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New Zealand
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Overloaded maternity system facing job cuts
10:54 am todayHealth NZ has proposed getting rid of the national maternity and early years programme Starting Well, and 25 fulltime roles will be cut from Health NZ's funding team.
Victim advocates warn women fearing for safety this Christmas may not call police
Man killed in Queenstown crash named
Pacific
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Official death toll stands at 12 in Vanuatu with 80,000 affected people
The number of official deaths from Vanuatu's 7.3 magnitude quake now stands at 12.
Hopes dwindling of finding anyone alive in collapsed Port Vila building
Meet the humble Tongan sailor who won NZ Defence Force's top 2025 awards
Sport
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'Terrible': Auckland FC coach labels players 'complacent' after first loss
11:34 am todayHe suggested their seven-match unbeaten streak had gone to the players' heads.
Oleksandr Usyk outpoints Tyson Fury to retain world heavyweight crowns
Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to retain unified world heavyweight title - as it happened
Politics
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Government quietly scraps waste minimisation policies
6:33 am todayThe government has quietly cancelled plans to improve recycling and roll out a kerbside food scraps composting scheme.
Nelson Hospital conditions 'unbearable' - staff
Parliament's final sitting day an insight into party factions
Covid-19
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Covid-19 cases: 1402 new cases, 8 deaths
17 Dec 2024The seven day rolling average of new cases down 165.
Covid inquiry report is excellent guide to preparing for next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk
Covid-19: 1719 new cases, seven deaths
World
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Commercial flights resume for quake-hit Vanuatu
7:59 am todayThe priority is for stranded citizens to return home as well as enabling visitors to leave.
What we know about suspect behind German Christmas market attack
Out-of-control bushfire in Australia's Victoria will burn for days, warn officials
Comment & Analysis
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How feelings of disconnection and lack of control fuel conspiracy beliefs
18 Dec 2024Analysis - Conspiracy theories have always been a part of society, offering explanations - sometimes simple, often elaborate - for complex events.
HYEFU revealed: Nicola Willis deploys convenient new measure amid bleak books
Michael Kiwanuka is affable as always on his soulful fourth LP
Local Democracy Reporting
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$36k raise for sick Māori ward councillor
19 Dec 2024Māori ward councillor Mikaere Sydney has been in hospital since July.
Frustration at council view on 'benign' coastal landfill
Govt ends pilot programme for Māori and Pacific, sparking outrage
In Depth
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Plans for hotel and hostel surprise leafy suburb's residents
20 Dec 2024Plans for a hotel and student hostel at Auckland's Eden Park stadium have been revealed in the release of fast-track application documents.
In search of the manta rays of the Hauraki Gulf
Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti
Te Ao Māori
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Mongrel Mob member's rēwana bread helping feed hungry whānau
21 Dec 2024Support from the community will see 20 loaves of Vonz Kaukau's bread added to an Upper Hutt foodbank ahead of Christmas.
PM skipping Waitangi appearance 'a good first step' - hīkoi organiser
Chris Penk rejects bid to change Petone's name to Pito One
Business
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Acclaimed Auckland restaurant popular with celebs to close
The owners of an Auckland restaurant once ranked one of the best fine dining establishments in the world has announced it will be closing soon.
Hospitality has high hopes for hot summer amid hard times
Will KiwiSaver affect my pension? - Ask Susan
Country
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Chef couple finds new home on the range
20 Dec 2024Wallingford Homestead in Central Hawke's Bay was once a bustling base for the local farming community. These days it's helping bridge the urban-rural divide and provides employment opportunities for…
Country Life: Christmas tree farmer makes massive maize maze
Country Life: Teens ride high in the world of rodeo
Environment
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Do EVs still stack up after a tough year?
20 Dec 2024Subsidies are gone, road user charges are in, and ACC levies are up. So do electric cars still make financial sense?
Our Changing World: New Antarctic methane seeps
Whanganui council takes stand against deep seabed mining
Media & Technology
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How to make your tech devices' batteries last longer
21 Dec 2024Why can't my battery phone's battery last when driving between towns? There could be several ways your battery is being drained without you realising how.
Mediawatch: The good, bad and weird media in 2024
From Tradwife to 4B: The ways we were told to be a woman in 2024
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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Kiwi short film shines on international festival circuit
19 Dec 2024William McKegg's Medicine takes home best short form prize at the 2024 Asian Academy Creative Awards in Singapore.
Labour hire firm under migrant exploitation investigation in liquidation
The Kiwi musician taking Chinese social media by storm