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New Zealand
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Protesters retreat after squaring off with police at motorway cordon
2:07 pm todayA Brian Tamaki-led protest moved back to Victoria Park, while a protest led by Toitū te Aroha marched up Queen Street.
Hospitals IT failure follows start of new group to fix old systems
Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson declined parole for a fifth time
Pacific
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Enga faces daunting challenge to end gun violence
30 Jan 2026Political leaders in the Papua New Guinea province plagued by gun violence are making a collective stand to stop it. Audio
Ni-Vanuatu RSE worker pleads not guilty to Pukehina orchard murder
Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare
Sport
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Lopez leads Breakers to upset ANBL win over Melbourne
43 minutes agoThe Mexican teenager showed what the hype was all about with a matchwinning points haul.
Wellington Phoenix settle for draw in 500th A-League match
Lindsey Vonn says Olympic dream not over despite Swiss crash
Politics
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Luxon won't join Trump's Board of Peace
30 Jan 2026In response to the decision Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick said "New Zealanders need to know the story doesn't end here."
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will return to Waitangi
Election 2026: How does campaign advertising work, and what are the rules?
World
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More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo
10:49 am todayVictims of the landslide include miners, children and market women, while those rescued have serious injuries.
US Justice Department opens civil rights probe into Alex Pretti shooting, official says
Trump's Justice Department releases new cache of Jeffrey Epstein files
Comment & Analysis
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Trump is scared of the politics of ICE, and it's showing
30 Jan 2026Analysis: The White House and Republicans seem to be preparing to make significant legislative concessions.
Monumental ambitions: The history behind Trump’s triumphal arch
Pessimistic voters look to Winston Peters to be the change candidate inside the coalition
Local Democracy Reporting
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Gisborne District Council urged to stop 'appeasing' forestry industry
4:52 am todayThe environmental group behind a 12,000-strong petition that led to a land-use inquiry three years ago is now calling on the council to block forestry consents on red and orange land.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Alcohol consumption 'way too high' in NZ - health expert
In Depth
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Are we stuck in a 'crisis and response' pattern?
30 Jan 2026Experts say the bill for disasters will only continue to rise unless we make changes.
How poo-detecting dogs are helping native birds return to Waiheke Island
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
Te Ao Māori
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'Carry that legacy on': Ngāti Hāua celebrates Treaty settlement
30 Jan 2026The Crown has apologised to Taumarunui iwi Ngāti Hāua in a Treaty Settlement, which includes statutory pardons for two of their tūpuna. The Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill passed its...
Wiki edit-a-thon celebrates wāhine in Aotearoa
Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi
Business
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Developer buys Loafers Lodge building where five died in fire
34 minutes agoThe building has sat empty, with blackened walls and damaged signage, since the fire in May 2023.
Why isn't my rent a tax-deductible expense - Ask Susan
Council sells city's Auckland Film Studios
Country
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IKEA owner's first New Zealand forest: 'We're here for the long term'
6:51 am todayIngka Investments, the parent company of furniture giant IKEA, now owns 30,000 hectares of forestry in Aotearoa. Its first purchase saw the conversion of Wisp Hill Station in southern Otago from…
Country Life: Camp ovens, bullockies and other tales from the bush
Country Life: Growing demand for on-farm fun from international tourists
Environment
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Microplastics found in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fish
29 Jan 2026The scale of contamination varied significantly across locations however, and the researchers warned against "alarmist" interpretations.
'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
'Darkwaves': New research sheds light on underwater phenomenon
Media & Technology
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Why do we all wish it was 2016?
23 Jan 2026Listening to Justin Bieber, perfecting your pout for the "dog filter", and casting a purplish haze over your pictures - why is the internet pining for the past?
EB Games heaving with crowds as gamers snatch final deals
'Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
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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Rangatahi Cricket Festival celebrates diversity through sport
30 Jan 2026The annual cricket festival brings together school students from Māori, Pasifika and South Asian communities across Auckland.
Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland
NZ First pulled support for India FTA before it was secured, minister reveals