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Pacific
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Cannabis 'movement' demands law reform for 'freedom to use'
The creator of a self-described "non-registered brand" in its infancy wants the Fijian government to legalise the use and cultivation of marijuana in the country.
Another major cocaine shipment intercepted in Papeete
Lack of human rights institutions in some Pacific Islands a concern, global watchdog warns
Sport
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Live: The Ashes
11 minutes agoFollow all cricket action as the five-test series between arch-rivals Australia and England continues.
All Blacks coach ready for full and frank end of season review
Weightlifting women gun for first Commonwealth gold
Politics
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Schools left to foot the bill for asbestos sand clean-up
4:14 pm todayThe Ministry of Education says childcare centres and schools are legally responsible for funding asbestos-contaminated sand removal. Audio
Transport Agency halts $6m in funding to police until breath test targets met
Government finances worse than expected as tax take falls
World
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Alleged childcare paedophile hit with additional charges
2:39 pm todayVictoria Police say the 83 new charges relate to an additional four alleged victims identified as part of their investigation into the 27-year-old
UK, Norway to jointly hunt Russian submarines under new pact
Putin sends Trump's messengers packing, with eyes on a geopolitical win
Comment & Analysis
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Analysis: Can Andrew Coster come back from this?
1:36 pm todayAnalysis - Writers had their fun calling it 'Coster's Last Stand', and like the general's doomed battle, it ended with a crushing fall, writes Craig McCulloch.
What led Donald Trump to pardon a foreign leader convicted of flooding the US with drugs?
No time to relax for Liam Lawson
Local Democracy Reporting
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Suspicious fire engulfs multiple trucks overnight
7:54 am todayPolice are investigating a suspicious fire which damaged four vehicles at Invercargill's Queens Park in the early hours.
No mow trials, recycled bags: Carterton's push for climate adaption
Code browns strike again in Invercargill
In Depth
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New Zealand Olympic bosses weigh up major merger
For decades, New Zealand has had two organisations doing the work of one Olympic movement. Now the NZ Olympic Committee and Paralympics NZ are asking if that still makes sense.
NZ Cricket boss Scott Weenink ‘fighting for his survival’ as T20 league debate gets ‘very ugly’
How feral cats spread toxoplasmosis risk across hundreds of Kiwi farms
Te Ao Māori
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'Language, culture and identity matter': Union backs iwi fight over schools' treaty obligations
12:18 pm todayNZEI Te Riu Roa says principals and school boards are frustrated the government dropped the Treaty requirement without any engagement.
New Zealand Women's Rafting team head to Malaysia to compete
Iwi file urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry over education Treaty changes
Business
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What's going on with Auckland house prices?
7:32 am todayAuckland is 22.9 percent below its peak and "lagging behind everyone else", an expert says.
Gen Z workers least happy, 40 percent dread going to work
Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose
Country
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Final ETS auction of the year fails to sell a single carbon unit
An experienced trader says government back-tracking on climate change has tanked the price that emitters have to pay for carbon units.
Hawke's Bay's Horse of the Year show cancelled for 2026
Dairy prices hit near two-year low after eighth consecutive fall
Environment
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Will they or won't they? Ministers at odds over key policy
3 Dec 2025Willis says the government won't be sending "cheques for billions of dollars" offshore, but an expert says this could have real-world trade and legal risks. Audio
New weapon in war against invasive yellow-legged hornet
'We're basically stuffed': Oyster farmers shut down by another overflow
Media & Technology
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'Rage-baiting' is the word of the year: but what does it mean?
2 Dec 2025Trolling has been around for almost as long as the internet itself - here's how some are now using it to make money.
Why Melissa Stokes is excited to anchor the 1News flagship bulletin
Dancing, cooking, diving: How Kiwis beat Aussies at TikTok
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 community shuns jewellery for bullion as gold prices soar
2 Dec 2025The price of trading gold bullion on world markets has almost doubled in the past year.
Man guilty of murdering Gurjit Singh in his home
Deportation for Indian man convicted of raping new wife