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New Zealand
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Flooding closes SH1 in Far North, more road closures possible
23 minutes agoNZTA is warning motorists there are no alternative routes to Te Paki or to the cape, as surface flooding hits Dargaville.
Fresh push for new bottle store in 'worst' location
'James and Isey' star James Cross dies aged 68
Pacific
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'I will not step down'
2:04 pm todayJeremiah Manele has bought himself a little more time after the Solomon Islands parliament was adjourned until 6 May for a no-confidence vote against his government.
'People want him back': Sayed-Khaiyum says Bainimarama could stand in 2026
French Minister Valls wants all parties to own their responsibilities ahead of third trip to New Caledonia
Sport
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London mayor hopes city will bid for 2040 Olympics as part of ambitious hosting plan
12:22 pm today"My ambition has always been for London to be the sporting capital of the world", Sadiq Khan says.
NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster speaks out against NRL sin-bin barrage
Motorsport boss considering 'improvements' to swearing rules
Politics
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Government exploring Northland-to-Auckland 'energy bridge'
1:17 pm todayShane Jones says if the $2 million study proves it viable, it could turn Northland into a major power-exporting region and reduce prices nationally.
Wellington City Council defends process that led to decision to demolish City to Sea Bridge
Pharmac's approach not fit for purpose, major review finds
World
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Spain, Portugal declare states of emergency in massive outage
3:36 pm todayThe blackout has caused travel chaos as traffic lights, trains, phone and internet networks went down.
Israel's Gaza aid blockade contested in World Court hearings
Conclave to elect new pope to start on 7 May, cardinals meet
Comment & Analysis
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Aside from Anzac Day, NZ has been slow to remember military veterans
28 Apr 2025Expansion of the term 'veteran' will add 100,000 service people, without automatically changing existing entitlements.
Debut album by There's A Tuesday is wildly impressive
The billions spent on NZ’s accommodation supplement is failing to make rent affordable – so what will?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Fly-tipping triggers $200k clean-up in South Wairarapa
10:28 am todayCouncillors would meet on Wednesday to vote on whether to borrow money to schedule the clean-up this financial year.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Runner ‘shocked’ as herd of cows break into Napier estuary for a paddle
In Depth
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In death, Olivia Podmore is finally seen by a system that failed her
A harrowing inquest has revealed the disturbing truth about the Olympic cyclist's treatment within her sport.
Why some of our biggest exporters are worried about the Gene Technology Bill
Quarrying company J Swap denied Supreme Court appeal to mine on QEII covenant land
Te Ao Māori
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Pharmac's move to drop Māori Directorate slammed by union as Treaty breach
2:16 pm todayA union says a Pharmac proposal to disestablish a specialist Māori advisory team is an abandonment of its commitment to Māori health.
What it means to carry the name of bringing peace
Anzac Day: Big turnout for dawn service at Kaiuku Marae in Māhia
Business
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Beauty therapist forced to go on early maternity leave awarded almost $100k
11:48 am today"I couldn't enjoy being pregnant or being a mum. All I could focus on was how I could afford things," Doria said.
Are you a 'have' or a 'have-not? What the numbers say
Is your power bill 'average'?
Country
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Agritourism business lets farming family see their home anew
25 Apr 2025Meet the Robinsons - fifth generation sheep and beef farmers who've added a diverse range of income streams to the family farm.
Country Life: Simmental cattle breeder Tony Thompson's life of legacy
Controls lifted at Otago poultry farm after high pathogenic bird flu eradicated
Environment
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Rare orchids reintroduced into the wild
24 Apr 2025The 'nationally critical' Cooper's orchid population has been boosted by lab-grown seedlings.
Our Changing World: Keeping up with the kākahi
Forest owners push back on watchdog report
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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Indian community unites in condemning Kashmir terror attacks
At least two dozen people died after gunmen opened fired on tourists near Pahalgam in the Himalayas.
Indian comedian turns Cantonese into his comedic ‘superpower’
No virginity testing and amending alcohol licensing rules on Indian origin MPs agenda