's the political nature of the role and who might replace him? Audio
KiwiRail to cut jobs in Palmerston North and Napier
Manawatū highway's $200m cost blow-out shows need for toll - minister
Pacific
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Kiribati increasingly in the grip of 'authoritarianism' says Tessie Lambourne
Kiribati is preparing for a presidential election next month, but all four candidates chosen by parliament, are from the dominant party in the new parliament, the Tobwaan Kiribati Party (TKP).
Papua New Guinea producer lobbying to get more out of kava
Political pressure, bribes, self-censorship 'greatest threats' to Pacific media freedom
Sport
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World Cup-bound White Ferns suffer 10th straight T20 loss
10 minutes agoNew Zealand were competitive for a third straight game but couldn't get past the defending world champions Australia.
Olympic champion offers to leave gold medal to thief in will
Rugby: Former All Blacks skipper Sam Cane to join 100 club
Politics
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Cabinet has not discussed Interislander ferries replacement - Willis
24 Sep 2024No discussions or proposals for replacements have gone to Cabinet in the nine months since the government cancelled the new fleet.
ACT concerned by university's travel funding guidelines
David Seymour urges Winston Peters to speak with ACT about Israel before future decisions
Covid-19
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XEC: The rapidly spreading new Covid-19 variant
21 Sep 2024Analysis - A new Covid-19 variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe, experts say.
Covid 19 update: 728 new cases, 3 further deaths
Covid 19 update: 1041 new cases, 18 further deaths
World
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'Leave now': MFAT updates advice on Lebanon
Kiwis are being told to leave - not travel there - as Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange heavy fire, with hundreds of people killed.
Hundreds killed by Israeli attacks in Lebanon: here's what you need to know
Two men have allegedly attempted to assassinate Donald Trump. One of them remains a mystery
Comment & Analysis
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How floating solar panels could help solve NZ's energy crisis
24 Sep 2024Analysis - Placing solar panels on wastewater ponds could tackle two problems at once: high power prices and algal growth, Faith Jeremiah writes.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters and former PM Helen Clark united on failings of UN Security Council
Dogma or data? Why sentencing reforms in NZ will annoy judges and clog the courts
Local Democracy Reporting
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'If it gets here, it's too late': Alarm bell over invasive clam
24 Sep 2024Whanganui River iwi are banding together with councils, DOC and others to avert a potential biosecurity disaster.
Perfect storm ahead for Wairarapa commuters
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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The rock in a hill a quarry really, really wants
A quarry has tried repeatedly to crack a permanent protection to get more rock out of a mountain. Now, it's turning to the 'Fast-track' law.
Is a ‘rich pricks’ attitude stopping Aotearoa from getting to grips with growing inequality?
Government planning regulations reform for NZX-listed companies: 'We're going to remove those rules'
Te Ao Māori
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Death of an iwi radio stalwart: Cyril Chapman
24 Sep 2024Cyril Chapman came to national prominence in 1975, when he was tasked with the carrying of the pou whenua during the national hikoi led by Dame Whina Cooper.
'Brown joy is resistance': How a collective is creating safe spaces for Tangata Moana in Christchurch
A new exhibition breathes life into te reo Māori documents
Business
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High Court rolls chair of Watercare just 3 months into job
24 Sep 2024Auckland Council goes back to drawing board on rule change appointing Maurice Williamson's 'connection' to oversee $10b water company.
Exporters feel more confident, but still struggle with rising costs
Working from home: Why employees like it, and what the law says
Country
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More lamb deaths, feed running low in wet Southland spring
23 Sep 2024Some parts of the region are reporting twice their monthly average of rainfall.
Plentiful supply of fresh, cheap vegetables presents new challenge for asparagus growers
Crop trial aims to reduce splash-back and soak up the nasties from dairy cows' pee
Environment
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Energy-hungry data centres want NZ's renewable electricity to reduce climate impact
24 Sep 2024Building energy-hungry data centres is a boom industry in New Zealand, with international companies keen to reduce their climate impact by using this county's renewable electricity.
Federated Mountain Clubs calls for trampers to adopt a hut
Environment Ministry opens detailed climate projections to the public
Media & Technology
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RNZ cancels release of podcast episode featuring Kiri Allan
23 Sep 2024The public broadcaster had promoted the episode of It's Personal with Anika Moa, but decided not to air the interview following an "editorial check".
Students using artificial intelligence to cheat on assessments, teachers warn
Broadcaster Matt Heath is leaving Radio Hauraki
Identity
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Turning Palmerston North into the 'capital of drag' in Aotearoa
20 Sep 2024Provincial cities are not normally thought of as hotbeds of drag culture, but Palmerston North is changing that. Audio
X-plainer: Who are Generation X?
Tusiata Avia: the voice of New Zealand Pasifika
IndoNZ
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Indian community failing to see ‘tangible results’ on crime
24 Sep 2024Community leaders unimpressed by recent government announcements on restoring law and order
Indian tourists flock to NZ but visa rejection rates remain high
Government confirms members of advisory group on retail crime