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New Zealand
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'Grave concerns' for missing Aoraki Mt Cook climbers
8:07 am todaySearch teams on Monday found an ice axe and a jacket to belong to the party. Audio
Auckland Transport shake-up: 'There's not much room to get worse' - mayor
Seabed mining left out of regional plan for Taranaki
Pacific
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Vanuatu's landmark case at ICJ seeks to hold polluting nations responsible
Vanuatu's special envoy to climate change says their case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is based on the argument that those harming the climate are breaking international law. Audio
Cook Islands foreign minister cautions against limiting religious organisations
'Polytreneur' breaks into mainstream with Pasifika babywear
Sport
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American Olympic medallist Maher signs for Bristol Bears
8:48 am todayUnited States' Olympic bronze medallist and social media star Ilona Maher has joined Bristol Bears on a three-month deal.
A 12th F1 team after Cadillac? Why not, says FIA president
Auckland FC to Phoenix: 'Expect fans to get stuck in'
Politics
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Modelling shows how Donald Trump’s tariffs will hurt – and help – New Zealand
7:13 am todayFew can doubt Donald Trump's trade intentions once he takes office next January.
Health NZ says nursing hires one of reason for deficit
Plans for slimmed down Office for Māori Crown Relations discussed by select committee
Covid-19
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What Covid inquiry says about the next pandemic - and what we're doing wrong
30 Nov 2024Opinion - There's urgency for the government to act on the recommendations of the long-awaited inquiry, prominent medical experts write.
Covid-19: 1719 new cases, seven deaths
Government releases first Royal Commission Covid-19 report
World
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South Korea parliament rejects president's martial law declaration
8:38 am todaySouth Korean's president declared martial law in surprise late-night television broadcast.
What we know about South Korea's martial law declaration
In photos: Martial law declared in South Korea
Comment & Analysis
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Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?
3 Dec 2024Recently the rhetoric has been taken up a notch.
Privatisation by stealth: Changes to education in NZ opening the door to private interests
NZ’s gas shortage was not caused by the offshore exploration ban – but it was still a flawed policy
Local Democracy Reporting
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'Mauaoathon' fundraiser for sick Tauranga councillor
23 minutes agoMikaere Sydney is recovering from a rare form of encephalitis caused by a virus.
'Polytreneur' breaks into mainstream with Pasifika babywear
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Are stopbanks still the answer?
2 Dec 2024The Ngaruroro breached in more than a dozen places on 14 February, 2023. Local and experts are saying it's time for a rethink.
Health practitioner who treated Olivia Podmore kept no notes, inquest hears
Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti
Te Ao Māori
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Moana 2 Reo Māori - Another step on the journey for te reo
3 Dec 2024Māori Issues Reporter Pokere Paewai looks at the te reo version of Disney's latest film and what it means for the normalisation of te reo.
How does Te Tiriti o Waitangi compare to treaties in other colonial countries?
Digging into kai resilience with the Waitara Foodbank
Business
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Is it worth getting a solar power system?
3 Dec 2024It takes just five to eight years for a typical solar power system to pay for itself on a New Zealand home, experts say.
Buy now for a well priced EV, industry expert says
Sanitarium stops making peanut butter due to declining customer demand
Country
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'It was a long process getting the farms clean' - Australian farmer hit by bird flu
3 Dec 2024An Australian egg producer hit by bird flu warns NZ farmers it's likely to take months to get birds back on the farm and laying. Audio
Bird flu testing continues on Otago farm
Months of getting prepared for highly pathogenic avian flu
Environment
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'These things can just disappear in silence' - Robins at risk of extinction
3 Dec 2024A population of South Island robin living near Dunedin is at risk of local extinction without intervention.
Onehunga lagoon build-up leaves boats stuck in the mud
Dissection of rare whale begins: 'This is an extraordinary thing'
Media & Technology
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What is Brain Rot, the Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year?
3 Dec 2024Technically, yes, it's two words. But who wants to risk getting pedantic with an Oxford dictionary?
RNZ releases latest survey result, presenters announced for summer edition of Morning Report
Wairoa Star's new owner Tātau Tātau O Te Wairoa gives advice on saving local media
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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Tip-toeing to a trade deal with India
3 Dec 2024There's already plenty of doubt that we'll get an India trade deal signed in the Prime Minister's first term as he promised. Here's another hiccup.
The New Zealand names of Indian origin
Median income of Indian households defying stereotype