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New Zealand
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Efforts to protect takahē stepped up after stoats kill four
28 Mar 2025Ngāi Tahu and DOC first released takahē on the Ngāi Tahu tribal property of Greenstone Station in 2023 to establish a new wild population.
Tribunal finds senior lawyer guilty of misconduct for drunken antics at two Christmas parties
Two in critical condition after crash closes SH2 in Waikato
Pacific
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Fiji teams start well at Hong Kong 7s event
28 Mar 2025Fiji started their campaign at the 2025 Hong Kong Sevens tournament at the new Kai Tak Sports Park on Friday with a bang.
Pacific Islands Forum leaders advance discussions on regional reforms - Cook Islands govt
Bougainville MPs convert House of Representatives into a Constituent Assembly
Sport
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Naholo scores a hat trick as Hurricanes obliterate Waratahs
28 Mar 2025Clark Ladlaw's side clicked into gear in a big way against the hapless and banged up New South Wales outfit.
Basketball: Breakers bring back club legend in new era
Former England cricketer Peter Lever dies aged 84
Politics
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New climate target 'below expectations', govt warned
28 Mar 2025The government was told its climate target for 2035 was "below expectations" for a developed country.
Christopher Luxon says Govt has not received proposal on Eden Park stadium upgrade
Nicola Willis to announce government plans to encourage third supermarket competitor
World
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Trump orders 'anti-American ideology' removed from Smithsonian
US President Donald Trump ordered that "improper, divisive or anti-American ideology" be removed.
Police arrest man suspected of setting fire to Tesla vehicles at Las Vegas service facility
Turkey deports BBC journalist over 'public order' threat, fines TV channels
Comment & Analysis
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Albanese vs Dutton: Australia's PM battle decades in the making
28 Mar 2025Analysis - Come May only one can be Australia's prime minister. Audio
A 1930s movement wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland: Here's why it has modern resonances
Early exposure to air pollution could affect brain development and mental health later in life: new research
Local Democracy Reporting
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'We will make better decisions': Tauranga mayor on iwi council appointments
28 Mar 2025Three iwi representatives who will sit on Tauranga City Council committees have been welcomed to their roles.
Remote village fights for survival
Record number of native pekapeka bats counted at Marlborough's Pelorus Bridge
In Depth
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Yachting NZ receives Sport NZ backing while under investigation
How a sports organisation under investigation from one government agency received the tick of approval from another.
Eden Park proposes to build university accommodation without talking to university
Health New Zealand under fire for inaccurate palliative care recruitment claims
Te Ao Māori
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Thousands celebrate Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine Festival
28 Mar 2025More than 5000 people are expected to descend on Northland's Ōtiria Marae as one of the region's biggest iwi celebrates its culture, kai and unique dialect.
Māoriland Film Festival: 'Drawing into their whakapapa' to tell stories 'from their heart'
Governor-General tour rolls through Whangārei
Business
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Sneaky surcharges adding to credit card bills, adviser warns
It has been estimated that New Zealanders are paying up to $90 million a year in surcharges. Audio
Building company says lower supply costs possible by saying 'no'
Reform eyed to tighten rules around debt avoidance
Country
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On-farm learning a success - "I've been enjoying it. I like being with the cows and being in the shed"
28 Mar 2025A training initiative in Southland is giving young adults with high-functioning disabilities the skills required to work on a dairy farm.
NZ Hops chalks up EU export 'win' amid glut
The guardian dog breeds protecting farmer's stock
Environment
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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NZ deepens education ties with India
27 Mar 2025New Zealand and India sign a refreshed education cooperation arrangement during the Luxon's recent trip to India.
Indian community unites behind a collective voice
Government opens consultation on free trade agreement with India