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New Zealand
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The Auckland Santa Parade, in photos
24 Nov 2024Tens of thousands of people lined Auckland's CBD for the annual parade. Here are some of the best pictures.
Online predator Finn Cottam who terrorised his victims caught after 'one small mistake'
Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 18-24 November
Pacific
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Samoan bill provides rare feel-good moment in Parliament
When the bill to restore NZ citizenship to some Samoans passed this week, Parliament's galleries were full to the brim with members of the community.
Vanuatu MPs scramble for funds ahead of snap election
Fijians confident of Ireland upset
Sport
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A-League: Auckland topple Macarthur
24 Nov 2024Guillermo May scored the goal but the defensive effort was immense again from Auckland.
Phoenix beat Victory with brilliant strike from Barbarouses
Blow for White Ferns with Plimmer out of Aussie ODI series
Politics
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'To love is to move towards freedom': Parliament's newest MP makes their maiden statement
Green MP Benjamin Doyle has joined the 54th Parliament a year into its term. Their maiden statement emphasised the need for radical love. Audio
Andrew Bayly 'loser' incident: Frantic texts, thumbs-up from PM, photo of drinking from wine glass
Maritime Union joins opposition to live export shipments
Covid-19
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Covid-19 update: 1411 new cases, 4 deaths
19 Nov 2024There have been 1411 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the week to Sunday, and four further deaths attributed to the virus.
Covid-19 update: 1431 new cases, seven deaths
Covid-19 update: 1248 new cases, 12 further deaths
World
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Man trapped for over 20 hours in Tasmania has leg amputated
24 Nov 2024The 65-year-old's leg was trapped in a rock crevice, and emergency services eventually decided an amputation was needed to free him.
Karen Read is accused of killing her boyfriend with her car, but she insists it's all an elaborate cover-up
Ukraine hit with surge of attacks using North Korean missiles using Western chips
Comment & Analysis
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The biggest difference between Hīkoi mō te Tiriti and past hīkoi
22 Nov 2024Analysis - The diversity of voices during the hīkoi was noticeable - from tangata moana to young immigrants to elderly Pākehā from the South Island.
Knowing superstitions aren't real doesn't stop us behaving superstitiously – why?
With 14 community newspapers due to close, too many parts of NZ are becoming 'news deserts'
Local Democracy Reporting
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From graffiti removal to zero waste
24 Nov 2024The Beautification trust has become a key player in South Auckland's efforts to maintain clean and vibrant communities.
Tauranga marine precinct sale stopped after interim injunction granted
Possums ate this pensioner’s roses. So she fought back
In Depth
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Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti
23 Nov 2024Over nine days, rangatahi and veterans of past hīkoi walked shoulder-to-shoulder to take their message to Parliament. Ella Stewart and Cole Eastham-Farrelly were there.
Olivia Podmore inquest: 'We could lose someone', doctor warned High Performance Sport NZ
'Don't crash': Olympian cyclist Olivia Podmore was victim of serious bullying, inquest hears
Te Ao Māori
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Fears Māori will pay heaviest price if police carry guns
21 Nov 2024"Overwhelmingly, those people who die will be young Māori men," the spokesperson for People Against Prisons Aotearoa says.
Hīkoi hats: Why are so many people wearing red berets?
In photos: People of the hīkoi, and why they marched
Business
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Overturning oil and gas ban 'journey of penance' for Jones
Shane Jones says the offshore oil and gas ban is "the worst political decision" he has ever been involved with.
Tiny home scams: How to keep yourself safe
Will I have to pay for my husband's rest home care if we have a contracting out agreement? Ask Susan
Country
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Schoolkids put buzz back into biodiversity on a dairy farm
23 Nov 2024Young school students plant habitat for an endangered skink and learn heaps about biodiversity at a nature reserve on a North Canterbury farm.
Country Life: No quick fix for controlling wallaby plague
Government accused of betraying Kiwis' trust over lack of consultation on live exports
Environment
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The case for COPs (even this one)
Pacific Island nations and other vulnerable countries don't have a voice at the G20, but they make themselves heard at climate summits.
Our Changing World: Bringing back ngutukākā from the brink
Winners of Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards announced
Media & Technology
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US proposes partial break-up of Google
21 Nov 2024The Department of Justice is urging a federal judge to force a sale of the company's Chrome web browser after a landmark ruling this year found Google had violated US antitrust law with its search…
Rust movie to premiere three years after on-set shooting
Council deal threatens Westport News
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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Tracing the history of Indian migration to New Zealand
21 Nov 2024The Auckland Indian Association is hosting an exhibition in the country's largest city to celebrate the community's rich history. Audio
Driver safety screens to be installed on Auckland buses
Three people charged over aggravated robbery of Lower Hutt dairy