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New Zealand
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Police monitoring Dan Hooker's bare-knuckle '1 Minute Scraps'
12:43 pm todayThe UFC lightweight contender announced another backyard fight event on social media, telling hopefuls they're "gonna scrap the gloves".
US Coast Guard sails into Wellington harbour
Family's anger after man who killed nearly three decades ago kills again
Pacific
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Peters, Brown hold informal talks in Auckland, but no deal on key issues
2:35 pm todayFour 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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Hansen’s Black Ferns revolution honours a storied legacy
12:29 pm todayA fresh era for the Black Ferns has begun, with their new coach unafraid to tap into the wisdom of hundreds to help reclaim the Rugby World Cup.
Warriors’ ‘Mahi Man’ earns his moment in the spotlight
Super Rugby preview: The bus is back, All Black's son to debut
Politics
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Winston Peters meets Cook Island PM 'informally', but no deal on key issues
2:43 pm todayFour days ago, Peters' office said they had no plans to meet Brown while he was in New Zealand.
Return of the oil shock: lessons from a crisis New Zealand has seen before
How a crucial 45-minute meeting between ministers took pay equity claims away from tens of thousands of women
World
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China restricts fertiliser exports, further crimping war-tightened supply
3:16 pm todayLast year, China sent New Zealand roughly a third of its fertiliser imports, according to International Trade Centre data.
US, Israel tactics diverge on Iran as Trump's goals still 'fuzzy'
Israel 'acted alone' in South Pars gas field attack - Netanyahu
Comment & Analysis
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What strikes on the world's largest natural gas sites could do to the global economy
7:03 am todayAnalysis: A wave of attacks on energy production sites across the Middle East has turned the spotlight on another crucial fossil fuel: liquefied natural gas.
Prime Minister retreats to safe law and order ground in Pacific
Takeaways from US intelligence officials' testimony amid war with Iran
Local Democracy Reporting
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'Unmitigated disaster': Weeds 'suffocating' council's native planting
11:42 am todayBut 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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The supermarket 'nuclear option' never arrived - why the government backed down
18 Mar 2026For most of 2025, the government talked tough. What's changed?
'They took my whole life': ACC spied on man with a traumatic brain injury
Beef, lamb, onions and wine: Kiwi dinner time staples in huge demand offshore
Te Ao Māori
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Too expensive to smile: Calls grow for universal, Te Tiriti-consistent dental care
7:29 am todayNearly 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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Businesses report 50% drop as roadworks take toll
12:42 pm todayOne's already shut up shop, and others say they're burning through cash amid large-scale work in Lower Hutt. Audio
Foodstuff's petrol stations continue to offer discounts despite stores running dry
Benefit rates rise, but is it enough?
Country
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'Had to stretch things out a bit': Rural transport companies concerned over fuel situation
2:02 pm todayPumps ran dry in Wairoa and Eltham on Thursday when the Stephenson Transport truck and trailer units from Central Hawke's Bay were on a freezing works run.
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
32 minutes agoSoaring 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