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New Zealand
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How do Queenstown residents feel about increasing tourism?
7 Apr 2025Queenstown has been suffering from growing pains for years but with visitor and resident numbers continuing to swell it's turning into a full-blown belly ache. Audio
Watch: Industrial fire sends smoke billowing across Christchurch
Funeral industry says laws haven't kept up with technology
Pacific
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Samoan national sentenced for migrant exploitation and other charges
7 Apr 2025A Samoan national has been sentenced to four years imprisonment after pleading guilty to 12 representative charges relating to a migrant exploitation scheme.
Tough times for kava farmers as 32% US tariff hits
Cook Islands fears indirect tariff impacts
Sport
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Assault at match 'unsettling', says Auckland FC
7 Apr 2025Assault, arrest and anti-social behaviour. Auckland FC forced to defend supporters' culture after spectator hospitalised.
Alex Ovechkin becomes NHL all time leading goal scorer
Angel Cabrera takes first win on PGA since prison release
Politics
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'Unchecked' industry lobbying needs regulating, say ex-politicians
7 Apr 2025Health experts and former politicians want transparency and accountability to 'end hidden lobbying'. Audio
NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers
NZ shares fall sharply as US tariff chaos hits
World
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Trump can end market downturn whenever he wants, commentators say
Though international markets continue to plummet, Trump could stop the slide whenever he wants, commentators say.
Stocks plunge on tariff turmoil, VIX fear gauge spikes
Israeli military changes initial account of Gaza aid worker killings
Comment & Analysis
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Allies flinch as Trump blows up the West as we know it
6 Apr 2025Analysis - Some of the US's closest friends are rethinking their relationship in the face of isolationism.
Five years on from its first Covid lockdown, NZ faces hard economic choices - but rebuilding trust must come first
NZ's Broadcasting Act is as old as Video Ezy. We need media reform for the streaming age
Local Democracy Reporting
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Mum recalls 'horrendous aftermath' of dog attack on son
7 Apr 2025The Auckland mum is sharing her story as part of Dog Bite Prevention Week.
Polyfest is shaping educational futures for New Zealands's Pacific youth, says tutor
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Government considers u-turn on baby formula rules after industry shift
The formula companies wanted the government to opt out of tougher regulation, but now they want back in. Audio
Minister Andrew Hoggard’s sister lobbied him opposing tougher baby formula rules
How multinational dairy companies convinced ministers to back away from new rules for baby formula
Te Ao Māori
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Māori ward councillors prepare for election and referendum
7 Apr 2025Māori ward councillors from around the motu met in Taupō last week, with many of them up for reelection this year and their seat at the council table also on the ballot. Audio
Wellington Library trials new shelving system based on Māori deities
Monique Fiso is out of the kitchen and leading the fight against industrial agriculture
Business
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Why Netflix has increased its subscription cost
Netflix users will see a bump in their bills by between $3 and $6 a month for the streaming service.
QMS takes full ownership of MediaWorks
NZX drops more than 3% in worst session since Covid-19 pandemic
Country
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'Sea sausage': Kiwi fishers create innovative crayfish bait
7 Apr 2025The bait is made entirely of crayfish waste products.
Southland retiree takes injured night birds under her wing
Sculpture festival with rural backblocks flavour at Kimbolton
Environment
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Ministers 'dreaming' with tree-planting plan, advocates say
7 Apr 2025The government claims to be on track for net zero emissions but official figures show 280,000ha would need to be planted to public land to do it. Audio
Voice of the Sea Ice: Changing times
Northland water pipeline projects to receive $40 million in government loans
Media & Technology
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NZME boardroom battle: 'Try for a fresh start for all' - businessman
26 Mar 2025The Auckland businessman looking to oust the board of media company NZME believes he has the numbers to achieve change, and told the current board resistance was "futile".
RNZ to run new series of political polls
Billionaire aiming for NZME's board rejects journalists' concerns
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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Gandhi Nivas marks 10 years of tackling family harm in Auckland
3 Apr 2025Studies show the community-led initiative has made a significant impact in reducing domestic violence over the past decade.
Eminent Indian-origin historian Sekhar Bandyopadhyay honoured
Details of key agreements emerge from Luxon’s India trip