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Woman dies after being dropped from stretcher at hospital
1:27 pm todayMargaret Batten, 83, suffered a fatal head injury after falling onto a concrete ambulance bay floor when a St John officer lost control of her stretcher.
Police investigating 'unexplained' death in Tākaka
Clutha death a possible murder-suicide attempt
Pacific
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Samoan writer found dead in prison, local media report
Papali'i Sia Figiel, 58, who was being held at the island's main correctional facility awaiting her next court hearing in relation to a murder charge, was found dead in a jail cell on Monday.
Tonga health ministry urges calm following confirmed typhoid cases
'Not enough money' and jealousy driving domestic violence in Cook Islands
Sport
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Tennis: NZ's Erin Routliffe knocked out of Australian Open
5:02 pm todayNew Zealand's top doubles player, Erin Routliffe, has had her Australian Open come to an end in the third round.
Pegula dethrones Keys to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
Home surf: Kiwi veteran Billy Stairmand guns for world league event in Raglan
Politics
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Government to offer temporary accommodation to storm victims
6:50 pm todayThe government is standing up its Temporary Accommodation Service to help people displaced by last week's storms.
Damien O'Connor not standing in West Coast-Tasman at next election
Prime Minister Luxon decries racist rhetoric over role of iwi after Mt Maunganui slip
World
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Obama, Clinton say killings by agents should be wake-up call for US
5:01 pm todayFormer presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton issued pointed calls for America to stand up and defend their values after the second killing of a citizen.
Trump administration defends killing American in Minneapolis, contradicts videos
Private jet carrying 8 people crashes at Maine airport
Comment & Analysis
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Another killing deepens Trump's self-inflicted political nightmare
7:36 am todayThe situation now risks truly spiraling out of control - both on the ground and politically speaking.
Donald Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher
NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it
Local Democracy Reporting
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Stolen turtles slowly make their way home to Hastings park
5:26 pm todayThe red-eared slider turtles were taken after a large square hole was cut in the fence of the Cornwall Park aviary at the beginning of January.
Whangārei Mayor wants district's state of emergency lifted on Tuesday, if practical
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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How poo-detecting dogs can help native birds flourish
9 Jan 2026Kiwi have started to hatch on Waiheke Island and may thrive with the help of special detection dogs helping eliminate the last of the island's pests.
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC
Te Ao Māori
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Fiery Rātana rhetoric cools amid frosty Māori-Crown relations
24 Jan 2026Analysis - Rhetoric at Rātana was cooler this year, compared to the past four years of fiery exchanges.
Government announces $10m for Ringatū marae in Bay of Plenty
Rātana: Māori willing to work with any political party, says Kiingitanga's Rahui Papa
Business
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'End of the road': Wellington café to shut its doors after 12 years
4:09 pm todaySpruce Goose, located near Wellington Airport, said in a post on social media it had been unable to secure a new lease.
Mt Maunganui landslide: WorkSafe to look at those responsible for holiday park
Should we be rethinking how we rebuild after storms?
Country
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'Plan B' wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms
4:33 pm todayFarmers on the East Coast are worried about how long it will take to reopen storm-damaged State Highway 2.
150,000 tonnes of fallen trees, $1m council costs: Clutha cleanup continues
Farmers frustrated by Canterbury's recent bad weather
Environment
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'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
12 Jan 2026Landlocked whenua has been identified as one of the biggest challenges to public access in 2025.
'Darkwaves': New research sheds light on underwater phenomenon
Nitrates in water: ECan's rule-making fell short of law over allowing discharges, High Court rules
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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'Vote on the go' events nixed from new Auckland local body election
23 Jan 2026The voting option was questioned in the 2025 Papatoetoe election that was ruled void after officials uncovered irregularities in ballot papers.
Big bill for failed property flip
Experienced envoy named India's next high commissioner to New Zealand