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New Zealand
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Plan to release parasitic worm on invasive millipede horde
6:44 am todayA new wave of invasive millipede pests are crawling out of the soil and into homes on Wellington's south coast, but there's a plan to set a parasitic worm onto them in an attempt to control them.
Iranian diaspora form human chain on Wellington waterfront
Riverlink project affecting Hutt River water quality
Pacific
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No evacuation as volcano continues to spew ash
The Vanuatu government is sending a team to Ambae island on Saturday
Tuilaepa steps down from Lakapi Samoa
Chiefs subdue Moana Pasifika in Hamilton
Sport
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Paralympic Winter Games: NZ's Corey Peters 5th in men's downhill sitting
7:32 am todayFour-time Paralympic medalist Corey Peters made a couple of costly errors at the event in Milano Cortina.
Super Rugby Pacific: Crusaders attack exposed in Will Jordan's absence against Blues
Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney stakes claim for world indoor selection with national title
Politics
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Luxon says Cabinet colleagues back him - 'all of them'
7 Mar 2026The Prime Minister says he is 'absolutely not' considering standing down after a poll result putting National in the 20s. Audio
Amnesty International calls for corporations to take responsibility for social media harm
Fisheries Minister Shane Jones blasts Christchurch City Council's ocean sewage plan
World
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The Oscars are coming up and it's anyone's game
With the Academy Awards right around the corner, it's difficult to find another year when the race was this wide open, this late in the game.
Amanda Seyfried's 'prosthetic butthole' isn't a joke
US skips congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel
Comment & Analysis
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In Trump's precarious world, NZ will need all the middle‑sized friends it can get
6 Mar 2026Analysis: The hard part remains: how can middle and smaller powers effectively work together when still mostly reliant on great powers for security, trade and technology?
Analysis: What would it take for Christopher Luxon to quit as prime minister?
Hardened by the fall: Why Dave Rennie’s setbacks make him the right All Blacks coach
Local Democracy Reporting
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The helpful rubbish service used by just one person
6 Mar 2026A little-known fact about kerbside collection has come to light one council - it's possible to have your bin retrieved by the truck driver.
Porirua's old street naming guidelines binned
'Like jackhammers vibrating': Council ditches speed bumps despite safety gains
In Depth
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Why New Zealand is lagging on rooftop solar - despite falling costs
It is one of the cheapest ways to cut power bills - yet documents reveal the government shelved a subsidy. Audio
Official advice about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder labelled ‘incredibly damaging’
Youth motocross in focus as coroner orders joint inquest into four fatalities
Te Ao Māori
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Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton's Aratoi Museum
6 Mar 2026The waka, which was built and launched to celebrate 150 years of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1990, is bringing together the descendants of those who rode the first waka to Aotearoa.
Move-on orders 'shift the problem' as advocates warn of harm to those already struggling
Moriori accuses Crown of not being neutral on issues with Ngāti Mutunga over Chatham Islands
Business
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Petrol prices jump past $3 a litre at the pump
6 Mar 2026The price of 95 petrol has hit $3 in some parts of the country as conflict in the Middle East pushes up oil prices.
The Detail: The great property breakup
It could be NZ's tallest residential tower, but will Seascape ever be finished?
Country
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Farmers die days apart lifting vehicles with tractor forks
6 Mar 2026The son of one farmer said his father "could have died a thousand times in other ways".
Why Country Calendar is still going strong after 60 years on TV
Country Life: Inside Aotearoa's regenerative farming festival
Environment
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How do you know if your beach is okay to swim at?
6 Mar 2026How does the public know what's safe and what's not, especially when the official advice comes with caveats?
Hundreds of tonnes of weeds removed in Lake Horowhenua clean-up
Local council dealt with 34 complaints about bee poo in last two years
Media & Technology
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TVNZ sees sharp drop in half-year profit on back of revenue decline
6 Mar 2026Revenue fell 12 percent to $134 million, driven by a sharp fall in advertising income.
America’s Next Top Model docuseries never apologises for abuse
A new wave of romance scams is washing across the internet - here’s how to stay safe
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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High Court upholds decision voiding Papatoetoe local election
6 Mar 2026A High Court judge has upheld a ruling that voided the outcome of the 2025 local body election in Papatoetoe.
High Court upholds decision voiding Papatoetoe local election
Historical discrimination of Kiwi Indians in spotlight