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New Zealand
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Originair introduces direct flights from Blenheim to Palmerston North
19 Oct 2025The airline began flights between Blenheim and Christchurch on Sunday, after Sounds Air cut the route last month.
Government mulls law change after court rulings favour returned service people
Auckland tenants ordered to pay $27k for dog‑damaged rental home
Pacific
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'We're eating tinned fish'
Tafitoala villagers are pleading for Manawanui wreckage compensation, saying "we are fighting for a big amount" as their livelihoods are most affected.
League: Jahream Bula scores four tries as Fiji's Bati defeat Cook Islands
Cook Islands Moana beat Orchids, in opening Pacific Bowl clash
Sport
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Kiwi Ferns complete stunning Pacific Championships comeback over Fetu Samoa
19 Oct 2025The NZ women trailled by 20 points at halftime, but wore their opponents down after the break.
NZ Breakers lose to ANBL leaders Melbourne United
F1: Liam Lawson qualifies 12th for US Grand Prix
Politics
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Mediawatch: What is broadcasting - and who decides?
19 Oct 2025The broadcasting watchdog has told online outlet The Platform it can consider complaints about it, sparking cries of "Orwellian overreach".
Moe mai rā, Jim Bolger: MPs farewell the 'great helmsman'
Defence MinisterJudith Collins visits Central Intelligence Agency headquarters
World
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Was British nurse Lucy Letby wrongly convicted of mass murder?
18 Oct 2025Flaws in the UK justice system led to the imprisonment of an innocent woman, says Kiwi film maker Charlotte Purdy.
Prince Andrew's decision to give up his titles may have been quietly orchestrated by members of his own family
Japan coalition to back Takaichi as first woman PM - media
Comment & Analysis
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Is the internet entering its Victorian era?
17 Oct 2025Analysis: The popularity of social media bans suggests a resurgence of conservative values in our digital lives.
The true political fights of One Battle After Another unfortunately happen on the edges of the frame
How Jim Bolger became the master of the 'smoke-filled room'
Local Democracy Reporting
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Nail-biting win for Māori seats at Horizons Regional Council
19 Oct 2025Horizons Regional Council will keep its two Māori constituencies after special votes pushed a paper-thin margin to a comfortable majority.
‘A necessary evil’: Councillor on working with Wayne Brown again
Health risk warnings as Ruapehu's multi-million dollar clean-up begins
In Depth
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Government's experts disagreed with pig welfare reforms
The associate agriculture minister announced the rewrite, which undoes a ban on farrowing crates, despite concerns raised by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. Audio
Scientists fear weaker methane target signals wider retreat from climate action
Inside the Silver Ferns camp as coaching controversy continues to echo
Te Ao Māori
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The 21-year-old rangatahi who won a council seat
18 Oct 2025Keshaan Te Waaka will sit on the Tararua District Council for the next three years and is already looking ahead.
Ngāti Toa Rangatira has bought back 53 hectares of land at Whitireia in Porirua from RNZ
Marine and Coastal rights law change worse than Foreshore and Seabed, says Māori rights activist
Business
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Inflation expected to hit 15-month high
Strong food prices, rates, and power and transport costs continue to squeeze household budgets.
South Waikato regroups after horror year of business closures
North Island tourism taking combined approach to foreign visitors
Country
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Barker's $60m factory expansion nearly complete
17 Oct 2025The iconic South Canterbury fruit company's factory expansion will come to fruition later this year, in efforts to "future-proof" the growing business.
Country Life: Ironbark - a wood as hard as steel
Country Life: Harnessing the power of kiwi in horticulture
Environment
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New flood map to show future risks as climate change worsens
16 Oct 2025The National Flood Map is expected to be completed by 2027, the Climate Change Minister says.
DOC launches new cadet programme: 'It's about making a real difference'
Our Changing World: What happened when the pūteketeke’s fame faded?
Media & Technology
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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‘Sleepless nights’: Auckland fashion store staff traumatised after armed robbery
17 Oct 2025Nine masked offenders carrying bricks and hammers attacked Roopdarshan in Mt Roskill in broad daylight in a bid to steal jewellery. Audio
Police confirm electoral fraud complaint in Auckland local body election
Auckland University in U-turn on mandatory Treaty of Waitangi course after backlash