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  • US election: Trump prepares to blame loss on fraud, overturn vote

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    World US Election 2024
    2 Nov 2024
    A voter casts his ballot at an early voting polling location at the Madison Public Library Central in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 22, 2024. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)

    Donald Trump continues to falsely claim his 2020 loss to Joe Biden was the result of widespread fraud, while he and his supporters have spread baseless claims about this election in Pennsylvania.

    US election: Trump's fraud claims revive fears he may again seek to overturn election results
  • Fetu Samoa aiming to secure Women's RLWC spot

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    Pacific Samoa
    1 Nov 2024
    Fetu Samoa must win against Fiji to qualify for the 2025 Women's Rugby League World Cup in France. 19 October 2024

    The Samoan national women's side has its sights set on qualifying for the Women's Rugby League World Cup.

    Pacific Championships: Fetu Samoa aiming to secure Women's RLWC 2025 spot
  • Staff trained on autopilot override process now - KiwiRail boss

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    New Zealand transport
    31 Oct 2024
    The Aratere aground in the Marlborough Sounds

    A single command sent the ship on a course the crew didn't know how to stop. Audio

    Aratere grounding began with a 36-second autopilot mistake
  • Slices of Kiwi life from cartoonist Daniel Vernon

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    New Zealand life and society
    30 Oct 2024
    Supplied / Daniel Vernon

    Vernon is back with a new book depicting many shared experiences New Zealanders will know. Audio

    Slices of life: Wellington cartoonist Daniel Vernon on his new collection of essentially Kiwi moments
  • Celebrating young artists: 12-year-old Mama Ra crowned Cook Islands Has Talent winner

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    Pacific Cook Islands
    29 Oct 2024
    The Cook Islands Has Talent competition saw singers, dancers and instrumental artists enter the spotlight.

    From emotional ballads to powerhouse performances, from soul-felt guitar to traditional ukulele showcases, the competition uncovered hidden gems in the island community.

    Celebrating young artists: 12-year-old Mama Ra crowned Cook Islands Has Talent winner
  • West Coast telehealth service receives hundreds of calls in first month

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    New Zealand health
    28 Oct 2024
    woman on mobile phone

    Only two people have complained about the service, but a patient advocate says others are reluctant to trust it.

    West Coast telehealth service receives hundreds of calls in first month
  • Grooming fears: Call to ban teachers using social media to contact students

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    New Zealand education
    27 Oct 2024
    Disgraced former teacher Taurapa.

    There have been 53 cases of teachers using social media to effectively groom young people in their care into some form of inappropriate relationship since 2010.

    No specific rule against teachers using social media to contact students
  • Rapper Lil Durk arrested on suspicion of murder for hire

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    World music
    26 Oct 2024
    NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 28: Lil Durk performs during iHeart Powerhouse 105.1 at Prudential Center on October 28, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.   Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for iHeartRadio/AFP (Photo by Michael loccisano / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested on suspicion of ordering the murder of a rival in 2022 from his position as leader of the Chicago-based rap collective Only the Family, federal…

    Rapper Lil Durk arrested on suspicion of murder for hire
  • Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh has died

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    World music
    26 Oct 2024
    EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - APRIL 28: Phil Lesh of The Dead performs at the Izod Center on April 28, 2009 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.   Cory Schwartz/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Cory Schwartz / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    The news was announced on Lesh's verified Instagram, which said he died "peacefully" on Saturday morning.

    Grateful Dead bassist and founding member Phil Lesh has died at 84
  • Are there really 'secrets banks don't want you to know'?

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    New Zealand Politics
    23 Oct 2024
    Logos for the four Australian-owned banks in New Zealand.

    You've probably seen the ads - but can you really 'pay off your mortgage in seven to 10 years'?

    Are there really 'secrets banks don't want you to know'?
  • Fears foreign actors could stoke violence after US election

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    World US Election 2024
    23 Oct 2024
    A person votes during early voting at a polling station in the first round of early voting at a polling place, October 21, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP)

    Russia, China and Iran are intent on fanning divisive narratives to divide Americans ahead of the 5 November US elections, intelligence officials say.

    US intelligence says foreign actors could stoke post-election violence
  • Watch: Andrew Bayly faces Parliament over 'loser' comments

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    Politics
    22 Oct 2024
    Andrew Bayly

    The Prime Minister has defended Bayly - saying that although his behaviour had fallen short he had "unreservedly" and "genuinely" apologised.

    Watch: Andrew Bayly faces Parliament over 'loser' comments
  • Organisation pushes to see more young people in local elections

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    New Zealand local council
    22 Oct 2024
    Lan Pham speaking at a candidates’ meeting during the 2022 general election

    "It is a good and healthy thing for a council to have that range of views around the table," LGNZ President Sam Broughton says.

    Local Government New Zealand wants more young people in local elections
  • 'It became very real' - Air NZ passengers read about bomb threat online

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    New Zealand
    21 Oct 2024
    A screeshot from Seven News

    The Air New Zealand flight grounded in Sydney after a bomb threat on Saturday is now back in service. Audio

    'It became very real' - Air NZ passengers describe learning of bomb threat
  • Reality break: You are not big or clever for hating on reality TV

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    Comment & Analysis Television
    19 Oct 2024
    Carmel Sepuloni on Celebrity Treasure Island.

    Opinion - The reality is that reality TV does not rot your brain. It's the opposite.

    Reality break: You are not big or clever for hating on reality TV
  • Emma Maurice: Letters to the Editor

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    te ao Maori
    19 Oct 2024
    Dr. Emma Maurice graduating with a PhD in Indigenous Philosophy

    Dr Emma Maurice has been uncovering how Maori were portrayed in print media through archived letters to the editor. Audio

  • King Charles' 1983 Australia, NZ tour with Princess Diana 'utterly traumatic'

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    World
    18 Oct 2024
    AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 18:  The Prince and Princess of Wales visit Auckland in New Zealand.  (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

    A 21-year-old on one of her first official tours abroad, Princess Diana landed in Alice Springs with one task: Shore up Australia's fealty to the crown.

    King Charles and Queen Camilla are visiting Australia. In 1983, his tour with Princess Diana was 'utterly traumatic'
  • White Ferns coach admits 'it's been tough'

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    Sport
    18 Oct 2024
    Ben Sawyer. New Zealand White Ferns coach.

    Ben Sawyer can feel some satisfaction that what he has put in place is starting to bare fruit.

    T20 World Cup: White Ferns coach Ben Sawyer admits 'it's been tough'
  • Ethnic leaders repeat calls for greater input in policy

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    IndoNZ
    17 Oct 2024
    Opposition leader Chris Hipkins and senior Labour lawmakers met ethnic community leaders in Wellington last week.

    Community leaders highlighted immigration, health inequalities and crime as key areas of concern in a meeting with Labour chief Chris Hipkins.

    Ethnic leaders repeat calls for greater input in policy
  • 'Such a loss': World reacts to Liam Payne's death

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    World music
    17 Oct 2024
    LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 04: Recording artist Liam Payne of music group One Direction performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM?s Jingle Ball 2015 Presented by Capital One at STAPLES CENTER on December 4, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.   Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia/AFP (Photo by Christopher Polk / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

    Fans and friends have begun paying tribute following the sudden death of the One Direction star.

    One Direction star Liam Payne's death leaves friends and fans in shock
  • The gruelling injuries Nedd Brockmann endured for 1600km run

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    World health
    17 Oct 2024
    Nedd Brockmann crossing the finish line after his 1000-mile charity run in Sydney.

    Feet so swollen and blistered his shoes no longer fit. Bleeding from sweating so much and eventually using a wheelchair to get around. But he kept running.

    The gruelling injuries Nedd Brockmann endured for 1600km charity run in Sydney
  • The tragic real life story behind Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare

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    World Television
    17 Oct 2024
    Kirat Assi fell victim to an elaborate catfishing scheme that lasted eight years.

    Kirat Assi's world came crashing down after learning that a man she had been in a relationship with for eight years never really existed. Video

    The tragic real life story behind Netflix's Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare
  • Ditch the planner-speak, council told

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    New Zealand Local Democracy Reporting
    11 Oct 2024
    PICTURE: Greymouth Star SINGLE USE
The proposed 650-plus page Te Tai o Poutini Plan -- a combined district plan for Grey, Westland and Buller on the West Coast -- is primarily an 'e-plan' under enabling legislation.

    Council planners are being told to speak in plain English when they communicate with the public.

    Ditch the planner-speak, West Coast council team told
  • French Polynesian president asks UN to bring France into decolonisation talks

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    Pacific French Polynesia
    11 Oct 2024
    French Polynesian President Moetai Brotherson address the UN Decolonization Committee in New York, pictured on Oct. 7 2024.

    Any United Nations' role in negotiating the territory's self-determination aspirations is rejected by France.

    French Polynesian president asks UN to bring France into decolonisation talks
  • Dive right in: What it takes to be a penguin keeper

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    New Zealand conservation
    11 Oct 2024
    Little Blue Penguin

    They say you should never work with animals or children, but these penguin keepers say it is the best job in the world.

    Christchurch's International Antarctic Centre looking for a new penguin keeper
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