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New Zealand
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Auckland heavy showers expected - thunderstorm warnings lifted
1 minute agoA severe thunderstorm doused eastern Auckland this afternoon, but it weakened and moved into the Firth of Thames.
'Scary big huge cloud': Lyttelton neighbour recounts frightening fire
New Zealand falls in latest global gender equality rankings
Pacific
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Fijian in Abu Dhabi worried about Pacific communities in Middle East
9:36 am todayFiji's Embassy in Abu Dhabi says its closely monitoring the situation in Iran and Israel as tensions remain high. Audio
'Melanesian relationship agreement' endorsed at Bougainville independence talks
New Zealand's warning about drugs in the Pacific
Sport
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Kiwi Lawson finishes top 10 in Canadian Grand Prix practices
15 minutes agoMercedes driver George Russell was fastest over the two sessions, with Lawson more than half a second back.
Chiefs v Brumbies: What you need to know
NRL: The man behind NZ Warriors' 'next man up' philosophy
Politics
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New North Island classrooms ease pressure on teaching space
13 Jun 2025Education Minister Erica Stanford admitted using libraries as classrooms would be concerning.
Cabinet approves 'suite of amendments' to Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act
More cuts proposed at Ministry for Culture and Heritage
World
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Aussies fooled into buying 'teacup' pigs that grow into enormous hogs
3:02 pm today"Teacup pigs are completely false, the term shouldn't be used," a pig breeder said.
Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles
Arise Sir David! Football legend Beckham knighted, as are actor Gary Oldman and rocker Roger Daltrey
Comment & Analysis
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Los Angeles protests not the American dream
13 Jun 2025Analysis: As the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented migrants, stages mass deportations and raids workplaces, for many the American dream is rapidly turning into a nightmare.
Trump's China 'truce' is nothing of the sort
NZ’s goal to get smoking rates under 5 percent this year – why that’s highly unlikely
Local Democracy Reporting
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Claim councillor told another to 'f*** off' after 'true history' clash
12:52 pm todayThe councillor says he did not say the words - but his meaning was correctly inferred.
‘Quiet street’ to become permanent SH1 through Picton
Whakatāne operators at war with council over tourism funding cuts
In Depth
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The Pentagon, NZ and the new nuclear overlap
12 Jun 2025The US is modernising its nuclear weapons command and control system. New Zealand nay feel the effects.
Eligibility row erupts over five ‘Year 14s’ in controversial Marlborough Boys’ College first XV
30 with Guyon Espiner: Netflix 'doesn't need us' or our 'silly' levy - Dame Julie Christie
Te Ao Māori
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New bridge, walkway protecting historic Taranaki pā opens
2:37 pm todayThe completed project cost about $2 million.
Rangatahi use Māori speech competition Ngā Manu Kōrero to tackle big issues
Te Ahu a Turanga: The story behind the art on New Zealand's newest highway
Business
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Do I have to pay for my partner's care? - Ask Susan
RNZ's money correspondent answers your questions.
Jobs New Zealanders are no longer doing
Du Val property group heads to court to fight decision to put it into receivership
Country
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Farmers still rushing to convert land to forestry - report
Whole farm-to-forest conversions continue, according to a new report released by Beef and Lamb New Zealand.
From generation to generation - a century at Daisybank
Hunters feeding hungry Cantabrians with tonnes of venison meat
Environment
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Bodies of four weasels found inside Zealandia eco-sanctuary
12 Jun 2025Unwanted visitors have made their way into Wellington sanctuary.
Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica declining faster than expected
QEII National Trust prepares to dramatically scale back work
Media & Technology
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Students hope prisoners' newsletter 'removes some stigma'
12 Jun 2025The new publication is being delivered to inmates at prisons in Canterbury.
Digital whodunnit for the TikTok generation
Trade Me sale will not alter commitment to news - Stuff boss
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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Auckland vigil held for Air India crash victims
13 Jun 2025The Indian community gathers at Auckland's Shree Radha Krishna Temple for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Air India crash.
Auckland hospitals in spotlight over infant’s care
Eid Al-Adha celebrated across New Zealand