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New Zealand
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Is the Michelin guide as good as it sounds for New Zealand?
6 Nov 2025There's no denying it's nice to be invited to the Michelin guide party, but chef Al Brown says it has a dark side.
Tribunal orders compensation for tenants of damaged Nelson slump‑zone house
Invasive millipede plaguing Wellington found at Nelson building site
Pacific
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Conjoined twins in PNG 'have a will to live' but face uncertain future
6 Nov 2025The parents of Tom and Sawong are fighting for surgery for their sons despite medical advice from Papua New Guinean doctors warning against it.
New dates for French minister's visit to New Caledonia
Former All Blacks Pulu, Laumape headline Moana Pasifika's 2026 Super Rugby Pacific squad
Sport
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Inside the uneasy truce between Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ
After 51 bruising days, Dame Noeline Taurua was reinstated as Silver Ferns coach. But the uneasy truce with Netball NZ is already under strain amid renewed legal tensions and mistrust.
Super Rugby Pacific squads for 2026 revealed
New Zealand bowler Selina Goddard named women's World No 1
Politics
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Former Green MP returns as party's new chief of staff
6 Nov 2025Kevin Hague said he was coming "out of retirement" to take up the role after Eliza Prestidge-Oldfield stepped down.
Labour promises to make cervical screening free for everyone
Behind the education overhaul: Outcry reveals deep divisions in the sector
World
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Prince William reveals what he tells his kids about climate change
"Climate anxiety is a real thing," the heir to the throne says.
Ultramarathon runners push limits in 90-hour King of the Hill race
Seven trapped after South Korea power plant structure collapse
Comment & Analysis
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The 2025 election crystallises the Republican Party's post-Trump problem
6 Nov 2025As it was becoming clear that election day was a very bad one for Donald Trump's Republican Party, the president weighed in with his own electoral analysis.
If the Trump wall is about to crumble, here’s where it will show first
The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we’re ill-prepared to combat it
Local Democracy Reporting
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Methven birdsong project starts humming
6 Nov 2025A community vision to bring the birds back to Methven is taking root.
Government approves Eastern Bay councils standing alone with water
Ōtara 'locked out' in stoush over local board leadership roles
In Depth
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'Brazen industry capture' alleged in pig welfare rewrite
NZ Pork says it didn't get everything it wanted, but the SPCA says they got 'exactly what they wanted'. Audio
Silver Ferns coaching drama: Govt agency’s hand in key details revealed
Govt's independent animal welfare experts disagreed with pig welfare reforms
Te Ao Māori
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Crown breached Treaty principles with te reo policies - Waitangi Tribunal
6 Nov 2025The Tauranga iwi that brought the claim against the government says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet.
Schools only legally obliged to teach te reo Māori if parents ask for it under law change
Diluting history curriculum risks 'leaving our past to chance' - Academic
Business
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Restaurant Brands takeover all but assured as bid reaches key milestone
6 Nov 2025Finaccess Restauración made the bid of $5.05 a share in late September.
Gentailers' Huntly coal mountain given the go ahead
Global rating agency gives New Zealand triple-A rating
Country
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The latest overseas investment in NZ
A lily bulb processing plant, production forests and land for a gold mine buffer zone are some of the latest purchases by international investors.
Dairy prices continue downward slide
Device that recycles farm nitrogen gets $1.2m government-industry boost
Environment
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The gold clam is here, and multiplying
4 Nov 2025One small clam spreading in the Waikato River may change the entire ecosystem. How? Sheer numbers.
Tonnes of pest fish taken out in bow hunting competition
Our Changing World: SAR4SaR - The folding, floating search and rescue device
Media & Technology
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Te Karere news has budget slashed by 60%, The Hui receives no funding
24 Oct 2025Funding for the long-standing Māori news bulletin Te Karere has been slashed, while current affairs programme The Hui has had their funding cut completely. The announcement comes from Māori media...
Do we need to be saying 'please' and 'thanks' to AI?
How do I know if my teen is entangled in 'toxic masculinity'?
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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Insurance warning after residents lose everything in Remuera blaze
6 Nov 2025Awareness of contents insurance is generally lower among migrant communities, the Insurance Council of New Zealand says.
New Zealand, India businesses urged to prepare for free trade deal
Luxon confident trade deal with India will be reached