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New Zealand
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Nelson City Council putting $100,000 towards helping homeless women
4:18 pm todayThe grant will support a new role to help women into safe and stable housing in the city.
How police linked Malcolm Rewa to a rape in the '80s
Road rage leads to assault and serious injury in Hamilton
Pacific
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Cyclone Urmil forms near Vanuatu
The category one system is generating winds of over 90kms per hour near its centre.
'I don't want to travel anymore': Samoa government urged to reconsider airport fee hike
Inmates in critical condition after confrontation with PNG corrections officers
Sport
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NZ Under 85kg team to bring All Blacks with them for return to Sri Lanka
1:01 pm todayThe new national side will repeat their historic visit last year, that saw two statement wins in front of massive crowds
Dalton Papali'i thrilled do join "exclusive" Blues century club
Black Caps want to leave nothing to chance in T20 World Cup England showdown
Politics
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Aucklanders protest government's move-on orders for rough sleepers
7:45 am todayPeople living and working in Auckland's central city are making their opposition known. Audio
A home for granny, a headache for the homeowner
Winston Peters rails against 'blind ideology' panic amid talk of Air NZ sale
World
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'I never flew on his plane or visited his island': Clinton tells congress she has no info on Epstein
1:46 pm today"I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein."
A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’
The 20-year-old suing YouTube and Instagram over social media addiction
Comment & Analysis
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Polls show increasing concerns about Trump's mental sharpness
7:10 am todayMultiple recent polls show a majority of Americans questioning it in one way or another. And even many Republicans seem to have concerns.
Extreme weather is transforming the world's rivers. We need new ways to protect them
Buying a car? Here’s what you need to know about new safety ratings
Local Democracy Reporting
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Hapū seek ocean status to save Taranaki kaimoana
about 1 hour agoHapū of Taranaki iwi want their interests along the region's western coast officially recognised, so they can continue to protect kaimoana when the current rāhui is no longer legally enforceable.
'We can move on': Napier mayor names his new deputy mayor after sacking previous one
Culprit behind tar clumps from Waiouru to Wellington still unknown
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
2 minutes agoMinistry 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
Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and Crown sign Deed of Settlement for historical claims
Business
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Kiwirail triples its half-year earnings as demand rises
12:20 pm todayThe state-owned rail operator's operating surplus for the six months ended December was $73.4 million compared to $25.8m a year ago.
Have benefit sanctions actually worked?
Newly formed Bioeconomy Science Institute to cut 134 jobs
Country
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Labour MPs dust off gumboots for annual Federated Farmers meeting
President Wayne Langford was hopeful that, if elected, Labour would better acknowledge the contribution farmers make to the country.
Farmers calling for same animal welfare standards on local and imported pork
Fiordland hunters make big push for venison meat processing plant
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