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New Zealand
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Mt Maunganui recovery stood down after all victims identified
5:07 pm todayPolice will work with council and geotechnical experts to determine when it is safe to reduce cordons.
Boaties told to steer clear of Akaroa waters after tourist boat carrying diesel grounded
One dead after crash near Glenorchy
Pacific
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Fiji 7s dominate Pacific sports headlines for the weekend
10:15 am todayThe Fijians finished day one of the Singapore Sevens, the third tournament of the 2025/2026 HSBC SVNS Series, with three wins.
OFC Pro League: William Cardona denies Tahiti United, claims draw for Vanuatu United
Leaders of PNG province plagued by violence vow to weed out illegal guns
Sport
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UFC 325: Volkanovski retains belt, Hooker beaten bloody
7:16 pm todayThe Aussie champion retained his UFC featherweight title on home soil.
Arsenal moves seven points clear atop English Premier League
Tennis history awaits: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz meet for Australian Open final
Politics
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12-month prescriptions now available
8:20 am todayPatients can now get a script for up to 12 months of medication - up from three - with their doctor's permission.
Adrian Rurawhe: From Rātana Pā to the Speakers Chair
$150,000 road cone hotline an 'absurd' waste of public money - Labour
World
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Judge orders release of 5yo, father from US immigration detention
11:30 am todayLiam and his father were taken by immigration agents from his snowy suburban Minneapolis driveway and sent to a Texas detention facility.
Starmer says ex-Prince Andrew should testify before Congress over Epstein ties
SpaceX seeks FCC nod for solar-powered satellite data centers for AI
Comment & Analysis
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Trump is scared of the politics of ICE, and it's showing
30 Jan 2026Analysis: The White House and Republicans seem to be preparing to make significant legislative concessions.
NZ's finance industry is required to treat customers fairly - but how do we define 'fair'?
Monumental ambitions: The history behind Trump’s triumphal arch
Local Democracy Reporting
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Emotional day as Ngāti Hāua Treaty settlement becomes law
31 Jan 2026"I'm thrilled to bits, and I'm thinking of our tūpuna and all those who fought to get us here."
Mount Maunganui landslide: Businesses plead for customers to support them
Gisborne District Council urged to stop 'appeasing' forestry industry
In Depth
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Are we stuck in a 'crisis and response' pattern?
30 Jan 2026Experts say the bill for disasters will only continue to rise unless we make changes.
How poo-detecting dogs are helping native birds return to Waiheke Island
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
Te Ao Māori
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'Carry that legacy on': Ngāti Hāua celebrates Treaty settlement
30 Jan 2026The Crown has apologised to Taumarunui iwi Ngāti Hāua in a Treaty Settlement, which includes statutory pardons for two of their tūpuna. The Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill passed its...
Wiki edit-a-thon celebrates wāhine in Aotearoa
Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi
Business
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Developer buys Loafers Lodge building where five died in fire
31 Jan 2026The building has sat empty, with blackened walls and damaged signage, since the fire in May 2023.
Why isn't my rent a tax-deductible expense - Ask Susan
Council sells city's Auckland Film Studios
Country
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IKEA owner's first New Zealand forest: 'We're here for the long term'
31 Jan 2026Ingka Investments, the parent company of furniture giant IKEA, now owns 30,000 hectares of forestry in Aotearoa. Its first purchase saw the conversion of Wisp Hill Station in southern Otago from…
Country Life: Camp ovens, bullockies and other tales from the bush
Country Life: Growing demand for on-farm fun from international tourists
Environment
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Microplastics found in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fish
29 Jan 2026The scale of contamination varied significantly across locations however, and the researchers warned against "alarmist" interpretations.
'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
'Darkwaves': New research sheds light on underwater phenomenon
Media & Technology
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Why do we all wish it was 2016?
23 Jan 2026Listening to Justin Bieber, perfecting your pout for the "dog filter", and casting a purplish haze over your pictures - why is the internet pining for the past?
EB Games heaving with crowds as gamers snatch final deals
'Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
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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Rangatahi Cricket Festival celebrates diversity through sport
30 Jan 2026The annual cricket festival brings together school students from Māori, Pasifika and South Asian communities across Auckland.
Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland
NZ First pulled support for India FTA before it was secured, minister reveals