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New Zealand
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One man dead, three others injured in Hamilton
20 Jul 2025Sources have told RNZ that the stabbing may have been linked to a club event in the central city.
Police ask public for help in finding Haami Hanara, who had murder conviction quashed as a teen
Taranaki rapist Allan Rosewarne denied parole, remains a risk of violent, sexual reoffending
Pacific
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Manu Samoa coach, captain happy despite loss to Scotland
The Samoans were missing several of their leading players in their Pacific Nations Cup build-up.
ICE deportation action lands Marshallese, Micronesians in Guantanamo
Nauru could earn millions after backing US deep sea mining pathway
Sport
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Basketball: Welington Saints player dedicates NBL victory to late coach
20 Jul 2025The Wellington Saints have clinched their 13th National Basketball League title after narrowly defeating the Southland Sharks by five points.
ANZ Premiership live updates: Tactix v Pulse
Takimoana creates Warriors history in courageous loss to NRLW powerhouse Newcastle
Politics
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Govt accused of recycling projects in $6b infrastructure push
20 Jul 2025Luxon says new builds will boost jobs and productivity, but the opposition dismissed the "announcement of an announcement" as a public relations stunt lacking fresh investment.
Watch: Govt says billions being spent on infrastructure will create thousands of jobs
Are our politicians safe from threats and 'free to lead'?
World
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What's it like being a grandparent in your 30s?
19 Jul 2025At 37, Brisbane radio presenter Matty Acton is learning how to be a grandfather.
Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida
Hong Kong axes flights, classes as Typhoon Wipha approaches
Comment & Analysis
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New Barbie has type 1 diabetes
18 Jul 2025The doll comes with a visible insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor, devices many people with diabetes rely on.
Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?
Trump tries to rewrite history on being 'fooled' by Putin
Local Democracy Reporting
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ECan chair rebuffs government's directive to stop planning
20 Jul 2025Environment Canterbury chairperson Craig Pauling says councils need to keep thinking about planning, despite the RMA Reform Minister putting a halt to district and regional plans.
Council calls for tougher dog laws as attacks and euthanasia rates climb, rescuers overwhelmed
Departing councillor: ‘Social media abuse has got out of hand’
In Depth
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'Alright, bye': Top Kiwi rower fled US police, hid in a bush
Top rower Zack Rumble is now banned from drinking and on a final warning after he ran from police while being questioned about a fight then hid in a bush. Audio
How a local website was hijacked and filled with AI-generated 'coherent gibberish'
Villa Maria adds fatal cancer warning label on bottles sold in Ireland
Te Ao Māori
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'I didn't expect to be here': Special debut for Wallaroos young gun
20 Jul 2025In a clash with the Black Ferns last weekend, Waiaria Ellis became the second-youngest debutant in Wallaroos history at 17 years and 305 days.
'Birthplace of the nation' threatened by climate change
'Toitū te reo': All welcome as national Māori language festival returns
Business
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What's the cheapest way to heat your home?
The cost of heating your home makes up about a third of what you pay for power each month.
New Zealand First's Cash Transactions Protection Bill - What it is and what it could do
Is an inheritance relationship property - Ask Susan
Country
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Double Blow: Tasman's rural resilience tested by back-to-back storms
19 Jul 2025As a second weather bomb lashed the Tasman region, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes was on the ground with rural residents staring down the barrel of another deluge.
Hawke's Bay shares cyclone silt, slash lessons with flood-hit Tasman
Worry and speculation as long-serving manager of Molesworth Station suddenly resigns
Environment
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Northland orca expert: Reject Waipiro Bay marina fast-tracking
17 Jul 2025Orca researcher Dr Ingrid Visser has called on Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop to reject the proposed marina's fast-tracking application.
Invasive worm species found under Bluff wharf
More city cyclists get on their bikes - but there is untapped demand for more
Media & Technology
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Nintendo's new console, the Switch 2, reviewed by a family
10 Jul 2025How does Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever stack up after a few weeks?
Is thumbs up emoji good or passive aggressive?
Mediawatch: Awkward opinions test broadcasters' backbone
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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Retail crime advisory group costs $500k in three months
The government is defending the amount of money spent on its retail crime advisory group, but Labour says it is a hard sum of money to stomach.
Second round of FTA talks with India start in Delhi
Indian community celebrates Rath Yatra with colour and devotion