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New Zealand
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Review: 'Universal Language' an absurdist comedy in the spirit of Wes Anderson
4:41 pm todayIn Matthew Rankin's film Universal Language, a heartbroken man goes home to Winnipeg in snowy Manitoba - but it's not what you might expect.
Fatal crash at Matakana closes road
One dead after serious crash downs powerlines, closes major Marlborough highway
Pacific
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Manu Samoa coach, captain happy despite loss to Scotland
The Samoans were missing several of their leading players in their Pacific Nations Cup build-up.
ICE deportation action lands Marshallese, Micronesians in Guantanamo
Nauru could earn millions after backing US deep sea mining pathway
Sport
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Phoenix shock Welsh glamour side Wrexham in pre-season upset
8:56 pm todayThe Wellington club's academy players manufactured the winning goal just after halftime.
All Blacks talk up Hamilton before tonight's test against France
Football: All Whites' Liberato Cacace confirms move to Wrexham
Politics
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Decision on additional Tasman flood funds not yet made - PM
6:19 pm todayBut news that a rain radar for the top of the South Island will be funded by MetService has been welcomed.
'Woman's voice' Diane Calvert joins Wellington mayoral race
Local democracy under threat? Officials warn against removing council 'four wellbeings'
World
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What's it like being a grandparent in your 30s?
1:06 pm todayAt 37, Brisbane radio presenter Matty Acton is learning how to be a grandfather.
Trump files libel lawsuit over report on Epstein's birthday letters
Israel and Syria agree to ceasefire, US ambassador to Turkey says
Comment & Analysis
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New Barbie has type 1 diabetes
18 Jul 2025The doll comes with a visible insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor, devices many people with diabetes rely on.
Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?
Trump tries to rewrite history on being 'fooled' by Putin
Local Democracy Reporting
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Real-time flood alert sensors installed on streams
18 Jul 2025Residents living near five Havelock North streams will have a real-time view of their water levels.
Tauranga's Baypark speedway lease extended to 2039
Warning on end of Auckland's alcohol licence freeze
In Depth
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'Alright, bye': Top Kiwi rower fled US police, hid in a bush
Top rower Zack Rumble is now banned from drinking and on a final warning after he ran from police while being questioned about a fight then hid in a bush. Audio
How a local website was hijacked and filled with AI-generated 'coherent gibberish'
Villa Maria adds fatal cancer warning label on bottles sold in Ireland
Te Ao Māori
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Not a dry eye in the house: Documentary tells history of Takahanga Marae
4:44 am todayThe Bones of Our Past started as a film about the marae's 30th anniversary celebrations, but became much more.
'Birthplace of the nation' threatened by climate change
'Toitū te reo': All welcome as national Māori language festival returns
Business
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What's the cheapest way to heat your home?
The cost of heating your home makes up about a third of what you pay for power each month.
New Zealand First's Cash Transactions Protection Bill - What it is and what it could do
Is an inheritance relationship property - Ask Susan
Country
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New Zealand reaches deal with Canada in long-running dairy trade dispute
The deal is expected to deliver up to $157 million to New Zealand dairy exporters. Audio
Tasman's rural resilience tested by back-to-back storms
Hawke's Bay shares cyclone silt, slash lessons with flood-hit Tasman
Environment
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Northland orca expert: Reject Waipiro Bay marina fast-tracking
17 Jul 2025Orca researcher Dr Ingrid Visser has called on Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop to reject the proposed marina's fast-tracking application.
Invasive worm species found under Bluff wharf
More city cyclists get on their bikes - but there is untapped demand for more
Media & Technology
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Nintendo's new console, the Switch 2, reviewed by a family
10 Jul 2025How does Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever stack up after a few weeks?
Is thumbs up emoji good or passive aggressive?
Mediawatch: Awkward opinions test broadcasters' backbone
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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Retail crime advisory group costs $500k in three months
The government is defending the amount of money spent on its retail crime advisory group, but Labour says it is a hard sum of money to stomach.
Second round of FTA talks with India start in Delhi
Indian community celebrates Rath Yatra with colour and devotion