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New Zealand
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Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide - mayor
10 minutes agoSix people died in the slip at the Beachside Holiday Park, and their bodies have now been recovered and identified.
Modern windows suspected of being behind rise in serious Kererū injuries
Dirt bikers ride into oncoming traffic, almost hit kids in South Auckland, police say
Pacific
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Violence forces halt to NZ aid project in PNG
2 Feb 2026A $6.7 million New Zealand aid electrification project in a tribal violence hot spot of Papua New Guinea has been halted due to security concerns.
Dismissal of Fiji's anti-corruption chief Barbara Malimali unlawful, court rules
Cook Islands: Tourism operators blamed for double-charges after major bank error
Sport
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Kiwi Olympian's gold medal stolen in home burglary
2 Feb 2026Former rower Les O'Connell won the medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and is appealing to whoever pinched it to give it back undamaged.
Sam Ruthe's next goal after setting record for mile
Taranaki surfers thrilled over return of world's surfing elite to NZ
Politics
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Lawyer argues Te Pāti Māori expulsion breached dispute process, tikanga
2 Feb 2026A hearing to consider MP Mariameno Kapa-King's expulsion from the party is underway.
Watch: PM Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford on reporting students' progress
New Zealand can 'claim responsible mining' - Minerals Council
World
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5yo returns home as Trump administration shifts tone amid anti-ICE protests
2 Feb 2026A preschooler and his father, taken by ICE, returned home following a judge's ruling.
Victoria police launch search in national park for fugitive Dezi Freeman
New Jeffrey Epstein accuser claims sexual encounter with ex-prince Andrew: report
Comment & Analysis
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How to fix the 'build now, fix later' culture
Nearly 10 percent of the construction sector's total value is lost to systemic quality failure, writes industry consultant Mark Kirby.
NZ's finance industry is required to treat customers fairly - but how do we define 'fair'?
Trump is scared of the politics of ICE, and it's showing
Local Democracy Reporting
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NZ Post closures in Rotorua to hit older residents hardest
2 Feb 2026Grey Power says disability, transport access and unfamiliar technology will turn a once simple errand into a "big challenge" for many.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
‘Medicine for the soul’: Hawke’s Bay harbourmaster on dream job
In Depth
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Are we stuck in a 'crisis and response' pattern?
30 Jan 2026Experts say the bill for disasters will only continue to rise unless we make changes.
How poo-detecting dogs are helping native birds return to Waiheke Island
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
Te Ao Māori
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'For all New Zealanders': Celebrations getting underway at Waitangi
2 Feb 2026It's a packed schedule of festivities at both the upper treaty grounds and the newly refurbished Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae.
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi hopes to be back in Te Pāti Māori following court hearing
Longest-standing Māori theatre company brings whānau voices of trauma and hope to the stage
Business
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Well-known Wellington takeaway closing after half a century
2 Feb 2026Rice Bowl Burger Bar has been serving up hot food since the early 1970s.
Demand for consumer credit rises as mortgage applications, personal loans increase
More interest rates relief coming for homeowners
Country
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How will geopolitics impact farm inputs this year?
A new report has alerted geopolitical risks, such as tensions in Iran, could affect prices for key items used on New Zealand farms like fertiliser.
Farms 'smashed' in East Coast storms
Live animal export industry remain hopeful practice will resume after ban
Environment
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Using vibrations to deter pest insects
5:01 am todayResearchers are translating pest insects' vibrational language to use it against them.
Microplastics found in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fish
'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
Media & Technology
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Why do we all wish it was 2016?
23 Jan 2026Listening to Justin Bieber, perfecting your pout for the "dog filter", and casting a purplish haze over your pictures - why is the internet pining for the past?
EB Games heaving with crowds as gamers snatch final deals
'Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
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 First-National clash over India FTA a 'mature disagreement' - Luxon
2 Feb 2026National and New Zealand First have been clashing over the free trade agreement.
Protests in Auckland's CBD monitored by police with cordons, road closures
Beyond the boundary: Rangatahi Cricket Festival celebrates diversity