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New Zealand
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'By the end of the year, they're making their own clothes'
7:36 am todayA learning by doing project is teaching South Aucklanders how to sew for themselves and their family.
Tenant wins $5000 payout after Kāinga Ora fails to act over machete threats
Country's lightest electric double-decker bus to hit Christchurch's roads next week
Pacific
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Vanuatu province given 'all clear' as Cyclone Urmil moves slowly away
28 Feb 2026The Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office has given the 'all clear' to TAFEA Province as Tropical Cyclone Urmil moves southeast.
Fijian Drua come from behind to down the Hurricanes in Lautoka
OFC Pro League: Auckland FC extend their top of the table lead
Sport
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Late try maintains Brumbies' unbeaten start to Super Rugby campaign
28 Feb 2026The Blues led with time up on the clock, but could not deprive No.8 Charlie Cale the gamewinner in Canberra.
Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier storms into NZ Open lead at Millbrook
Football: Auckland FC stun with A-League win over champions Melbourne City
Politics
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The Detail: New granny flat rules are far from DIY nirvana
27 Feb 2026The new rules cut a thin layer of red tape, but they're still complex, full of restrictions and just as expensive as always.
Winston Peters rails against 'blind ideology' panic amid talk of Air NZ sale
Aucklanders protest government's move-on orders for rough sleepers
World
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Watch: Rocket Lab blasts off on US hypersonic mission
28 Feb 2026Rocket Lab has launched its latest HASTE rocket from Virginia, deploying a scramjet-powered aircraft in a US hypersonic test mission. Video
What’s the link between talcum powder and cancer?
North Korea unveils image of leader's daughter firing rifle
Comment & Analysis
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When AI rewrites the rules: Spotting 'value drift' at work
28 Feb 2026Analysis - The ethical risk posed by Gen AI isn't likely to be a single shocking scandal, but the changes made through a thousand small decisions.
Why the Clintons’ ordeal might end up backfiring on Trump
A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’
Local Democracy Reporting
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What is Local Democracy Reporting?
31 May 2021Find out more about the scheme and how to become a host newsroom or accredited media partner.
Future of Lower Hutt libraries and pools up for discussion
Hapū seek ocean status to save Taranaki kaimoana
In Depth
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Youth motocross in focus as Coroner orders joint inquest
16 Feb 2026The deaths of four young riders over two years will be examined together, with the inquest expected to place the safety of the sport under scrutiny.
A CEO ousted, a board divided: What went wrong at New Zealand Cricket?
Deadly storms expose growing gap between disaster recovery and climate preparation
Te Ao Māori
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Māori wāhine over represented in criminal justice system, data finds
27 Feb 2026Ministry of Justice factsheet found while wāhine Māori made up 15 percent of people in New Zealand they made up 44 percent of all women who were proceeded against by police.
Marlborough iwi Rangitāne o Wairau now responsible for Te Pokohiwi o Kupe
How a 'weekend wānanga' kickstarted the Māori art revolution
Business
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Can New Zealand economy recover if house prices don't?
New Zealand's economy is expected to continue to slowly recover this year.
BMW orders worldwide car recall over fire risk
Australian buyer loses $100k deposit due to banking rules - could the same happen here?
Country
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Blade shearing - a little bit nostalgia, a lot of skill
28 Feb 2026Blade shearers from around the world have been sharpening their tools and their eye before the Golden Shears in Masterton under the tutelage of Allan Oldfield, a world champion blade shearer, at a…
Country Life: An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production
Fishers 'living the funeral' of low salmon, fish stocks in Rakaia River
Environment
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Power concerns: Lines companies urged to consider 'non-network' solutions
25 Feb 2026Flexible pricing and other 'non-network' solutions could reduce the cost for consumers and improve the electricity system, argue the agencies governing energy use.
Our Changing World: The democratisation of space?
Wastewater may be flowing to a Coromandel beach after sinkhole forms
Media & Technology
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America’s Next Top Model docuseries never apologises for abuse
24 Feb 2026Reality Check shows us how, once Tyra Banks accrued her own cultural capital, she took her frustration out on contestants rather than the industry.
A new wave of romance scams is washing across the internet - here’s how to stay safe
AI actress Tilly Norwood could soon be doing interviews
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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Auckland election rivals unite against racism
25 Feb 2026"We have faced similar stereotyping, similar judgemental attitude ourselves. If one Pacific Islander does something, the entire community is painted with the same brush.
Nurses honoured at Kerala community awards in Auckland
Citizens arrests, armed guards, and the power of Sunny Kaushal