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New Zealand
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Twenty police staff investigated over 'misuse and inappropriate content'
5:09 pm todayPolice say they cannot rule out criminal investigations into the staff.
Wellington bars went into lockdown after 'suspicious item' found
Auckland school returns positive test results for asbestos in play sand
Pacific
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Tonga prepares for polls amid fuel shortages in Nuku'alofa
A fuel shortage on the eve of the general election highlights a variety of challenges Tongans are juggling as they prepare to head to the polls.
'It's unacceptable' Pasifika smoking rate is still twice the national average, health leader says
Samoa editor responds as PM La'aulialemalietoa bans newspaper over coverage
Sport
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All Whites go down to Ecuador in New Jersey
4:58 pm todayThe South American side stretched their unbeaten run to 15 games with the 2-0 win.
Judgement Day: Why just winning in Cardiff won’t cut it for the All Blacks
Scotland qualify for World Cup in Hampden Park thriller
Politics
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New Cook Strait ferries won't cost more than $2b, Rail Minister vows
4:02 pm todayPeters says taxpayers have saved $2.3 billion while still getting the ferries and infrastructure they want.
Pike River 'a murder scene' - Winston Peters
Thirteen bills get urgency treatment in penultimate sitting block of 2025
World
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One dead as Japan's biggest fire in decades ravages 170 buildings
13 minutes agoHundreds of houses have been reduced to rubble and thick plumes of smoke are rising from the hilly Saganoseki district of Oita city.
Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
US Senate unanimously agrees to send Epstein files bill to Trump for signing
Comment & Analysis
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Tongariro at risk of losing its unique biological legacy
17 Nov 2025Analysis: The sight of flames tearing across Tongariro National Park last week was heartbreaking for lovers of the landscape.
Detection is not prevention: will drug testing drivers really make NZ roads safer?
Two blasts a day apart in India and Pakistan's capitals fray regional nerves in an already tense year
Local Democracy Reporting
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Council to fix Marlborough road after damning report
6:08 pm todayThe report by Sentec, commissioned by Marlborough Roads, looked at the safety of heavy commercial vehicles on Port Underwood Road and Queen Charlotte Drive.
Southland windfarm plan moves through fast-track process
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Luxon's 'broken promise' on feral cats
The omission of feral cats from the country's Predator Free plan has perplexed conservationists. Audio
The fuel of ‘last resort’: How imported gas became New Zealand’s first choice
Feral: How millions of wild cats are creating a 'bloodbath' across our native heartland
Te Ao Māori
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Hone Harawira weighs in on Te Pāti Māori turmoil
2:57 pm todayHe's calling for the ousted MPs to be brought back, and for a reconciliation tour before getting "back to work".
Indigenous chefs connect through kai at WIPCE
Former MP Hone Harawira weighs in on Te Pāti Māori turmoil
Business
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Households could turn to debt over busy Christmas time
A nationwide survey by accounting software firm MYOB, showed 35 percent expected to feel financially better off in a year's time and 24 percent believed they would be worse off.
Capital Gains Tax wouldn't have raised much in recent years - Cotality
Drones linked to AI used to help fix power grids
Country
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Dairy prices fall for seventh time in row
Butter prices fell more than 7.6 percent, while cheddar prices fell 2.7 percent, and skim milk powder fell 0.6 percent.
Healing power of trout fishing helps men with cancer
Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm
Environment
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Caulerpa invasion: 'Government isn't taking it as seriously as they need to'
17 Nov 2025Caulerpa went from covering 60 hectares around Great Barrier Island to more than 2000 hectares.
Climate change minister defends weakened methane emissions target ahead of COP30
Our Changing World: Resurrecting Wellington’s Flowers of the Underworld
Media & Technology
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What is workslop?
We've heard of AI slop, but new study has coined a phrase for shoddy AI generated tasks - workslop.
Top writers ruled out of NZ book awards due to AI covers
Can you really talk to the dead using AI?
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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Sister says murder-accused was not upset over love triangle
4:46 pm todayA 35-year-old, known only as Rajinder, is on trial at the High Court for the murder of Gurjit Singh.
No mandate for mandir: Nelson Hindus seek help to build temple
Business summit highlights ethnic contributions to economy