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New Zealand
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Southern power outages: 115 homes still without electricity
14 minutes agoFewer than 50 properties in Southland and 67 properties in South Otago remain without power after last month's devastating winds.
New Plymouth mayor wants NZTA to pay compensation for SH3 closure
Police name victim of central Auckland homicide
Pacific
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Massat: Is PNG 'willing and ready' to accept Bougainville independence?
2:53 pm todayBougainville's vice president says the autonomous Papua New Guinea region is going full steam ahead with its political agenda to achieve independence.
WHO declares Fiji free of measles, rubella and trachoma
Confidential documents reveal Pacific Ministry raised concerns over census overhaul
Sport
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Konstas dropped from Australia's Ashes squad
35 minutes agoThe young opener has missed out, opening the door for uncapped Jake Weatherald to make a test debut in the five-match series against England.
Beach Sprint fun keeps veteran rowers in the game
Rugby: Could Leicester Fainga'anuku fill the All Blacks' midfield hole?
Politics
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Decision to end some climate policy consultation 'worrying'
2:25 pm todayPlanned law changes will end public consultation on what New Zealand's emissions limits should be.
Advocates fear there may be plan to push homeless people out of Auckland CBD
RMA Minister writes to Auckland Council to loosen Eden Park restrictions
World
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Democrats win New Jersey, Virginia in early test of Trump's second term
Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill cruised to comfortable victories in the Virginia and New Jersey governors' elections.
Kentucky plane crash: Death tolls climbs after UPS plane erupts into ball of fire
UPS cargo plane crashes in Louisville, Kentucky
Comment & Analysis
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If the Trump wall is about to crumble, here’s where it will show first
7:44 am todayAnalysis: No one wants to cross the commander in chief. But voters now get a chance to have their say. Audio
The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we’re ill-prepared to combat it
A deadly hornet has reached NZ – we can all help stop its spread
Local Democracy Reporting
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Wild deer plunder pasture, plants and profits in Westland
12 minutes agoFeral deer in South Westland are devouring native forest, farm pasture and profits - but DOC has neither the budget nor a plan to do anything about it.
Large service station planned on some of NZ's best growing land
Bay of Plenty councillors ramp up security after threats
In Depth
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'Brazen industry capture' alleged in pig welfare rewrite
NZ Pork says it didn't get everything it wanted, but the SPCA says they got 'exactly what they wanted'. Audio
Silver Ferns coaching drama: Govt agency’s hand in key details revealed
Govt's independent animal welfare experts disagreed with pig welfare reforms
Te Ao Māori
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'Let's get to a hui': Optimism Te Pāti Māori crisis can be sorted
8:35 am todayWhile two factions are at loggerheads, the problems will only be sorted if they start talking to each other, the National Iwi Chairs Forum says. Audio
How a teen son's passion for Māori wards led to a shock win for his mum
One of two Te Pāti Māori factions willing to meet - iwi leaders
Business
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Have KiwiSaver billions boosted house prices?
about 1 hour agoBillions of dollars have flowed from KiwiSaver funds into the housing market - but how much of an impact has that had on property prices?
Concern on share markets as The Big Short's Michael Burry bets against top AI stocks
Another price drop threatens farmers' milk payout hopes
Country
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Dairy prices continue downward slide
The latest fall overnight follows the 1.4 percent drop in the previous auction.
Device that recycles farm nitrogen gets $1.2m government-industry boost
Device that recycles farm nitrogen gets $1.2m government-industry boost
Environment
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The gold clam is here, and multiplying
4 Nov 2025One small clam spreading in the Waikato River may change the entire ecosystem. How? Sheer numbers.
Tonnes of pest fish taken out in bow hunting competition
Our Changing World: SAR4SaR - The folding, floating search and rescue device
Media & Technology
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Te Karere news has budget slashed by 60%, The Hui receives no funding
24 Oct 2025Funding for the long-standing Māori news bulletin Te Karere has been slashed, while current affairs programme The Hui has had their funding cut completely. The announcement comes from Māori media...
Do we need to be saying 'please' and 'thanks' to AI?
How do I know if my teen is entangled in 'toxic masculinity'?
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 commerce minister visits NZ amid trade 'momentum'
4 Nov 2025Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal makes his first visit to New Zealand as negotiators huddle in fourth round of in-person talks
Minister warned of crime advisory group chair's 'concerning behaviour'
Asian community bolsters local body representation