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New Zealand
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Council calls for tougher dog laws, rescuers overwhelmed
19 Jul 2025Auckland Council impounded more than 12,000 dogs last year - more than half were euthanised. Frontline rescuers and local leaders say the crisis requires immediate on-the-ground action and law reform.
Section of SH6 re-opens after fatal Marlborough crash brings down power lines
Father and daughter’s $200k ATM heist in Hillcrest lands them home detention
Pacific
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Manu Samoa coach, captain happy despite loss to Scotland
The Samoans were missing several of their leading players in their Pacific Nations Cup build-up.
ICE deportation action lands Marshallese, Micronesians in Guantanamo
Nauru could earn millions after backing US deep sea mining pathway
Sport
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'We found a way': Robertson praises ABs' effort in series sweep
5:43 am todayScott Robertson is pleased with the way his side overcame injuries and a gallant French side in the victory in Hamilton.
Basketball: Tall Ferns finish 5th at Asia Cup after gutsy win over Philippines
Scrappy Springboks overwhelm Georgia in Mbombela
Politics
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Decision on additional Tasman flood funds not yet made - PM
19 Jul 2025But news that a rain radar for the top of the South Island will be funded by MetService has been welcomed.
'Woman's voice' Diane Calvert joins Wellington mayoral race
Local democracy under threat? Officials warn against removing council 'four wellbeings'
World
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What's it like being a grandparent in your 30s?
19 Jul 2025At 37, Brisbane radio presenter Matty Acton is learning how to be a grandfather.
Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 32 near two aid centres
Kitchen Confidential at 25: Bourdain revealed high-end chefs as rock-star pirates
Comment & Analysis
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New Barbie has type 1 diabetes
18 Jul 2025The doll comes with a visible insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor, devices many people with diabetes rely on.
Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?
Trump tries to rewrite history on being 'fooled' by Putin
Local Democracy Reporting
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Departing councillor: 'Social media abuse has got out of hand'
19 Jul 2025A long-serving local body councillor has called it quits, blaming government input and "contempt", and social media abuse.
Call for wider consultation on memorial for patients' unmarked graves
Real-time flood alert sensors installed on Havelock North streams
In Depth
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'Alright, bye': Top Kiwi rower fled US police, hid in a bush
Top rower Zack Rumble is now banned from drinking and on a final warning after he ran from police while being questioned about a fight then hid in a bush. Audio
How a local website was hijacked and filled with AI-generated 'coherent gibberish'
Villa Maria adds fatal cancer warning label on bottles sold in Ireland
Te Ao Māori
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'Birthplace of the nation' under threat
18 Jul 2025One of New Zealand's oldest archaeological sites is at risk of rising sea levels, according to a new study.
'Toitū te reo': All welcome as national Māori language festival returns
Documentary 'The Bones of Our Past' tells history of Takahanga Marae near Kaikōura
Business
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What's the cheapest way to heat your home?
The cost of heating your home makes up about a third of what you pay for power each month.
New Zealand First's Cash Transactions Protection Bill - What it is and what it could do
Is an inheritance relationship property - Ask Susan
Country
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Double Blow: Tasman's rural resilience tested by back-to-back storms
19 Jul 2025As a second weather bomb lashed the Tasman region, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes was on the ground with rural residents staring down the barrel of another deluge.
Hawke's Bay shares cyclone silt, slash lessons with flood-hit Tasman
Worry and speculation as long-serving manager of Molesworth Station suddenly resigns
Environment
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Northland orca expert: Reject Waipiro Bay marina fast-tracking
17 Jul 2025Orca researcher Dr Ingrid Visser has called on Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop to reject the proposed marina's fast-tracking application.
Invasive worm species found under Bluff wharf
More city cyclists get on their bikes - but there is untapped demand for more
Media & Technology
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Nintendo's new console, the Switch 2, reviewed by a family
10 Jul 2025How does Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever stack up after a few weeks?
Is thumbs up emoji good or passive aggressive?
Mediawatch: Awkward opinions test broadcasters' backbone
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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Retail crime advisory group costs $500k in three months
The government is defending the amount of money spent on its retail crime advisory group, but Labour says it is a hard sum of money to stomach.
Second round of FTA talks with India start in Delhi
Indian community celebrates Rath Yatra with colour and devotion