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New Zealand
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Vigilantes targeting Asian people at rockpools
1:25 pm todayIt's been a week since a two-year harvesting ban on the Hauraki Gulf coast in north Auckland came into force.
Dilworth abuse survivor says $90,000 redress offer 'insultingly small'
Screening rates for HPV increase at clinics with self-tests
Pacific
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'If it's not cultural, what is it?' Fiame questions use of matai titles amid Luxon controversy
The former Samoan prime minister says chiefly titles are culturally significant and should not be given to foreign prime ministers.
Solomons PM refuses to convene parliament amid political crisis
Watch: Students share what Polyfest means to them
Sport
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'Durable' defender Francis de Vries first to bring up 50 for Auckland FC
4:11 pm todayAuckland FC marks a milestone in the A-League this week and defender Francis de Vries epitomises the club's journey.
Football Ferns named for World Cup Oceania Qualifiers Finals in NZ
Clark Laidlaw extends time as Hurricanes head coach
Politics
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Price check app to show which petrol stations are dry
35 minutes agoUsage of the Gaspy app has tripled as drivers begin to queue up, and strikes in Iran escalate.
'Colonial-style arrogance': China unhappy with NZ-Australia statement
Greenpeace targets PM's office over possible NZ minerals deal with US
World
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Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field
2 minutes agoThe escalation heightens the unprecedented disruption of global energy supplies that has raised the political stakes for Trump, who joined Israel in attacking Iran nearly four weeks ago.
Iran targets Gulf energy sites after intel chief killed
Men can get out of the manosphere - former incels on why they left
Comment & Analysis
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Prime Minister retreats to safe law and order ground in Pacific
8:04 am todayAnalysis: When stuck in a bind, Christopher Luxon can always rely on talking about law and order.
Takeaways from US intelligence officials' testimony amid war with Iran
Sophie Devine’s record cricket contract can’t disguise a stubborn pay gap in NZ women’s sport
Local Democracy Reporting
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Shadbolt statue fundraiser upsets family
10:15 am todayHis partner is criticising a crowd-funded statue project for the late mayor, urging people not to donate.
'Cultural vandalism': Whangārei residents angry over Sunday library closure
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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The supermarket 'nuclear option' never arrived - why the government backed down
18 Mar 2026For most of 2025, the government talked tough. What's changed?
'They took my whole life': ACC spied on man with a traumatic brain injury
Beef, lamb, onions and wine: Kiwi dinner time staples in huge demand offshore
Te Ao Māori
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New iwi-led charter school announced for Wellington region
18 Mar 2026Associate Education Minister David Seymour says the school will ensure none of its students fall through gaps in the education system.
Whānau of Māori Battalion soldier hope film will see him receive Victoria Cross
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi unsure if future lies with Te Pāti Māori or as independent
Business
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All bets off over NZ petrol prices after gasfield strike - AA
12:51 pm todayPetrol is already surging again, and Iran is vowing revenge on other countries' gas supplies after the world's biggest natural field was attacked. Audio
Sale of one of NZ's oldest running independent craft brewery deal worth toasting
Rocket Lab wins record contract with US Department of War
Country
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Inflating cost of running a farm now structural - report
The cost of running a farm in New Zealand is more than a quarter higher than it was before the Covid pandemic, a new report shows.
Iran war will lead to more supermarket price rises - Foodstuffs boss
Demand for New Zealand cream surges in China
Environment
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Threatened bird species found breeding in Auckland ranges
17 Mar 2026The discovery of a breeding pair of NZ falcon raising two fledglings is a significant finding, say experts.
Our Changing World: How to grow a kiwi
Government's climate change plans go to the High Court
Media & Technology
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Anxious, desensitised: How teens learn about news now
18 Mar 2026New Zealand's young people are experiencing the Middle East conflict up close and in isolation through social media.
TVNZ sees sharp drop in half-year profit on back of revenue decline
America’s Next Top Model docuseries never apologises for abuse
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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Vibrant Holi celebrations draw thousands nationwide
18 Mar 2026Thousands mark the Festival of Colours with vivid powders, dancing and festive foods.
What one changing suburb tells us about Auckland
Organisers of Holi event linked to overstayers deny involvement in illegal activity