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New Zealand
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New aerial images reveal scale of Northland landslide damage
20 Mar 2026The images will be shown to the storm-hit community next week as part of a special Ōakura Civil Defence recovery workshop.
University students facing the 'toughest time' in years as costs increase
Former Wellington mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast admits to having driver licence suspended
Pacific
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Peters, Brown hold informal talks in Auckland, but no deal on key issues
20 Mar 2026Four days ago, Peters' office said they had no plans to meet Cook Islands PM Mark Brown while he was in New Zealand.
Pacific Business Brief: Developments in Pacific aviation
Watch: Green Party promises to 'properly' support Polyfest
Sport
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Black Caps crush South Africa to take series lead
20 Mar 2026Openers Devon Conway and Tom Latham put on 96 for the first wicket, setting up the crushing eight-wicket win in Auckland.
Super Rugby Pacific: Hurricanes humiliate Highlanders
White Ferns take lead in T20 series against South Africa Proteas
Politics
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'The silence is deafening': Kapa-Kingi yet to speak with TPM leaders
20 Mar 2026The newly reinstated Te Pāti Māori MP told Mata she still hasn't received an apology following months of internal ructions and a bitter High Court battle.
Winston Peters meets Cook Island PM 'informally', but no deal on key issues
Return of the oil shock: lessons from a crisis New Zealand has seen before
World
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Advice from the world's happiest country, as NZ misses top 10
20 Mar 2026Don't complain too much, mind your own business and be happy about it.
Norway's crown princess says she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein
Tropical Cyclone Narelle leaves trail of damage as residents shelter in boats, shipping containers, WWII bunker
Comment & Analysis
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US and Israel tactics diverge over Trump's 'fuzzy' goals
20 Mar 2026Analysis: Earlier this month, the United States voiced unease after Israel bombed fuel depots around Tehran, smothering the city of 10 million people with toxic black smoke.
What strikes on the world's largest natural gas sites could do to the global economy
Prime Minister retreats to safe law and order ground in Pacific
Local Democracy Reporting
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'Unmitigated disaster': Weeds 'suffocating' council's native planting
20 Mar 2026But a council spokesperson says the dense planting of roughly 4000 plants should eventually shade out the kikuyu weed once canopy closure occurs.
Tauranga drivers face years of disruption under proposed roading upgrade
Kiwi come home: Taonga return to ancestral forest after 30-year effort
In Depth
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How a crucial 45-minute meeting took pay equity claims away from women
That meeting began the overhaul of the once "world-leading" Equal Pay Act - retrospectively stripping nurses, teachers and carers.
Why the government backed away from breaking up supermarkets
'They took my whole life': ACC spied on man with a traumatic brain injury
Te Ao Māori
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Too expensive to smile: Calls grow for universal, Te Tiriti-consistent dental care
20 Mar 2026Nearly half of adults in Aotearoa are avoiding dental care because they cannot afford it, leaving many in chronic pain, at risk of serious infection, or in need of hospital treatment. Audio
Pioneering Māori broadcaster and journalist Moari Stafford dies
David Seymour announces new iwi-led charter school for Wellington region
Business
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DiDi imposes fuel surcharge as rising petrol prices squeeze drivers
20 Mar 2026Some ride-sharing drivers are paying as much as $100 extra a week for petrol just to remain on the road.
Du Val property group collapse: Forensic accountants continue to find 'areas of concern'
For sale Slipper Island expected to fetch more than $10 million
Country
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In Northland's heat, a new sheep takes shape
20 Mar 2026Meaty, eco-friendly, good-looking but not too woolly, could those be the perfect traits for New Zealand's future flock?
Inflating cost of running a farm now structural - report
Iran war will lead to more supermarket price rises - Foodstuffs boss
Environment
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Threatened bird species found breeding in Auckland ranges
17 Mar 2026The discovery of a breeding pair of NZ falcon raising two fledglings is a significant finding, say experts.
Our Changing World: How to grow a kiwi
Government's climate change plans go to the High Court
Media & Technology
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Men can get out of the manosphere - former incels on why they left
19 Mar 2026A new study highlights the experiences of men who left toxic online spaces.
Anxious, desensitised: How teens learn about news now
TVNZ sees sharp drop in half-year profit on back of revenue decline
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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Rising fuel prices squeeze ride-sharing drivers
20 Mar 2026Soaring fuel prices are forcing some drivers that provide ride-sharing services to shell out as much as $100 extra on petrol each week just to stay on the road.
Vibrant Holi celebrations draw thousands nationwide
What one changing suburb tells us about Auckland