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New Zealand
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'Very extensively damaged': Auckland supermarket ruins back in owners' hands
18 Jun 2025Foodstuffs North Island's head of property says the pathway to re-opening is unclear.
Police say body found in Christchurch car park
Drug dealer Seth Forde gets extra jail time after being netted by Hawke's Bay police operation
Pacific
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Fiji Police investigating Commission of Inquiry report into appointment of sacked head of anti-corruption commission
Fiji Police have commenced investigations into a Commission of Inquiry report on the appointment of the country's now sacked head of the anti-corruption office.
Nauru says deep sea mining and ocean conservation can coexist
State of Origin game II: Queensland beat New South Wales 26-24
Sport
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Hooker to host female 'battle royal' in backyard
18 Jun 2025UFC fighter Dan Hooker is bringing back his controversial backyard brawls, this time with an all female tournament.
Former Crusader Bryn Hall disappointed cowbells silenced for Super Rugby final
Boxing: Claressa Shields warns Lani Daniels: 'I'mma lay your ass out!'
Politics
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'New security service' for Parliament would have more powers
11 minutes agoParliament's security guards will receive training later this year to prepare for potential additional powers.
Visa change for Chinese passport holders travelling through New Zealand announced
Police Minister blames Labour government for police recruit exemptions
World
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Kiwis stranded in Bali as volcano eruption cancels flights
18 Jun 2025Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a nearly 1600-metre-high volcano is spewing a colossal ash tower into the sky.
Laptop left charging on bed causes house fire in Bendigo
Australian man charged after allegedly faking cancer to scam his family out of millions
Comment & Analysis
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Matariki and our diminishing night sky: Light pollution makes stars harder to see
18 Jun 2025Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time this week, but more needs to be done to promote and protect the country's dark skies.
Donald Trump is flirting with strikes on Iran - That could be a tough sell at home
As Christopher Luxon heads to China, his government's pivot toward the US is a stumbling block
Local Democracy Reporting
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Cruise ship numbers set to plummet
The Bay of Islands $23.34 million cruise ship industry will be hit hard next season with the number of visiting ships almost halved.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Fears Methven will be ‘overun’ with Airbnbs
In Depth
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'Don't put your kids online' - Top cop's warning to parents
18 Jun 2025AI is being used to create fake child abuse images of real children.
MSD criticised by Family Court Judge for legal appeal ‘distraction’
Why opponents and supporters of the Regulatory Standards Bill are so far apart
Te Ao Māori
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Iwi files court action against minister and DOC over Ruapehu ski fields
18 Jun 2025Te Patutokotoko alleges the Crown failed their legal obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
'By Seymour, for Māori?' - Tama Potaka defends Māori targeted funding cut
'The inequities aren't closing' - Māori still a long way from Smokefree 2025 goal
Business
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One-year home loan rate falls - but should you take it?
Another bank has cut its one-year fixed term rate to 4.89 percent, the lowest advertised rate in the market.
Inland Revenue finds $45 million of undeclared tax in horticulture industry from last 10 months
Government to spend $16.5m changing way inflation data reported
Country
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New kiwifruit season forecasts revealed
18 Jun 2025Zespri was expecting another record crop for the 2025/26 season.
Finding forever home for old farming dogs getting harder - charity
Rural innovation sets the scene for New Zealand's future
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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McClay unveils two-way forestry trade missions with India
17 Jun 2025New Zealand exports to India last year included forestry products valued at $126 million.
Auckland vigil held for Air India crash victims
Auckland hospitals in spotlight over infant’s care
RNZ中文
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Luxon参观携程总部,但否决了改变签证政策的提议
18 Jun 2025周三上午 Luxon访问中国期间参观了中国最大的线上旅游公司携程网总部,并见证了携程与新西兰旅游局签署合作协议,共同协调市场营销活动。
北京智库学者发声:中国不寻求成为“新的霸主”
官方宣布现行长达70余年的人口普查制度结束