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New Zealand
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Man dies following Auckland bus stop assault
5:09 pm todayThe death of a man in Papatoetoe following an assault on Sunday marks the second fatal attack at an Auckland bus stop in less than a month.
Roads under water in Christchurch suburb of Beckenham
Passport fees set to increase tomorrow
Pacific
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Calls for Tonga to rethink Sabbath observance laws
Concern is mounting in Tonga over the Sabbath Observance Laws, which ban many activities on Sundays.
Winston Peters to meet French minister in New Caledonia this week
Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands facing critical power shortage
Sport
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'Never had a conversation like that with Ruby': Black Ferns coach tells of decision to drop Tui
5:45 pm todayThe 2021 World Cup star has been squeezed out amid a wealth of outside back options.
Indian Panthers suspended from National Basketball League
Basketball: Time right for Tall Blacks to challenge Boomers
Politics
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ACT's David Seymour wants to slash 'bloated' ministerial line-up
3:33 pm todaySeymour has called for a smaller team of ministers, portfolios and departments.
Senior hospital doctors strike in protest at stalled pay talks
Greens announces policy it says will create 40,000 'green' jobs
World
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Dutton hints at Coalition campaign failure as polls show Albanese majority in sight
6:18 pm todayPre-polling suggests Labor is on track to retain its majority in the Australian elections.
Ukraine and US sign rare minerals deal after two-month delay
Pakistan claims India planning to launch military action
Comment & Analysis
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Playing politics with AI: Why NZ needs rules about ‘fake’ images in election campaigns
10:20 am todaySeeing is no longer believing in the age of images and videos generated by artificial intelligence.
Australian election on a knife edge, thanks to Donald Trump
Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity
Local Democracy Reporting
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He sold watercress on a street for 30 years – then a council officer spotted him
8:25 am today"All I want to do is look after family and make the community happy," the Hasting man says.
Canterbury bus fares to increase from July
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Former Aussie PM: 'Showing weakness to Trump is a major, major mistake'
30 Apr 2025Drawing on his own experience dealing with Trump, Malcolm Turnbull warned New Zealand against adopting a posture of appeasement.
Into the light: Why Nicholle Bailey and Jess Massey waived suppression to tell the truth about Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore’s tragic death
In death, Olivia Podmore is finally seen by a system that failed her
Te Ao Māori
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First indigenous woman to study at Oxford receives posthumous degree after 100 years
30 Apr 2025Mākereti Papakura died in 1930, just weeks before she was due to present her thesis, almost 100 years later she will be awarded her degree.
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa celebrates 40 years since the opening of its spiritual home
Pharmac's move to drop Māori Directorate slammed by union as 'another breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi'
Business
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NZ climate investor puts millions into start-up reducing methane emissions
The American start-up is promising to lower the climate-warming impact of cow burps.
KiwiSaver providers mull possible changes to 'free' $521 a year
Woolworths NZ sales rise despite grocery price decrease
Country
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Quad bike death could have been avoided - WorkSafe
11:00 am todayThe bike flipped at low speed and killed Ethen Payne at an Eketāhuna dairy farm in 2022.
Uncertainty as Auckland's only harness training track hits market again
Rural families amped for duck hunting season
Environment
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Studying Fiordland's iconic black corals
6:43 am todayFiordland's protected black corals provide crucial habitat. But how resilient are they to change?
Our Changing World: Helping New Zealand’s understated orchids
Our Changing World: Keeping up with the kākahi
Media & Technology
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The journalist who first called Donald Trump a 'short-fingered vulgarian'
27 Apr 2025Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter got in Trump's firing line after coining a description of the business tycoon that has now become a running joke in pop culture.
How Shepherdess magazine bucked print’s decline
RNZ launches journalism scholarship programme to celebrate 100 years
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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Indian Panthers suspended from National Basketball League
Panthers CEO apologises to players and fans after league launches an investigation into the franchise's performance.
Ethnic MPs condemn race-based criticism of their political work
New Zealand’s Indian community embraces interfaith unity