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New Zealand
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Sir Dave Dobbyn to serve a slice of his back catalogue at one-off Auckland show
6:43 am todayThe New Zealand music legend will take fans on an "unforgettable journey" at the Town Hall for the first time in June.
Stephen Stone's lawyer calls for public inquiry, compensation after murder acquittal
Living roof project could provide green shoots for Auckland's concrete jungle
Pacific
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Winston Peters to meet French minister in New Caledonia this week
7:32 am todayThe New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister travels to Nouméa today, where he will hold talks with visiting French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls.
Fijian Drua make desperate call for fans to 'turn up in numbers'
The continuing struggle in PNG to provide hospital beds
Sport
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Black Ferns selectors drop Ruby Tui for Pacific Four series
36 minutes agoRugby superstar Ruby Tui has been left out of the Black Ferns squad for the next month's Pacific Four series.
F1: Racing Bulls give Liam Lawson their full backing
Manu Samoa to have 'home' rugby test against Fiji in Rotorua
Politics
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Public sector risks more legal action over failure to fulfill Treaty settlements
4:59 am todayIwi and hapū are legally entitled to their Treaty Settlements, but a new report from the auditor general has found widespread breaches by the Crown .
Councillors to have 'how-to' guidebook on staying safe from abuse
Te Puni Kōkiri reveals new Whānau Ora commissioning agencies
World
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Pakistan claims India planning to launch military action
10 minutes agoTensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours escalated following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir.
RecipeTin Eats founder accuses Brooki Bakehouse of plagiarising recipes
Nuclear strategy could hold key to power in Australian election
Comment & Analysis
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Australian election on a knife edge, thanks to Donald Trump
Analysis - Nothing is certain in politics, and Labor could still lose the election as polls are known to get it wrong in Australia, writes Corin Dann. Audio
Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity
Aside from Anzac Day, NZ has been slow to remember military veterans
Local Democracy Reporting
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Canterbury bus fares to increase from July
14 minutes agoGreater Christchurch bus fares will increase in July, with the standard adult fare increasing from $2 to $3.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Hemi Rolleston wins Tauranga Māori ward byelection
In Depth
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Former Aussie PM: 'Showing weakness to Trump is a major, major mistake'
30 Apr 2025Drawing on his own experience dealing with Trump, Malcolm Turnbull warned New Zealand against adopting a posture of appeasement.
Into the light: Why Nicholle Bailey and Jess Massey waived suppression to tell the truth about Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore’s tragic death
In death, Olivia Podmore is finally seen by a system that failed her
Te Ao Māori
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First indigenous woman to study at Oxford receives posthumous degree after 100 years
30 Apr 2025Mākereti Papakura died in 1930, just weeks before she was due to present her thesis, almost 100 years later she will be awarded her degree.
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa celebrates 40 years since the opening of its spiritual home
Pharmac's move to drop Māori Directorate slammed by union as 'another breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi'
Business
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Like the look of that house? 'Visit 50 properties before you buy'
6:41 am todayBuyers have time to act carefully, the head of Realestate.co.nz says.
Climate change protections will require collaborative, government-led approach - Insurance Council
Rob Everett to chair non-profit Kiwisaver provider Simplicity
Country
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Uncertainty as Auckland's only harness training track hits market again
The 35-hectare Pukekohe site has operated for 77 years for professional horse trotting and pacing and is owned by the Auckland Trotting Club.
Rural families amped for duck hunting season
NZ scientists share passion for high-value fruit with Vietnamese farmers
Environment
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Studying Fiordland's iconic black corals
6:43 am todayFiordland's protected black corals provide crucial habitat. But how resilient are they to change?
Our Changing World: Helping New Zealand’s understated orchids
Our Changing World: Keeping up with the kākahi
Media & Technology
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The journalist who first called Donald Trump a 'short-fingered vulgarian'
27 Apr 2025Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter got in Trump's firing line after coining a description of the business tycoon that has now become a running joke in pop culture.
How Shepherdess magazine bucked print’s decline
RNZ launches journalism scholarship programme to celebrate 100 years
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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Unpaid salary claims, postponed game add to Indian Panthers' woes
30 Apr 2025Panthers' CEO addresses player payment delays after Tuesday night's game is postponed due to player protest.
Ethnic MPs condemn race-based criticism of their political work
New Zealand’s Indian community embraces interfaith unity
RNZ中文
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多位少数族裔国会议员发声,就国会中基于种族背景的语言霸凌予以谴责
30 Apr 2025代表新西兰少数族裔社区的国会议员在反对某些政策时,其本人的族裔背景往往成为被攻击的标签。一些国会议员日前发声,对这种语言霸凌行为予以谴责。
一名移民顾问据称因职业疏忽促成移民欺诈,被监管机构处罚
财长发话:行政津贴再砍10亿纽元