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New Zealand
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Youth offending drops with safe, stable housing - study
about 1 hour agoThe study found that 3 years after moving into public housing, alleged offences and court charges among young people reduced by 11.7 percent and 10.9 percent more than the general population.
Rēkohu celebrates Matariki and the arrival of Puanga
Cameras reveal more kiwi than possum on Taranaki range
Pacific
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Former New Zealand PM blames Cook Islands for creating a crisis
20 Jun 2025Helen Clark says the Cook Islands government entered into a strategic partnership with a major power nation - China - without consulting New Zealand.
Mark Brown slams New Zealand for its 'patronising approach' over China deal
Tonga's health system hit by cyberattack
Sport
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Kiwi Steve Alker co-leads PGA Tour Champions major
12:57 pm todayThe New Zealand golfer birdied four of his first six holes before dropping off a bit, with two bogeys and a birdie the rest of the way.
Super Rugby Pacific final: What you need to know
NRL: NZ Warriors v Penrith Panthers - what you need to know
Politics
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Scrapping national census raises data sovereignty, surveillance fears for Māori
20 Jun 2025Analysis - The move is not necessarily bad, especially given the rising cost and declining participation rates, but there are concerns, experts say.
Hawke's Bay residents outraged over council's proposed water rate hike
Defence heads face scrutiny week hearing, promise to be fiscally responsible
World
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Luxon concludes China trip: 'No evidence' of collaboration with West's foes
The prime minister has wrapped up his trip to China, dismissing suggestions the superpower is working with Russia, Iran or North Korea - as alleged by NATO's top official.
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown slams NZ for 'patronising approach' over China deal
Donald Trump disavows his own spy chief Tulsi Gabbard's take on Iran's nuclear programme
Comment & Analysis
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Government spending is up despite decades of cost cutting - why?
20 Jun 2025Analysis: Concerns over school lunches highlight major issues, when we talk about "fiscal responsibility" and "austerity", Ian Lovering writes.
Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets keep blowing up at worst possible time
Donald Trump is flirting with strikes on Iran - That could be a tough sell at home
Local Democracy Reporting
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Tai Rāwhiti hapū Ngāti Oneone six weeks into protest seeking land's return
8:50 am todayAn online petition supporting the hapū has over 1950 signatures.
Curious, concerned: Picton residents weigh in on SH1 changes
Why 'cute' pets are now included in pest management plan
In Depth
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Scoring the government against its own targets
20 Jun 2025Four of the nine key targets are behind track or face significant risks. But two are ahead of schedule.
Co-ed school principals fight ‘deeply unethical’ boys school-only rugby competition
The traditional Census has been switched off: What happens now?
Te Ao Māori
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New classrooms for Kura Kaupapa announced
20 Jun 2025The government has announced $28 million will be spent on building more "safe, warm and dry classrooms" for tamariki in Māori full immersion schools.
Kōkā puts Māori storytelling, healing, and Matariki at the heart of its journey
Live: Watch Matariki celebrations with Whakaata Māori
Business
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Landlord ordered to pay $9k following illegal storage unit tenancy
9:19 am todayA desperate father moved into a storage unit in an industrial zone with his 5yo daughter, paying $430 a week for space with no fresh air or natural light.
Mount Ruapehu ski season officially opens this long weekend
UK farm swaps milk for cow cuddles as floods, food prices take toll
Country
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Stars, soil and whakapapa - 'We're just caretakers, really'
20 Jun 2025This Matariki, the stars align for Mark and Susannah Guscott - an award-winning couple bringing together whakapapa and astronomy on their sixth-generation Wairarapa farm.
'We can grow anything here': Taranaki family's growing experiment
Inland Revenue finds $45 million of undeclared tax in horticulture industry from last 10 months
Environment
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A deadly bird flu strain is coming. Are we ready?
17 Jun 2025New Zealand is one the last places in the world where H5N1 has not yet been detected.
Bodies of four weasels found inside Zealandia eco-sanctuary
Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica declining faster than expected
Media & Technology
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RNZ calls for voluntary redundancies after Budget funding cut
17 Jun 2025Staff found out about the voluntary redundancies in an email on Tuesday morning.
Students hope new prisoners' newsletter 'removes some stigma'
Digital whodunnit for the TikTok generation
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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Husband sentenced for role in defrauding Oranga Tamariki of $2.1 million
19 Jun 2025Amandeep Sharma pleaded guilty to obtaining by deception and money laundering in May.
Todd McClay unveils two-way forestry trade missions with India
Auckland vigil held for Air India crash victims