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New Zealand
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Plea for more info on offshore conditions on South Coast after sewage spill
5:02 am todayLyall Bay Surf Lifesaving club says information on offshore conditions remains unavailable, despite the partial lifting of a rahui on Wellington's South Coast.
Charges laid after Taranaki police forced to retreat from 'hostile' group at car meet
Live long and prosper - then live longer
Pacific
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Bleak stats for Pasifika in child poverty and as victims of violent crime
7:33 am todayTwo new sets of data released this week paint a dire picture for New Zealand's Pacific communities.
Category one Cyclone Urmil forms near Vanuatu
'I don't want to travel anymore': Samoa government urged to reconsider airport fee hike
Sport
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Amateur golfer among three leading Kiwis at NZ Open
27 Feb 2026Christchurch amateur golfer Yuki Miya has the lead at NZ Open going into day three.
Reds v Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium - Super Rugby Pacific
Cricket: White Ferns v Zimbabwe - second T20 International in Hamilton
Politics
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New granny flat rules are far from DIY nirvana
27 Feb 2026The new rules cut a thin layer of red tape, but they're still complex, full of restrictions and just as expensive as always.
Winston Peters rails against 'blind ideology' panic amid talk of Air NZ sale
Aucklanders protest government's move-on orders for rough sleepers
World
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Cacao-free chocolate is in the pipeline, but it won't taste the same
With the future of cacao bean production uncertain, chocolatey chunks made from fermented sunflower seeds may soon appear in our biscuits.
Why the Clintons’ ordeal might end up backfiring on Trump
Islamic State claims credit for Bondi massacre
Comment & Analysis
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New space race could turn atmosphere into a 'crematorium for satellites'
27 Feb 2026Space may feel separate from the environmental systems that sustain life on Earth. But increasingly, the way we build, launch and dispose of satellites is starting to change that.
Polls show increasing concerns about Trump’s mental acuity
Extreme weather is transforming the world's rivers. We need new ways to protect them
Local Democracy Reporting
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Hapū seek ocean status to save Taranaki kaimoana
27 Feb 2026Hapū 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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How a 'weekend wānanga' kickstarted the Māori art revolution
5:02 am todayA new RNZ podcast explores the people, places and ideas that have shaped the renaissance of Māori culture.
Māori wāhine over represented in criminal justice system and gets worse the further they go
Marlborough iwi Rangitāne o Wairau now responsible for Te Pokohiwi o Kupe
Business
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New gift card rules clarified
27 Feb 2026From 16 March, gift cards have to have a minimum expiry time of three years.
Have benefit sanctions actually worked?
Newly formed Bioeconomy Science Institute to cut 134 jobs
Country
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Blade shearing - a little bit nostalgia, a lot of skill
about 1 hour agoBlade shearers from around the world have been sharpening their tools and their eye before the Golden Shears in Masterton under the tutelage of Allan Oldfield, a world champion blade shearer, at a…
Country Life: Duntroon, a small town with a big sense of history
Country Life: An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production
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