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New Zealand
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Students struggle with loan and allowance application delays
6:16 am todayStudyLink has processed more applications than last year, but thousands remain uncompleted.
Person killed in crash on State Highway 1 in South Waikato
Te Pāti Māori to run candidates in general seats at next election
Pacific
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Trump tariffs: Guam's exemption could be short-lived, says for US delegate
Guam sits outside the US customs zone, which means items imported into Guam are exempt from the tariffs that are being implemented in the 50 states. Audio
Le Franc replaced as New Caledonia’s High Commissioner
'Cleaning and reusing': Fiji doctors forced to recycle medical products
Sport
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SailGP calls off upcoming event over wingsail defect
about 1 hour agoSailGP identified a defect in select wingsails in the F50 fleet, and is allowing time for repairs ahead of the June event in New York.
F1: Carlos Sainz risks further fine for bad language
Honorary Masters starters pick McIlroy to complete Grand Slam
Politics
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'Divided the nation but ignited a fire': Aftermath of the Treaty bill
39 minutes agoWaiata, heckling and cheers rang out as ACT's Treaty Principles Bill was voted out of Parliament, but some say it should never have got off the ranks.
An unwinnable war on the great enemy - the road cone
A damning study of online abuse of female MPs shows urgent legal reform is needed
World
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Pope in surprise St Peter's visit a day after meeting King Charles
about 1 hour agoPope Francis, who is recovering from life-threatening pneumonia, has made an unscheduled visit to St Peter's Basilica, two days after meeting with King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Death toll in Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 218
Greenland ‘Freedom City’? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north
Comment & Analysis
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WTF: Weird Tariff Frenzy - what it means for NZ and the world
5:50 am todayAnalysis: The US and China are head-to-head in a trade war, and as the saying goes 'when two elephants fight, it's the grass that gets trampled'.
Six ideas NZ could borrow from Australia to cut smoking rates
Looking inward: Why Trump's tariffs highlight the need for NZ to build local capacity
Local Democracy Reporting
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Council may ditch credit rating agency after downgrade
10 Apr 2025The Waimakariri District Council could ditch the credit rating agency S&P after it received a credit rating downgrade.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Rare native plant thriving after Tāngarākau Gorge road works discovery
In Depth
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Quarrying company denied appeal to mine under protected bush
10 Apr 2025The land was protected by a covenant when J Swap bought it, but it wants to mine there anyway.
Formula firms fight against expanded online ad ban despite WHO warnings
State abuse survivor Eugene Ryder on abuse, gangs and his King's Service Medal
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
Watch: Te Pati Māori film crew ejected from public gallery by Parliament security
National minister heralds 'cremation day' for Treaty Principles Bill
Business
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Will tariffs lead to the rise of Temu?
5:49 am todayExperts suggest surplus stock could see online retail giants like Temu and Shein stepping up their activity in New Zealand.
Woolworths confirms restructure, closes two stores
NZX-50 up 3.3 percent at end of day's trading in best session since 2020
Country
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Mt Taranaki eruption could cut off 5000 farms
9 Apr 2025Researchers many roads and bridges around the mountain could be affected if the volcano were ever to erupt.
NZ's largest farm clear of bovine tuberculosis
Tiny 'green thumbs' produce winning giant pumpkin in Northland
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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Nigel Latta: 'There's a lot of AI-based parenting stuff out there'
9 Apr 2025Psychologist and media personality Nigel Latta is back with an app designed to give parents personalised advice about their children.
NZME boardroom battle: 'Try for a fresh start for all' - businessman
RNZ to run new series of political polls
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 film industry looks to rekindle ties with India
10 Apr 2025Indian filmmakers shot more than 100 films in New Zealand in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Westpac adds Hindi, Samoan, Tongan languages to ATMs
Auckland train crash victim named