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New Zealand
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New Zealand's 'most expensive state house' sells for $3.4m
15 minutes agoThe villa in Ponsonby is 102 years old and has required frequent repairs.
Police help ambulance with mother and newborn blocked by floods in Awakino
In-house dog desexing helps Auckland Council combat overpopulation
Pacific
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Pacific voices urge experts to 'decolonise' climate adaptation
The call has been made as hundreds of scientists, global leaders, and climate adaptation experts around the globe gather at the Adaptation Futures Conference in Christchurch.
Teachers' union proposes 'leather belt' discipline, Fiji government emphasises child rights
Cook Islands: Manihiki Plateau claim adds 350,000 sq km of seabed rights
Sport
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Trump says FIFA chief would back moving World Cup games
Trump previously raised the possibility of moving games amid his crackdown on Democratic-run cities
England among six nations to qualify for FIFA World Cup
Former Silver Ferns' selector Gail Parata slams handling of coaching saga
Politics
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Teen accused of threatening to kill MP appears in court
3:20 pm todayThe charges relate to threats allegedly made earlier this year.
Eru Kapa-Kingi says he has no regrets about turning on Te Pāti Māori
Free breast screening opens up for thousands more women
World
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People who allegedly 'celebrated' Charlie Kirk's murder have US visas revoked
29 minutes agoThe US State Department says it "continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk".
Should Donald Trump be thanked for the Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases?
Gaza ceasefire outlook darkens as Israel delays aid and Hamas tightens grip
Comment & Analysis
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Polls and trolls: Is violent online abuse turning women away
12:30 pm todayTory Whanau's candid speech on the relentless online abuse she faced as Wellington mayor would not been reassuring for candidates waiting for local election results.
Europe worries it’s already at war - and America hasn’t noticed
Trump exerted leverage for Gaza deal but tough questions remain
Local Democracy Reporting
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What's planned for the fastest growing district?
10:31 am todayThe district's new mayor is promising the next rate rise will be a single digit.
Whakatāne votes for Nandor Tanczos's ‘nice-to-have' approach
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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'Completely incoherent': Experts condemn government's weaker methane target
13 Oct 2025After cutting methane targets, New Zealand has a choice: shoulder the burden at huge cost - or cause more warming to the planet.
Inside the Silver Ferns camp as coaching controversy continues to echo
Outsourcing easy cases to private sector risks two-tier health system, doctors warn
Te Ao Māori
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Brownlee plans crackdown on Parliament's standards after maiden speech, haka
14 Oct 2025The Speaker suspended Parliament briefly last week after Oriini Kaipara's speech was followed by a waiata, then haka.
Te Pāti Māori email: 'Not clear how many Māori Parties there are' - Labour leader
'Mean-spirited': Māori lawyer joins calls to stop marine and coastal rights law changes
Business
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Iconic Cardrona Hotel finds a buyer
4:06 pm todayOne of the country's most photographed pubs - and a 162-year-old fixture of the Otago landscape - has new owners.
Consider tax breaks for KiwiSaver, international report says
High hopes hospitality review will ease 'frustrations' for operators
Country
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First calves of new dairy-beef crossbreed raised in Taupō
7:00 am todayAbout 350 of the calves were born this year.
Farmers welcome government's drop in methane targets
Country Life: Top dollar stock at Feilding saleyards
Environment
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Whatever happened to the pūteketeke?
14 Oct 2025Comedian John Oliver's intervention propelled the grebe to fame. But for some, the 'bird of the century' is no fleeting infatuation.
New Zealand's resilience to climate change the focus of new $12m research programme
Bill to protect Hauraki Gulf passes
Media & Technology
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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Auckland’s Diwali Festival dazzles with diverse offerings
4:51 pm todayThe celebrations in the city centre are getting bigger each year, offering visitors a little something for everyone.
Immigration asked asylum-seeker to 'reconsider his position on telling the truth'
What you need to know about Diwali