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New Zealand
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Howling winds rip roof off Canterbury home
20 minutes agoThe wind was followed by rain that has saturated the inside of their home.
Ferry sailing poses measles high risk exposure event - Health NZ
Man jailed for having, distributing sexual images of babies and children
Pacific
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French MPs clash on New Caledonia's issues, debates further postponed
7:05 am todayFrench national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia's issues even though the French Pacific territory is facing a pressing schedule.
Brown hails seabed expedition as milestone in US-Cook Islands collaboration
'Vagahau Niue is in me': Educator's lifelong mission to keep her language alive
Sport
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English club signs two Black Ferns World Cup loose forwards
20 minutes agoBlack Ferns loose forwards Layla Sae and Liana Mikaele-Tu'u sign short-term contracts with English club Harlequins.
Matured Alice Robinson ready to race as Winter Olympics loom
NBA coach Chauncey Billups, Heat guard Terry Rozier arrested in Mafia gambling probes
Politics
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Mayor backs Air NZ's call for state subsidies of regional flights
about 1 hour agoAir New Zealand's new chief executive has signalled the government might have to step in to keep planes to smaller centres going. Audio
Changes to granny flat rules pass final reading in Parliament
Bill to criminalise explicit 'deepfakes' pulled from ballot
World
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Has Putin's strategy of playing Trump run its course?
9:53 am todayAnalysis: The Kremlin may have convinced itself that US President Donald Trump didn't have the stomach to apply real pressure on Moscow to end the brutal conflict in Ukraine.
Judge clears British ex-soldier of Bloody Sunday murders
Swimming Australia takes on Meta over fake quotes attributed to Kyle Chalmers, Mollie O'Callaghan
Comment & Analysis
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A tiny fossil offers clue on lost-lost bird species
23 Oct 2025Technologies such as micro-CT scanning are now helping to reveal the secrets of some of New Zealand's smallest birds. Video
NZ’s government wants tourism to drive economic growth – but how will it deal with aviation emissions?
Future Fund or future flop? Labour seeks to reset its economic story
Local Democracy Reporting
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Manawatū-Whanganui Civil Defence boosting staff numbers as more stormy weather looms
23 Oct 2025A strong wind warning is in place in Tararua district for severe gales gusting to 120km per hour.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Millions flow into Canterbury flood protection push
In Depth
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'Brazen industry capture' alleged in pig welfare rewrite
NZ Pork says it didn't get everything it wanted, but the SPCA says they got 'exactly what they wanted'. Audio
Silver Ferns coaching drama: Govt agency’s hand in key details revealed
Govt's independent animal welfare experts disagreed with pig welfare reforms
Te Ao Māori
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History and archaeology 'chose me' - Professor Atholl Anderson
22 Oct 2025For decades the Ngāi Tahu archaeologist and historian has explored the origins and historic migration of peoples around the Pacific. Audio
Researchers say NZ parks still carry colonial scars
Meet the whānau bringing Minecraft and te reo Māori together
Business
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Will home loan rates drop below 4 percent?
8:54 am todayHome loan interest rates continue to drop as the Reserve Bank pursues its path to a lower official cash rate, and wholesale markets fall. Audio
Customers missing out in savings accounts, former bank boss warns
Payments unlikely for customers, businesses owed money by GrabOne
Country
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Fonterra sale could inject $4.5b into economy
The dairy giant is hoping to sell its Anchor and Mainland brands to a French company, though the deal is far from set in stone. Audio
Falling trees kill sheep, cut power on Wairarapa farms
South Island farmers watch rising rivers, protect livestock in storm, Pāmu Farms says
Environment
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What makes Ruapehu tick - and boom?
21 Oct 2025How to predict when Ruapehu might next erupt is an important, but difficult, question. A group of researchers thought: why not recreate the volcano in a lab?
Hauraki marine protection law creates 'dangerous precedent' - recreational fishers
National Flood Map will show areas likely to flood due to climate change
Media & Technology
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Do we need to be saying 'please' and 'thanks' to AI?
22 Oct 2025Why are people being nice to AI? And does it actually make any difference?
How do I know if my teen is entangled in 'toxic masculinity'?
Morning Report's Corin Dann appointed RNZ’s new Business Editor
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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Man gets nine months home detention for immigration fraud
23 Oct 2025Applicants were charged between $10,000 and $30,000 for Umesh Patel's services.
Alarm sounded over looming shortages in driving sector
‘Sleepless nights’: Auckland fashion store staff traumatised after armed robbery