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New Zealand
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Severe thunderstorm watch for Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupō
1:43 pm todayMetservice warns thunderstorms and heavy rain could hit on Saturday.
'Insider threat': Police find $75m meth haul at Port of Tauranga
Waikato woman drove high on meth with kids in the car, killed beloved 80-year-old
Pacific
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Quake-shocked children repatriated from Vanuatu
"Children were falling to the ground, everyone was falling all around, it was panic" when the earthquake struck, group supervisor says.
Rescue teams continue hunt for survivors after Vanuatu earthquake
Hopes dwindling of finding anyone alive in collapsed Port Vila building
Sport
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Breakers' losing streak continues as Kings storm home
10:32 am todayThe Breakers suffered late jitters against the Sydney Kings to crash to a seventh-straight NBL defeat.
Netflix inks US broadcast deal for 2027 and 2031 women's World Cups
Rugby: Gatland to stay as Wales' head coach for 2025 Six Nations
Politics
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Transmission Gully partnership breakdown won't hurt future ones, minister says
8:18 am todayThe roads partnership unravelled under a confidential settlement this week, meaning NZTA will now finish off what it had said was incomplete work.
Funding cuts to charity particularly felt over Christmas period
Nelson Hospital conditions 'unbearable' - staff
Covid-19
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Covid-19 cases: 1402 new cases, 8 deaths
17 Dec 2024The seven day rolling average of new cases down 165.
Covid inquiry report is excellent guide to preparing for next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk
Covid-19: 1719 new cases, seven deaths
World
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'They're struggling': The 3300 Ni-Vanuatu in New Zealand
20 Dec 2024"They're putting a bright face on things, but they're struggling," the owner of a Cromwell vineyard says. Audio
Australian law firm files class action against Johnson & Johnson over 'ineffective' cold and flu medication
Italian Deputy PM Matteo Salvini acquitted of migrant kidnapping charges
Comment & Analysis
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What France's landmark mass rape trial shows about its society
20 Dec 2024Analysis: Many have called the response a socio-cultural earthquake.
When medals matter most: High-performance sport funding risks a return to the 'win at all costs' model
How feelings of disconnection and lack of control fuel conspiracy beliefs
Local Democracy Reporting
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$36k raise for sick Māori ward councillor
19 Dec 2024Māori ward councillor Mikaere Sydney has been in hospital since July.
Govt ends pilot programme for Māori and Pacific, sparking outrage
Invercargill's Christmas lights fall victim to cost-cutting
In Depth
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Plans for hotel and hostel surprise leafy suburb's residents
20 Dec 2024Plans for a hotel and student hostel at Auckland's Eden Park stadium have been revealed in the release of fast-track application documents.
In search of the manta rays of the Hauraki Gulf
Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti
Te Ao Māori
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PM skipping Waitangi 'good first step' - hīkoi organiser
19 Dec 2024"There's no point in speaking to ears that will not listen to, minds that will not change," Eru Kapa-Kingi says.
Chris Penk rejects bid to change Petone's name to Pito One
Māori asthma hospitalisation rates fall
Business
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Periods could be costing economy $4b a year
6:48 am todayMany women have to stay home because the pain is too great - but some say their workplaces don't understand why.
Will KiwiSaver affect my pension? - Ask Susan
End of Clean Car discount, road user charges see EV sales decline
Country
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Chef couple finds new home on the range
20 Dec 2024Wallingford Homestead in Central Hawke's Bay was once a bustling base for the local farming community. These days it's helping bridge the urban-rural divide and provides employment opportunities for…
Country Life: Christmas tree farmer makes massive maize maze
Country Life: Teens ride high in the world of rodeo
Environment
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What methane seeping from Antarctic might mean
19 Dec 2024Methane is escaping from below the seafloor in Antarctica - what are the potential implications for further warming of the planet?
Whanganui council takes stand against deep seabed mining
Our Changing World: The tuatara microbiome
Media & Technology
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How to make your tech devices' batteries last longer
7:00 am todayWhy can't my battery phone's battery last when driving between towns? There could be several ways your battery is being drained without you realising how.
Mediawatch: The good, bad and weird media in 2024
From Tradwife to 4B: The ways we were told to be a woman in 2024
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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Kiwi short film shines on international festival circuit
19 Dec 2024William McKegg's Medicine takes home best short form prize at the 2024 Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore.
Labour hire firm under migrant exploitation investigation in liquidation
The Kiwi musician taking Chinese social media by storm