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New Zealand
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Emergency services rush to serious crash on SH1
7 Jul 2025One person is in a serious condition, while another is in a moderate one.
Landslide hits well-known Island Bay house
Wellington Hospital cuts maternity and gynaecology beds for ED
Pacific
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China rejects 'false narratives' on Pacific military base claims
Beijing's embassy in Fiji says it is not interested in geopolitical competition, warning that its cooperation with Pacific Island nations "can never be erased by smears".
NZDF not considering recruiting personnel from Pacific nations
Little progress in Tonga battle to overcome cyber breach
Sport
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All Blacks captain in doubt for second test
7 Jul 2025Ardie Savea is in line to take over the leadership in his hometown for the next French challenge.
NZ team flagbearer David Liti lifts through grief to win double gold
F1: Liam Lawson's British Grand Prix ends on first lap
Politics
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Health NZ board re-established by government
7 Jul 2025The board was axed a year ago following concerns about oversight and a budget blow-out.
Watch: Acting Prime Minister David Seymour on changes to anti-money laundering act
Fast-track mining projects: The hard questions NZ must ask about the claimed economic benefits
World
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Mushroom murder trial: Erin Patterson found guilty on all charges
7 Jul 2025Erin Patterson has been found guilty of the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another after serving them a meal with deadly mushrooms.
Is thumbs up emoji good or passive aggressive?
The faces of the Texas flooding tragedy
Comment & Analysis
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Why Tesla's Cybertruck has been such a flop
6 Jul 2025Analysis - Tesla is deliberately opaque about its sales numbers on specific models, so you have to squint to see what is an ugly collapse, writes CNN's Allison Morrow.
Many Americans want a third party. But where would it fit?
Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?
Local Democracy Reporting
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'I never thought it would get this far': Fishing club leader on seabed mining bid
7 Jul 2025The commodore of the Wanganui-Manawatu Sea Fishing Club is raising the alarm over a seabed mining project he never believed would happen.
South Auckland grocery store loses right to sell alcohol
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Health Ministry manager 'way too friendly' with alcohol lobby
30 Jun 2025After internal alarm about an official's dealings with the alcohol industry, new rules of engagement are being drawn up.
Watch: 30 minutes with the 'Godfather of Human Rights' Ken Roth on genocide, Trump and standing up for democracy
Scoring the coalition government's progress against its own targets
Te Ao Māori
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Opponents dominate early hearings on Seymour's bill
7 Jul 2025Multiple submitters on Monday called the bill "constitutionally unsound", whilst its supporters were few and far between.
Brett Graham speaks about the loss of his dad - the artist Fred Graham
Māori-Greek artist takes a slice of Aotearoa to the Big Apple
Business
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Covid-19 Inquiry: Business leader says future vaccine mandates won't work
7 Jul 2025The Royal Commission heard of the profound impacts on small to medium businesses coping with public health restrictions during the pandemic.
Are NZ banks being taxed properly?
Businesses warned as IRD cracks down
Country
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Plant production 'underrated' in horticulture, says 2025's NZ Young Plant Producer
Jake Linklater won the prestigious award in his hometown of Christchurch.
Waikato-Bay of Plenty's Hugh Jackson named Young Farmer of the Year
Country Life: On the Farm
Environment
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Government was told it would have to quit fossil fuel group if new exploration started
7 Jul 2025An international coalition for phasing out fossil fuels says it told the government after the election it would have to quit the group if it re-started looking for new oil and gas, contradicting what…
'We're cleaning up their mess' - oyster farmers want Watercare to deal with sewage overflow
Our Changing World: Protecting 'Jaws'
Media & Technology
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Mediawatch: Awkward opinions test broadcasters' backbone
6 Jul 2025Two big public broadcasters have been on the back foot this week over the way they've handled other people's opinions on Israel and Gaza. Video
Remember early, grainy digital cameras? Gen Z wants them
Can you turn off generative AI?
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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Assault of migrant worker in Auckland sparks protest
5 Jul 2025More than 30 people gathered in Henderson on Saturday, demanding justice for a migrant worker who was assaulted at work.
How the events of 1984 affected Indian Sikhs
Indian business community divided on trespass law reforms