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New Zealand
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Family displaced by landslide to move into cabin
36 minutes agoA Te Araroa family are looking to move into a Toitū Tai Rāwhiti cabin after a landslide destroyed their hillside home.
The band that works together while thousands of miles apart
FENZ denies union's claim no aerial ladder trucks available in four cities
Pacific
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Vanuatu preps draft UN resolution on ICJ climate opinion
Vanuatu's climate minister said in September the country was drafting a UN resolution to turn the opinion from words into "political action". Audio
US Marines establish forward refueling site on Tinian amid Indo-Pacific tensions
Super Rugby Pacific: Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika ready to 'start hard, strong, fast'
Sport
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Winter Olympics: Super-G medal eludes NZ's Alice Robinson
4:59 am todayItaly's Federica Brignone sealed an astonishing comeback from career-threatening injury to win gold on home snow.
Issues for Liam Lawson at F1 testing 'something I haven't mastered yet'
Winter Olympics: Canada shut out Czech team in masterclass men's hockey opener
Politics
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What imported LNG will mean for NZ households and businesses
about 1 hour agoThe Government's LNG plan has triggered an explosive row over the difference between a tax and a levy, but the major question is whether it will keep the lights on
Coalition promises to snuff out feared 'water tax' for farmers
New Zealand First to campaign on Māori seats referendum
World
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Donald Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota
6:46 am todayThe operation triggered large protests and nationwide outrage following the killing of two US citizens.
Chilling images are the biggest break so far in the Nancy Guthrie case: Here's what stands out to law enforcement experts
Judge sets Feb 2027 date for US President DonaldTrump's $10bn lawsuit against BBC
Comment & Analysis
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Four lessons NZ should take from another summer of weather disasters
12 Feb 2026Another summer of extreme weather has destroyed and damaged homes, cut off communities and, in the most tragic cases, left families mourning their loved ones.
Natural hydrogen can make decarbonising industry cheaper – NZ’s turbulent geology could give it an edge
AI researchers are sounding the alarm on their way out the door
Local Democracy Reporting
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This Valentine's Day, swipe right on a new fur bestie
7:22 am todayAuckland Council is inviting Aucklanders to match with a new best friend with a tail. Audio
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Former mayor offers quirky advice for water complaints
In Depth
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What went wrong at New Zealand Cricket?
12 Feb 2026In a flurry of open dispute, NZ Cricket lost its chief executive. But still, none of the disagreements have been resolved.
Deadly storms expose growing gap between disaster recovery and climate preparation
How poo-detecting dogs are helping native birds return to Waiheke Island
Te Ao Māori
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Growing numbers of Pākehā seeking to understand Te Tiriti o Waitangi
4:59 am todayMore Pākehā are enrolling in Treaty education workshops and seeking out information about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, according to long-standing Treaty educators.
'Stop the supply': NZ needs to stop seeing smoking as an individual problem, expert says
Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after local hapū declares unofficial fishing ban
Business
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KiwiSaver managers under pressure as hardship applications spike
18 minutes agoInland Revenue data showed there were 10,000 more withdrawals for hardship reasons in 2025 than for a first home.
Country's largest medicinal cannabis grower Puro NZ set to harvest biggest crop yet
New Zealanders in the UK proving Kiwi businesses can thrive overseas
Country
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Potato prices could remain high as yields down
Some potato growers are reporting yields could be down 20 percent this winter.
New deal paying above market price for regenerative sheep farmers' wool
Forestry sector calls for rates cap after bill increases 570 percent
Environment
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Predator Free South Westland nears eradication goal
10 Feb 2026As an ambitious mainland predator eradication project reaches completion, what will it take to keep pests at bay long-term?
Green MP seeks recognition of tohorā/whales as legal persons
New earthquake faults discovered near Wairarapa towns
Media & Technology
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A new wave of romance scams is washing across the internet - here’s how to stay safe
12 Feb 2026Beware AI-assisted scams going after your heart and then your wallet.
AI actress Tilly Norwood could soon be doing interviews
Why do we all wish it was 2016?
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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Indian government concerned by Sikh parade disruptions
12 Feb 2026Destiny Church-linked protesters disrupted two processions in South Auckland and Tauranga, prompting India to raise the matter with New Zealand.
Remaining retail crime group members defend work amid criticism
What could the free trade agreement with India look like?