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New Zealand
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Efforts to salvage capsized tour boat halted
8:26 pm todayForecast bad weather for the next two days means the Black Cat Cruises vessel will remain lodged on rocks. Audio
Police criminal probe into Pike River nearly finished
Seven people injured in two-car crash in north Auckland
Pacific
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Violence forces halt to NZ aid project in PNG
7:52 pm todayA $6.7 million New Zealand aid electrification project in a tribal violence hot spot of Papua New Guinea has been halted due to security concerns.
Dismissal of Fiji's anti-corruption chief Barbara Malimali unlawful, court rules
Cook Islands: Tourism operators blamed for double-charges after major bank error
Sport
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Kiwi Olympian's gold medal stolen in home burglary
4:30 pm todayFormer rower Les O'Connell won the medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and is appealing to whoever pinched it to give it back undamaged.
Sam Ruthe's next goal after setting record for mile
Taranaki surfers thrilled over return of world's surfing elite to NZ
Politics
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Lawyer argues Te Pāti Māori expulsion breached dispute process, tikanga
5:30 pm todayA hearing to consider MP Mariameno Kapa-King's expulsion from the party is underway.
Watch: PM Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford on reporting students' progress
New Zealand can 'claim responsible mining' - Minerals Council
World
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5yo returns home as Trump administration shifts tone amid anti-ICE protests
4:07 pm todayA preschooler and his father, taken by ICE, returned home following a judge's ruling.
Victoria police launch search in national park for fugitive Dezi Freeman
New Jeffrey Epstein accuser claims sexual encounter with ex-prince Andrew: report
Comment & Analysis
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The hidden cost of 'fairness' in NZ finance law
31 Jan 2026Analysis: How legal requirements that NZ financial institutions treat consumers "fairly" raises questions about subjectivity, regulatory power and consumer choice.
Trump is scared of the politics of ICE, and it's showing
Monumental ambitions: The history behind Trump’s triumphal arch
Local Democracy Reporting
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NZ Post closures in Rotorua to hit older residents hardest
8:49 am todayGrey Power says disability, transport access and unfamiliar technology will turn a once simple errand into a "big challenge" for many.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
‘Medicine for the soul’: Hawke’s Bay harbourmaster on dream job
In Depth
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Are we stuck in a 'crisis and response' pattern?
30 Jan 2026Experts say the bill for disasters will only continue to rise unless we make changes.
How poo-detecting dogs are helping native birds return to Waiheke Island
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
Te Ao Māori
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'For all New Zealanders': Celebrations getting underway at Waitangi
7:54 am todayIt's a packed schedule of festivities at both the upper treaty grounds and the newly refurbished Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae.
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi hopes to be back in Te Pāti Māori following court hearing
Longest-standing Māori theatre company brings whānau voices of trauma and hope to the stage
Business
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Mining giant granted access despite protest
1:25 pm today150 locals, including actor Sam Neill, have been raising money to fight an Australian company's open-cast mine in Otago.
Fertiliser a possible pawn in global chessboard - Rabobank
KiwiSavers struggle to get their money amid record hardship withdrawals
Country
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Farms 'smashed' in East Coast storms
6:14 pm todayA clearer picture of the level of damage is starting to emerge after huge downpours hit the region last month.
Live animal export industry remain hopeful practice will resume after ban
Country Life: IKEA owner's first New Zealand forest
Environment
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Microplastics found in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fish
29 Jan 2026The scale of contamination varied significantly across locations however, and the researchers warned against "alarmist" interpretations.
'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
'Darkwaves': New research sheds light on underwater phenomenon
Media & Technology
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Why do we all wish it was 2016?
23 Jan 2026Listening to Justin Bieber, perfecting your pout for the "dog filter", and casting a purplish haze over your pictures - why is the internet pining for the past?
EB Games heaving with crowds as gamers snatch final deals
'Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
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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NZ First-National clash over India FTA a 'mature disagreement' - Luxon
1:25 pm todayNational and New Zealand First have been clashing over the free trade agreement.
Protests in Auckland's CBD monitored by police with cordons, road closures
Beyond the boundary: Rangatahi Cricket Festival celebrates diversity