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New Zealand
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New Zealanders flock to low, no alcohol options
22 Feb 2025But why do some cost the same as the full-strength options?
What are festival-goers wearing to Electric Avenue?
The digital motherlode pushing mothers to the edge
Pacific
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Cook Islands signs seabed minerals deal with China
22 Feb 2025The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the Pacific nation's seabed mineral riches.
France’s Minister Valls faces tough talks in New Caledonia over political future
‘Very little detail’: PM Brown explains vague China agreement
Sport
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How did Joseph Parker's big bout fall apart?
22 Feb 2025It was set to be one of the biggest sporting events of New Zealand's sporting year - now we've got a hastily arranged make-up fight instead.
Super Rugby Pacific: Highlanders upset defending champ Blues
A-League as it happened: Auckland FC demolish Phoenix 6-1
Politics
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Govt pledges $4.5m boost to QEII conservation group
22 Feb 2025A funding boost has been announced for conservation body QEII National Trust, as well as a $750,000 injection for a Waikato conservation project.
Labour MP calls for Destiny Church to lose charity status
A rare glimpse into the intelligence community
World
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Former US officer convicted over fatal shooting of NZ man
21 Feb 2025Christian Glass was shot five times by police after calling 911 during an apparent mental health crisis in Colorado.
Australia's Penny Wong challenges Chinese foreign minister over 'unprecedented' live fire drills off Australian coast
Trump moves toward Pacific 'not surprising,' Collins says
Comment & Analysis
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Would owning the rights to our face and voice reduce deepfake's harm?
21 Feb 2025Analysis - Not that long ago, the term "deepfake" wasn't in most people's vocabularies. Now, it is not only commonplace but is also the focus of intense legal scrutiny around the world.
It feels like there are suddenly way more plane crashes and incidents. Here’s the truth
Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now
Local Democracy Reporting
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Napier council proposes two-year library closure
22 Feb 2025It says the closure will keep the proposed rates increase for Napier ratepayers below 7.9 percent.
Carterton and South Wairarapa councils unable to implement speed reductions under new law
Gisborne school to close after 60 years as student numbers dwindle
In Depth
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The mystery of the missing Great Barrier petrels
21 Feb 2025They start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ever been found again.
Research reveals potentially dangerous 'urban heat island’ effect in central Auckland
Fast-tracked hotel and hostel in Mount Eden surprise residents
Te Ao Māori
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Te Matatini economic forecast fantastic for Taranaki
21 Feb 2025Thousand's are expected to converge on New Plymouth for the kapa haka competition, which is projected to bring in $27 million for the region, its chief executive says. Audio
Solar hybrid system to power Te Matatini stalls
Parihaka matriarch Maata Wharehoka dies at age 74
Business
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Sunflower community project brightening Central Hawke's Bay
22 Feb 2025A dairy farm field filled with sunflowers in Central Hawke's Bay is bringing joy and happiness to the local community, with people invited to walk through the flowers, and pick some to take away.
How often do we have to come back if we're overseas while getting the pension? - Ask Susan
Where houses might have given you a 1000 percent capital gain
Country
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Farmers turn weed into wellness products
22 Feb 2025Hemp grows beside wheat, barley and peas at Blair and Jody Drysdale's farm in Northern Southland. The seeds are pressed and made into nutritional oil and skincare cream, that the couple sell direct to…
Country Life: Sino-vino ties - wine-lover links China and New Zealand
Green light for industrial hemp regulation review
Environment
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Recruiting the birds to bring back the bush
20 Feb 2025Bird-feeding 'seed islands' are being trialled to speed up native forest regeneration.
New Zealand's glaciers have shrunk by 29% since 2000
Public interest in buying station with precious wetland near Wellington
Media & Technology
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High-profile journalists to go as NZME announces 30 job cuts
19 Feb 2025The New Zealand Herald owner is slashing roles across its newsrooms.
Google's AI has been breaching New Zealand court name suppressions
Government releases proposals to level media playing field
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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Ram raids decline almost 60 percent year on year
21 Feb 2025Recently released data from police reveals a decline of almost 60 percent year on year in the number of ram raids nationwide that were logged in 2024.
Indian surnames top list of most common registered family names for Kiwi newborns in 2024
Teen facing deportation granted New Zealand residency