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New Zealand
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'Friendly checkout helper' Abel making a mark for inclusivity
4:03 pm todayAbel Christie, a 15-year-old autistic young man with an intellectual disability, started working at New World Porirua a month ago, helping pack groceries.
Review of emergency call systems remains inconclusive three years on
Ward staff assaulted: allegation
Pacific
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Moana Pasifika stage second half comeback to win
5:02 pm todayTrailing 21-7 at halftime, the side returned with six second half tries to record their first back-to-back wins in Super Rugby Pacific.
Drua slide continues as Crusaders win in Suva
Polyfest: All five stages back in full swing for final day
Sport
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Public to get first glimpse of revamped Stadium Taranaki
7:09 pm todayBoth stands at the venue were declared earthquake risks and an $80m revamp ensued.
Black Caps end summer with clean sweep
A-League: Auckland FC draw against Western Sydney Wanderers
Politics
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'I'm trying to save the ship': What happened when the Manawanui grounded
4 Apr 2025"We'll get in our liferafts and we'll survive," the captain told the crew as the navy ship grounded in Samoa, the full transcript shows.
Work safety expert critical of Minister Brooke van Velden's workplace 'myths'
Complaint over teaching tikanga Māori in law schools rejected
World
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'A great time to get rich' - Inside Trump's defiant response to the markets' tariff meltdown
US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs are facing blowback from all corners - including a market sell-off, foreign retaliation and anger from corporate America.
Myanmar quake toll 3354, junta leader returns from summit
China hits back hard in global trade war with tariffs on US goods
Comment & Analysis
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Five years on from its first Covid lockdown, NZ faces hard economic choices
4 Apr 2025Analysis - Five years after New Zealand's first Covid-19 lockdown, it is clear there will be no going back to the pre-pandemic "normal".
NZ's Broadcasting Act is as old as Video Ezy. We need media reform for the streaming age
Art for art’s sake? How to maintain integrity and still make money
Local Democracy Reporting
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Two Northland Mayors face in-house challenges
7:09 pm todayFar North Mayor Moko Tepania and Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo are both facing in-house leadership challenges in the upcoming October local elections.
Canterbury farmers ask MPs to cut red tape
Former ECan chair blasts councillors for 'acting like emus'
In Depth
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Minister's sister advises against baby formula rules
4 Apr 2025Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard said he managed the conflict of interest appropriately.
How multinational dairy companies convinced ministers to back away from new rules for baby formula
Health NZ seeks feedback on care for dying children
Te Ao Māori
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Marlon Williams: 'I want to think and dream in Māori'
2:02 pm todayWho drops their first-ever Māori language album, performs sold-out shows overseas and releases an intimate personal documentary - all within a month? Marlon Williams talks to RNZ's Saturday Morning.
Australia-based kapa haka rōpū finds home on Polyfest Māori stage
Is whakapapa the answer to better health treatment?
Business
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How the electric car almost became the norm, more than a century ago
10:24 am todayThere's been a huge uptake of electric cars in recent years, but more than 100 years ago, they were arguably even more popular. Audio
'Clearly markets didn't expect this': Tariffs and Kiwisaver
Trump tariffs: Trade Minister Todd McClay gets clarification on how the United States' new regime will work
Country
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Country Life: 'I always give them a little blessing before they fly away'
9:09 am todayGloria Harris has been running a nohinohi little owl and ruru morepork rescue service for 30 years. "I've probably cared for close to 300 birds."
Sculpture festival with rural backblocks flavour at Kimbolton
NZ hazelnut producers plead for more research to crack open opportunities
Environment
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A time of change for Antarctic sea ice
4 Apr 2025If sea ice has entered a new regime, what does that mean for Antarctica, and for us?
Northland water pipeline projects to receive $40 million in government loans
Europe heading towards emissions tax on dairy imports, expert says
Media & Technology
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NZME boardroom battle: 'Try for a fresh start for all' - businessman
26 Mar 2025The Auckland businessman looking to oust the board of media company NZME believes he has the numbers to achieve change, and told the current board resistance was "futile".
RNZ to run new series of political polls
Billionaire aiming for NZME's board rejects journalists' concerns
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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Gandhi Nivas marks 10 years of tackling family harm in Auckland
3 Apr 2025Studies show the community-led initiative has made a significant impact in reducing domestic violence over the past decade.
Eminent Indian-origin historian Sekhar Bandyopadhyay honoured
Details of key agreements emerge from Luxon’s India trip