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New Zealand
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Farmer fined $35k for failing to register hundreds of cattle
36 minutes agoTrevor Ronald Bolton failed to register 269 animals and failed to declare 571 animals that were moved off-farm.
Te Papa, botanical gardens added to measles locations of interest
Navy faces potential fine after Akaroa Harbour oil spill
Pacific
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Watch: Vanuatu's Manaro Voui volcano spews ash
The Manaro Voui volcano is spewing ash and smoke as high as four kilometres above sea level.
PNG cannot safely store Australian-supplied rifles, military boss warns
New film on West Papua highlights 'ecocide'
Sport
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Injury-hit Black Ferns Sevens outlast Australia in Vancouver thriller
36 minutes agoReduced to a three-player bench, New Zealand dug deep before a late Alena Saili try sealed a dramatic final victory.
'What's going on?': Kiwi cricketer Brett Randell on the five-ball blitz that created history
Zac Lomax switches codes, signs with Western Force
Politics
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Luxon doubles down as more worrying polling emerges
11:00 am todayAnalysis: It's a bold prime minister who assumes the support of his entire caucus after one of his worst weeks in the job. Audio
Police ramp up recruitment efforts in Auckland as drain to Australia slows
Defiant Christopher Luxon says no discussions needed on his leadership
World
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Iran conflict: Request for Australian help shows the changing nature of warfare
3:30 pm todayThe Australian government is considering a request for help with protection against Iranian drone and missile attacks. Audio
Meet ‘Tous’ - an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting
Iran defies Trump, elevates Khamenei's son Mojtaba as successor
Comment & Analysis
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Insolvencies have spiked - would a law change help?
12:32 pm todayAnalysis: New Zealand has been experiencing a striking rise in company failures, focusing attention on the role of directors when facing financial trouble.
Analysis: What would it take for Christopher Luxon to quit as prime minister?
In Trump's precarious world, NZ will need all the middle‑sized friends it can get
Local Democracy Reporting
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Porirua's old street naming guidelines binned
6 Mar 2026The Porirua City Council's Te Puna Kōrero committee agreed on Thursday to abandon a 20-year-old policy for street naming.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
'Like jackhammers vibrating': Council ditches speed bumps despite safety gains
In Depth
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Three Kiwi staples that almost entirely end up offshore
The world at our breakfast table: We're so good at producing some daily staples that 95% are exported.
Government ‘kicked the tyres’ on solar subsidies but went with ‘minor’ tweaks instead
Official advice about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder labelled ‘incredibly damaging’
Te Ao Māori
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Māori advocates say 'mean-spirited' move-on orders will cause more harm
6 Mar 2026Advocates say you can't enforce your way out of homelessness.
Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton's Aratoi Museum
Moriori accuses Crown of not being neutral on issues with Ngāti Mutunga over Chatham Islands
Business
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NZ faces soaring costs, long delays on freight amid Iran conflict
4:35 pm todayOne freight company says local road transport carriers have already increased fuel charges by more than 30 percent.
Fine handed down after acquisition of wood shavings company lessened competition
KiwiRail director Scott O’Donnell quits board two years early after only months in role
Country
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Aussie farmer who swam his way out of depression
After decades of self-medicating with beer, Brendan Cullen is now an open-water swimmer and a "sounding board" for rural people who are struggling.
Female farmers feel overlooked, under-represented due to 'patchy progress'
Country Life: Inside Aotearoa's regenerative farming festival
Environment
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Second oil spill in Akaroa Harbour in two months sparks concern for wildlife
5:30 am todayA navy ship spilled hundreds of litres of oil into Akaroa Harbour on Sunday.
How do you know if your beach is okay to swim at?
Hundreds of tonnes of weeds removed in Lake Horowhenua clean-up
Media & Technology
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TVNZ sees sharp drop in half-year profit on back of revenue decline
6 Mar 2026Revenue fell 12 percent to $134 million, driven by a sharp fall in advertising income.
America’s Next Top Model docuseries never apologises for abuse
A new wave of romance scams is washing across the internet - here’s how to stay safe
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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High Court upholds decision voiding Papatoetoe local election
A High Court judge has upheld a ruling that voided the outcome of the 2025 local body election in Papatoetoe.
Historical discrimination of Kiwi Indians in spotlight
South Asians most targeted by racial abuse - police data