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New Zealand
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Petone train station closed, as police respond to incident
8:13 pm todayHutt Valley Line services may be affected for several hours, and commuters should check the Metlink app or website for updates.
The City to Sea Bridge and the legacy of trailblazing Māori architect Rewi Thompson
Police continue to investigate 'perplexing' Christchurch death
Pacific
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All 45 seats now officially declared says Bougainville Electoral Commissioner
4 Oct 2025All votes from Bougainville's election have now been counted, and all winning candidates have been declared, Bougainville's Electoral Commissioner says.
How will the US government shutdown affect the Pacific?
NZ strikes compensation deal with Samoa over Manawanui sinking
Sport
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Warriors reserves secure NRL State Championship crown
5:25 pm todayThe Auckland-based club overcame Queensland champions Burleigh Bears to bring home the silverware.
Silver Ferns coaching saga edges toward legal showdown as deadlock remains
UFC 320 live updates: Ankalaev v Alex Pereira
Politics
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Te Pāti Māori MP named as one of world's 'most influential rising stars'
7:09 am todayInfluential news magazine Time said she followed in the footsteps of ancestors who sustained Māori language, traditions and culture.
The third branch: Parliament's relationship with the courts
NZ, Australia agree on new trade standards deal, eye WTO reform
World
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MFAT gets support to Kiwis detained in Israel
3:45 pm todaySamuel Leason and two Palestinian-New Zealanders have met with a consular partner in Tel Aviv, where they are being held by Israeli authorities.
NZ family of child missing in Canada have 'grave concerns'
Wellington protest urges Israeli sanctions, Palestinian statehood
Comment & Analysis
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Flickering fortunes: National's energy plan unlikely to light up polls
1 Oct 2025Analysis - The recent energy announcement looks unlikely to give National a lift in the deadlocked polls. Audio
Price check: how a public grocery chain would disrupt NZ’s supermarket duopoly
Mormon leader Russell Nelson has died aged 101. What’s next for the church?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Abuse forces candidate to give up election campaign
3 Oct 2025Ruapehu District Council has condemned the abuse and harassment of candidates standing in the local elections.
Inside Mayor School: Where new leaders learn how to run a council
Thousands of Auckland dog owners hit with fines
In Depth
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Health advisory group condemned by one of its own leaders
29 Sep 2025Officials privately expressed surprise at Raawiri Ratuu's criticisms that a new plan to tackle FASD had been weakened. Audio
How All White Clayton Lewis became embroiled in Australian football’s biggest spot-fixing scandal
‘The danger lurks close to the surface’: How Kiwi footballers are being targeted by international match fixers
Te Ao Māori
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Kapa-Kingi rules out rival political party after Te Pāti Māori split
4 Oct 2025The activist hopes the split will spur Te Pāti Māori into creating genuine change from the inside. Audio
Former Māori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell backs Toitū Te Tiriti split
Social worker's journey to reclaim Māori identity, uplift rangatahi
Business
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Does bright-line test actually stop property speculators?
RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
What is 'revenge saving' and are you part of the latest financial trend?
Disability assistance dog trainer in Manawatū stripped of accreditation
Country
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New rules for welfare of pigs on farms - in 10 years
The government's changes set new welfare requirements for pig farming, but will not come into force until the end of 2035.
Country Life: Meet the South Canterbury couple weaving farm wool into fashion
Country Life: The high-tech dairy hub feeding China's sweet tooth
Environment
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Australian miner critical of opposition to Otago gold project
30 Sep 2025Getting consent for a vast gold mine is an "extremely rigourous and difficult process", the company has told shareholders.
Our Changing World: The Lough Hyne sponge mystery
First fluttering shearwater returns to Cape Farewell
Media & Technology
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The man who's never owned a cellphone
2 Oct 2025Even the Kiwi professor's mates are baffled, asking 'when are you going to move into the 21st century?'.
RNZ closes down TAHI youth platform
Jimmy Kimmel receives massive standing ovation during return taping
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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Inaugural Asian Artists Fund recipients revealed
3 Oct 2025The fund awards residencies and fellowships to help artists develop new work.
Indian community marks start of the festive season with a dance
Dunedin museum ends rumours over sword’s alleged Sikh roots