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New Zealand
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The 'fake' artists vying for coveted counterfeiting crown
7:14 pm todayThe biennial Mangaweka Fakes and Forgeries exhibition opens on Saturday. Audio
New photos released as Tom Phillips' 'primary campsites' found
Hawke's Bay, Canterbury fires mostly under control after week of wild weather
Pacific
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French MPs clash on New Caledonia's issues, debates further postponed
7:05 am todayFrench national politics have once again cast a shadow on New Caledonia's issues even though the French Pacific territory is facing a pressing schedule.
'Beautiful language': Advocate champions revival of Vagahau Niue
Brown hails seabed expedition as milestone in US-Cook Islands collaboration
Sport
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Parker v Wardley: What you need to know
7:15 pm todayParker puts his WBO interim heavyweight title on the line this Sunday. Audio
Live women's football internationals: NZ Football Ferns v Mexico
Cycling: Kiwi pursuit team win world bronze, Olympic champ Ellesse Andrews eliminated
Politics
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Peters argues courts undermine democracy in Oxford debate
1:17 pm todayHis attendance at the debates follows those of ACT leader David Seymour and Labour MP Willie Jackson.
Associate Transport Minister hoses down calls for Air NZ subsidies
Children's Minister accepts state care harm statistics didn't provide full picture
World
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'Devastated': NZ family of boy, 11, missing in Canada plead for help
1:17 pm todayKai Pavlovic's family have been looking for the "exceptionally kind, caring, intelligent, and funny young boy" for a month.
Dezi Freeman search 'far from over' as new taskforce continues investigation
Deadly H5 strain of bird flu suspected on sub-Antarctic Heard Island in the Southern Ocean
Comment & Analysis
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Why Trump's sudden White House wing demolition is extraordinary
9:27 am todayAnalysis: The US President has now done what he wants for the construction of a new ballroom - in ways that are causing consternation.
As US gets tough on Moscow, has Putin's strategy of playing Trump run its course?
A tiny fossil suggests bowerbirds once lived in ancient New Zealand – new research
Local Democracy Reporting
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What happens when emergency strikes, but you're not yet the mayor?
3:44 pm todayWhile Craig Mackle was re-elected as Kaikōura Mayor, he was not yet sworn in, and could not declare a civil defence emergency during Thursday's weather.
Possums as pets? Former Wellington mayor is dead against it
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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'Brazen industry capture' alleged in pig welfare rewrite
NZ Pork says it didn't get everything it wanted, but the SPCA says they got 'exactly what they wanted'. Audio
Silver Ferns coaching drama: Govt agency’s hand in key details revealed
Govt's independent animal welfare experts disagreed with pig welfare reforms
Te Ao Māori
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Sporting banter or disrespect? Is it ever ok to boo the haka?
2:27 pm todayMāori and Sāmoan voices say there's a clear line between sporting rivalry and cultural disrespect.
Te Karere Māori news bulletin has funding slashed
History and archaeology 'chose me' - Professor Atholl Anderson
Business
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Kiwi workers need a break
10:40 am todayOne in two New Zealanders are reporting feeling burnt out from their job, so is the solution to push through, or take a pre-Christmas breather?
Group to lodge fast track consent bid for axed Lake Onslow hydro project
Lovin' it this time? Maccas in new bid for Wānaka restaurant
Country
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Fonterra sale could inject $4.5b into economy
The dairy giant is hoping to sell its Anchor and Mainland brands to a French company, though the deal is far from set in stone. Audio
This calf club for 'townies' has been running for four decades
Falling trees kill sheep, cut power on Wairarapa farms
Environment
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What makes Ruapehu tick - and boom?
21 Oct 2025How to predict when Ruapehu might next erupt is an important, but difficult, question. A group of researchers thought: why not recreate the volcano in a lab?
Hauraki marine protection law creates 'dangerous precedent' - recreational fishers
National Flood Map will show areas likely to flood due to climate change
Media & Technology
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Do we need to be saying 'please' and 'thanks' to AI?
22 Oct 2025Why are people being nice to AI? And does it actually make any difference?
How do I know if my teen is entangled in 'toxic masculinity'?
Morning Report's Corin Dann appointed RNZ’s new Business Editor
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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Man gets nine months home detention for immigration fraud
23 Oct 2025Applicants were charged between $10,000 and $30,000 for Umesh Patel's services.
Alarm sounded over looming shortages in driving sector
‘Sleepless nights’: Auckland fashion store staff traumatised after armed robbery