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New Zealand
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Move to increase te reo Māori street names in Invercargill
24 minutes agoTe reo Māori street names are on track for a boost in Invercargill as the council takes steps to ensure they are more readily available.
Student midwife attack: 'These after-hours assaults continue to happen'
Car crashes into ditch, delaying traffic on Northland highway
Pacific
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Fijian Deputy PM rejects USP collusion claims, says 'no leadership crisis'
Biman Prasad has been accused of meeting with the regional university's "divisive" vice-chancellor at his home, raising concerns about a "conflict of interest".
Report highlights widespread abuse of logging permits in Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia, French Polynesia at UN decolonisation seminar in Dili
Sport
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'It is not over yet': Former F1 driver expects Lawson to rescue career
2:36 pm todayThe under-pressure Kiwi is yet to pick up any points in seven rounds of the 2025 season.
Super Rugby team namings: round 15
Brisbane Broncos star Reece Walsh says punching friend in face 'not a good look'
Politics
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'Running out of patience': Peters lashes Israel over aid
The Foreign Affairs Minister says it's "intolerable" supplies into Gaza have been blocked for weeks: "We've just simply had enough of it". Audio
Up for debate: Which party gains from haka privileges surprise?
Greens must reject 'tokenism' to connect with marginalised communities - Chloe Swarbrick
World
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Why do some octogenarians have exceptional memories?
Research from the University of Chicago looked at 'superagers' - people over 80 years who have the memory of someone decades younger - to try to understand why.
The world’s ice sheets just got a dire prognosis, and coastlines will pay the price
Biden had not received prostate cancer screening since 2014, spokesperson says
Comment & Analysis
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Peace in Ukraine looks further away after Trump’s call with Putin
20 May 2025Analysis - Most observers believe there will be no peace unless America exerts maximum leverage.
The House: Why was the Privileges Committee so harsh on Te Pāti Māori MPs?
The Russia-Ukraine peace process is going exactly how Moscow wants it to: slowly
Local Democracy Reporting
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Public transport woes for Canterbury's big growth areas
26 minutes agoEnvironment Canterbury is struggling to meet a growing demand for bus services, amid a reduced budget.
Napier City Council restructure impacts more than 100 jobs
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Victim Support steps aside as suicide bereavement service
2:00 pm todayThe agency will return its focus to victims of crime, with a new provider appointed to support those impacted by suicide.
'An atrocious idea' - outcry over taxpayer-funded octopus farming research
Health NZ aims to cut surgery waitlists by outsourcing to private hospitals, extending doctors' hours
Te Ao Māori
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Hundreds protest proposed exclusion of Te Pāti Māori MPs
5:30 am todayA lawyer representing Te Pāti Māori says its MPs were using haka in Parliament to express their frustration with the Treaty Principles Bill.
Homelessness told through the eyes of a wāhine Māori
Celebration on court, censure in the House: Te Pāti Māori MPs' suspension sparks kōrero
Business
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Where does money come from? Are home loans actually 'fake'?
You earn it, spend it, invest it. But do you know where it comes from?
Napier port profits show recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle
Rural Hawke's Bay village buzzing over Norsewear winning Defence Force sock contract
Country
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Hygiene-grade wool producer wants to be the Fonterra of wool
Wellington start-up Woolchemy is challenging a $126 billion industry dominated by synthetic materials.
Horse riders feel 'overlooked' by snubs for road protections
Thousands submit on proposed increase in glyphosate weedkiller allowed on some crops
Environment
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Government may face big hole in climate plan
19 May 2025A huge chunk of the nation's next emissions budget rests on a single project, which the owner now says probably won't happen.
Our Changing World: Burrowing into the mystery of Great Barrier Island's black petrels
Auckland prepares for climate change realities
Media & Technology
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'I became and remain unemployable': former TVNZ presenter
14 May 2025The former TVNZ presenter has been granted his request to move his case to the Employment Court.
How would banning teenagers from social media work?
NZME board backs nomination of Steven Joyce as chair, Jim Grenon's bid as candidate
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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Parmjeet Parmar 'doing proper homework' when asking about imprisonment for MPs
3:27 pm todayThe Privileges Committee sought advice on possible penalties while preparing its recommendations for Te Pāti Māori MPs.
Indian Panthers players reportedly return to India as termination deadline nears
Reconnecting with the sitar