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New Zealand
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Police renew appeals for footage of missing Upper Hutt woman
16 Nov 2025Anita Hart was last seen on CCTV along Gillespies Road heading towards Akatarawa Road, and her vehicle was found on Gillespies Road.
Privacy commissioner insists New Zealand's laws need modernising
Manawatū fire: Four dead, including three children
Pacific
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France beats Fiji in Bordeaux
16 Nov 2025France seal decisive victory against Fiji in home soil rugby test, handing the island-nation its second loss of a three-match European tour.
Cook Islands PM says economy remains strong despite NZ funding pause
Tonga election: Women's advocate urges greater female representation in parliament
Sport
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Kiwi cyclist claims esports world championship
16 Nov 2025Hamilton rider Kate McCarthy led the event from the first stage and never looked back, claiming back-to-back titles.
Live: All Whites v Colombia international football friendly
All Blacks: Scott Robertson, Scott Barrett reflect on big loss to England
Politics
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Government completes four bills in week of political sideshows
Four government bills completed their legislative journeys this week - two enjoyed relative consensus across the House. The other two, not so much.
Why an 'Inspector-General' might not have stopped the Jevon McSkimming cover-up
Benefit change 'throwing young people' to food banks - Greens
World
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Die My Love: The film Jennifer Lawrence, Martin Scorsese had to get made
After reading Die My Love in book club, Martin Scorsese knew it had to be made into a film. Now it's rewriting cinema's portrayal of womanhood and postpartum depression.
Michelle Obama says the US is 'not ready for a woman' president
Istanbul hotel evacuated after tourists die of suspected poisoning
Comment & Analysis
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Will drug testing drivers really make roads safer?
14 Nov 2025Police can now stop any driver, at any time, to screen for four illicit substances - cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA.
Two blasts a day apart in India and Pakistan's capitals fray regional nerves in an already tense year
Trump's pardons aren't just political; more importantly, they're transactional
Local Democracy Reporting
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Wairarapa at forefront of climate change risks
14 Nov 2025The local climate could be expected to get hotter and drier in the years to come, so what is the plan?
'Minister...we need to talk about deer'
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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NZ plummets 50 places in global tobacco control ranking
An anti-vaping group calls the ranking an "international disgrace". Audio
Tears and fears: Inside the uneasy truce between Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ
'Brazen industry capture' alleged in pig welfare rule changes
Te Ao Māori
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First Māori Language Commissioner impressed by younger generation's reo
14 Nov 2025Sir Timoti Kāretu, who has seen the ups and downs of te reo Māori, is one of many guests of honour at Toitū te Reo, a two-day Māori language symposium. Audio
Makayla and Haami score big at Waiata Māori Music Awards
Schools across Aotearoa reaffirm commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi after changes to Education Act
Business
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US drops tariffs on $2b of NZ exports
Trade Minister Todd McClay said climbing prices and declining supply may have prompted the president to change tack.
Will I have to pay tax if I give my kids $150k? - Ask Susan
Why Christmas barbecues likely to be a 'pretty expensive endeavour'
Country
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A look inside Massey University's 'outdoor farm classroom'
15 Nov 2025Set on 40 hectares near the university's Palmerston North campus, the Large Animal Teaching Unit, is home to a menagerie of animals for veterinary students to work with.
Country Life: Living the high country life at Glenbrook
Country Life: Jefferson Fellow Kate Green
Environment
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Climate change minister defends weakened methane target
13 Nov 2025Simon Watts says he is prepared for questions about New Zealand's lowered target when he heads to the annual UN global climate summit in Brazil.
Our Changing World: Resurrecting Wellington’s Flowers of the Underworld
Nine rangatahi Māori depart for the Brazillian Amazon for COP30
Media & Technology
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Can you really talk to the dead using AI?
16 Nov 2025We tried out 'deathbots' so you don't have to.
Te Karere Māori news bulletin has funding slashed
Do we need to be saying 'please' and 'thanks' to 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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Indian popstar turns Auckland show into a family reunion
14 Nov 2025With bhangra, beats and boundless energy, Diljit Dosanjh transforms Spark Arena into a joyous ode to Punjabi pride and pop perfection.
What’s fuelling the growing demand for Indian ethnic wear?
Report shines light on Southeast Asia views of New Zealand