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New Zealand
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Government data being held by 'unvetted third parties'
22 Mar 2026The GCSB spy agency has taken six times longer than it should have to address questions about lax cyber security identified in a Treasury report - and then refused to answer most of them.
Slicing pizza using a digger: How to win the national digger operator title
Tiny extinct bat found in NZ fossil record
Pacific
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Reds shut Drua out, Crusaders thump Moana Pasifika
22 Mar 2026The Pasifika sides now languish among the bottom three teams in Super Rugby Pacific.
Watch: Day four of Polyfest described as 'super Saturday'
Winston Peters meets Cook Island PM 'informally' in Auckland, but no deal on key issues
Sport
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White Ferns seal T20 series victory over South Africa
22 Mar 2026The NZ women have won the fourth encounter in Wellington by six wickets.
Football: Danny Welbeck dents Liverpool's Champions League hopes
NRL: What we learnt from NZ Warriors' win over Newcastle Knights
Politics
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New Rakaia wetland hopes to save the salmon
21 Mar 2026The Mid Canterbury township once celebrated for its abundant salmon stocks is now trying to bring them back.
New Zealand joins 19 countries in statement condemning Iran's attacks in the Gulf
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters to make State of the Nation speech
World
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Horror won big at the 2026 Oscars - it's time the genre was taken seriously
The horror genre rose from the grave to win big at this year's Academy Awards.
Prosecutors suspect Elon Musk encouraged deepfakes row to inflate X value
Robert Mueller, and Trump's many insensitive comments about people who died
Comment & Analysis
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Oil crisis exposes NZ's petrol dependence
21 Mar 2026Soaring prices is shine a spotlight on New Zealand's love affair with petrol vehicles.
US, Israel tactics diverge on Iran as Trump's goals still 'fuzzy'
What strikes on the world's largest natural gas sites could do to the global economy
Local Democracy Reporting
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Who should pay for Polyfest? Growth puts pressure on funding
21 Mar 2026Now in its 51st year, the festival brings together thousands of secondary school students to perform, compete, and celebrate who they are.
Rotorua cemetery 'mess' disappoints bereaved mum
Council staff face 'emerging tensions' on Rakiura/Stewart Island
In Depth
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How a crucial 45-minute meeting took pay equity claims away from women
That meeting began the overhaul of the once "world-leading" Equal Pay Act - retrospectively stripping nurses, teachers and carers.
Why the government backed away from breaking up supermarkets
'They took my whole life': ACC spied on man with a traumatic brain injury
Te Ao Māori
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Too expensive to smile: Calls grow for universal, Te Tiriti-consistent dental care
20 Mar 2026Nearly 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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Oyster farmers say wastewater spill compensation a drop in the bucket
22 Mar 2026Mahurangi farmers are calling for more transparency on Watercare's compensation calculations after a sewage leak contaminated tens of thousands of oysters.
$4 a litre 91 petrol is coming, but take care with data showing it's here in main centres
Return of the oil shock: lessons from a crisis New Zealand has seen before
Country
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Possums, stoats and hedgehogs no match for Canterbury's 4x4 trappers
21 Mar 2026Farmers, tradies and 4x4 enthusiasts unite to protect Mid Canterbury's rivers and seashore.
Country Life: Donald Moore on meeting global demand for protein
Empty pumps at two North Island truck stops concern rural transporter
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
20 Mar 2026Soaring 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