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Te Puna blaze contained, evacuees returning home
3 minutes agoTen households were evacuated in Bay of Plenty community Te Puna after a shelter belt fire broke out.
Dairy owner 'terrified' after violent Lower Hutt robbery
'A risk of over-diagnosing ADHD', leading NZ psychiatrist warns
Pacific
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'685's to the world:' Restoring Citizenship Bill passes with unanimous support
6:12 pm todayThe Citizenship Western Samoa Restoration Amendment Bill has passed its third and final reading in New Zealand Parliament today.
Third reading of Samoa Citizenship Bill in New Zealand Parliament today
Norfolk Island official resigns in protest at Canberra governance decision
Sport
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New Zealand's first U85kg side to tour Sri Lanka
5:40 pm todayNZR has confirmed the inaugural national team will head overseas in May next year.
NZRL mourns death of former Kiwis captain Roy Christian
Who are our greatest rugby exports to Europe? The top 10
Politics
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'Good to be home': New NZ Police Commissioner reveals priorities
4:32 pm todayRichard Chambers is replacing outgoing commissioner Andrew Coster.
New Zealand a very difficult place to be blind - advocate
City Rail Link: Mayor Wayne Brown unsure it will get across the line in time
Covid-19
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Covid-19 update: 1411 new cases, 4 deaths
19 Nov 2024There have been 1411 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the week to Sunday, and four further deaths attributed to the virus.
Covid-19 update: 1431 new cases, seven deaths
Covid-19 update: 1248 new cases, 12 further deaths
World
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Salvage companies ready to remove fuel from sunken naval vessel
7:10 pm todayThe Navy is confident a robust plan is in place to handle any leaks as the operation to remove fuel from the HMNZS Manawanui begins. Audio
Leftover QI facts spawn hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish
NZ chips in $10m from existing funds to pay for climate losses
Comment & Analysis
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Sir Robert Gillies' tangi: Fight continues for Māori 80 years after World War II
17 Nov 2024First Person - RNZ reporter Ashleigh McCaull reflects on her ties to the late last remaining member of the Māori Battalion.
With 14 community newspapers due to close, too many parts of NZ are becoming 'news deserts'
The case for COPs (even this one)
Local Democracy Reporting
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Playground graffiti costly for ratepayers
6:43 pm todayCleaning up graffiti at a recently-opened south Auckland playground has cost more than $20,000 in just over a year.
Surf club pushes ahead with Tāhunanui building plans
Whangārei’s fluoridation fracas flares as deadline nears
In Depth
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Podmore bullying claims: Cycling boss saw 'no value' in taking action
7:14 pm todayThe former head of Cycling NZ told the Olympian he saw "no tangible value" in disciplinary action against those alleged to have harmed her.
The smack: How a family’s plea to Oranga Tamariki for help with their son unravelled
'Don't crash': Olympian cyclist Olivia Podmore was victim of serious bullying, inquest hears
Te Ao Māori
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After the Hīkoi: 'I'm really proud of our country'
7:06 am todayThe protest against the Treaty Principles Bill turned into a party after te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti left Parliament and headed to Waitangi Park for music, kai, and a bit of a rest.
Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti: The final day march to Parliament in photos
Listen: Christopher Luxon says 'no need to meet' with hīkoi at Parliament
Business
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'I don't see what they could be doing much worse'
It's the vacation from hell and it hasn't even got off the ground yet for a US-based Air New Zealand passenger and his family. Audio
Wellington businesses report busy Hīkoi trading day
Kinleith Mill to halt paper production next year, with 230 jobs on the line
Country
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Shutting Timaru's Smithfield meatworks to cost Alliance more than $51m
The cost of shutting its Timaru meat works is costing the troubled red meat co-operative more than $51m.
In a step towards reducing greenhouse gases, Pāmu's St Kilda farm welcomes first cattle to methane testing facility
Detecting and diagnosing mastitis in 15 minutes in the field
Environment
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Dramatic decline in Tongariro’s native plants as invasive heather spreads
1:05 pm today"In places where ground cover of heather is high, we found native ferns, sedges, and rushes have disappeared completely."
COP29: Surprise at lack of reaction to US elections
'Only in Australia': Couple comes home to find koala in bed
Media & Technology
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Rust movie to premiere three years after on-set shooting
2:58 pm todayDirector Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting, will introduce the movie at the Camerimage film festival in Torun, northern Poland.
Council deal threatens Westport News
How former Wallabies coach Alan Jones rose to power in the Australian media as a shock jock
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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Dairy owner 'terrified' after violent Lower Hutt robbery
7:18 pm todayFour masked men stormed the shop, assaulted her, and made off with thousands of dollars worth of cash and cigarettes.
The Kiwi business leader giving exploited migrants a second chance
Deportations hampered by availability and cost of flights