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New Zealand
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Should you ditch your phone case?
20 Apr 2025Phone cases are a multi-billion dollar industry - but some are ditching the safety of silicone in favour of a caseless lifestyle. Audio
Weather: Where is ex-Cyclone Tam heading next?
Engine fire on Auckland ferry
Pacific
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Wrong decisions as Moana Pasifika lose to Brumbies
19 Apr 2025Moana Pasifika's forward pack did well in the first 40 to hold their own, but Brumbies just had too much power in the second.
Drua claim win over Waratahs to keep alive hopes of finishing top six
Football turning dreams into reality for Fijian teenager
Sport
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'Luke Time': Warriors star steals another celebration in Golden Point thriller
6:33 am todayHalfback Luke Metcalf embraced the mentality of an NBA shooter to kick his team home over Brisbane.
Football round-up: Auckland FC must wait for title win, but that’s a good thing
Annalie Longo signs off from the Wellington Phoenix with a 1-all draw
Politics
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Climate change no longer top threat for defence force
20 Apr 2025The governments blueprint of how it will invest $12 billion over the next four years into the New Zealand Defence Force mentions climate change twice.
Labour's Chris Hipkins stands by initial Covid response, but admits mistakes were made
The watchdog that listens: Peter Boshier reflects on nine years as Ombudsman
World
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Kiwi team rebury Gallipoli remains exposed by wildfires, flooding
19 Apr 2025The human remains were unearthed after wildfires last August exposed World War I trenches. Audio
Humanoid robots take on humans in half-marathon
NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Comment & Analysis
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The real strategy behind Russia's sudden Easter truce announcement
20 Apr 2025Analysis - Putin's ceasefire is a logistical nightmare, and will likely be used to support the false notion Kyiv does not want his war to stop, writes CNN's Nick Paton Walsh.
NZ's over-reliance on roads for freight means natural disasters hit hard. But is coastal shipping a fix
Trump's retribution sends a chilling message to dissenters: Don't or else
Local Democracy Reporting
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Northland leaders urge ongoing caution in wake of massive storm
18 Apr 2025Far North deputy mayor Kelly Stratford said there had been widespread flooding in low lying areas. This was exacerbated by storm surge.
Alcohol retailers fight Rotorua’s proposed freeze on new liquor off-licences
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Quarrying company denied appeal to mine under protected bush
10 Apr 2025The land was protected by a covenant when J Swap bought it, but it wants to mine there anyway.
Formula firms fight against expanded online ad ban despite WHO warnings
State abuse survivor Eugene Ryder on abuse, gangs and his King's Service Medal
Te Ao Māori
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'This is an incredible one for me as a Māori woman': Byllie-jean on her Taite Music Prize
19 Apr 2025Days after her debut solo EP won the Best Independent Debut Award, Christchurch musician Byllie-jean chats about overcoming shame and the caravan that keeps her housing anxiety at bay.
Te Hui Ahurei celebrates Tūhoe identity
Mata Season 3 I Episode 7: Erica Stanford on the future of Māori education
Business
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Job competition remains fierce, recruitment firm says
Beyond Recruitment says it saw its worst year of new job listings.
Should stores close on Easter Sunday?
Are surcharges a double-dip? - Ask Susan
Country
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Wairarapa farmer's DIY lake brings 'peace of mind'
18 Apr 2025Len French wanted a lake to help with water security on his eastern Wairarapa farm. What he's built, Lake Braemore, is now a community asset that can be enjoyed by all.
Country Life: Farming with a toddler in tow
MPI investigates high summer death rate in New Zealand King Salmon following SAFE complaint
Environment
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A rescue mission saving rare freshwater mussels
18 Apr 2025An Auckland Council project offers hope for kākahi in decline.
Forest owners push back on watchdog report
Pine planting: Ministers 'dreaming' about amount of suitable land, say green groups
Media & Technology
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RNZ launches journalism scholarship programme
13 Apr 2025The programme includes five one-off scholarships worth up to $8000 each.
Nigel Latta: 'There's a lot of AI-based parenting stuff out there'
NZME boardroom battle: 'Try for a fresh start for all' - businessman
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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Household data reflects growing ethnic diversity
17 Apr 2025Households with Asian, Māori and Pasifika occupants rise between 2018 and 2023.
Indian team joins New Zealand women's hockey tournament for first time
Recalling Narendra Modi’s 2001 visit to New Zealand