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New Zealand
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'Touch and go if we can find it': Search on for wreckage of plane after crash
12:53 pm todayIt appeared the engine had "conked out" in mid-air, forcing the pilot to execute a textbook emergency landing on the water.
Two climbers dead after fall on Aoraki Mt Cook
'Precious taonga': Family mourns 11-year-old boy who died fishing
Pacific
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COP30 ends with 'extremely weak' outcomes, Pacific campaigner says
The outcomes of the United Nations climate conference in Brazil means global temperature rise will not be limited to 1.5C - the threshold climate scientists say is needed to ensure a healthy planet.
Cook Islands 'will continue to act in good faith' with New Zealand - Mark Brown
Domestic abuse survivors in PNG have to 'queue in front of the police station' to report their husbands
Sport
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Peter Burling says control Team NZ wanted over him was 'crazy'
1:02 pm todayBurling has spoken about his shock departure form Team New Zealand and the breakdown of the relationship.
Kiwi paralympic swimmer Joshua Willmer gunning for gold and world records
Football: Everton's Idrissa Gueye red carded for slapping teammate
Politics
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Watch: Luxon and Stanford face questions at school visit
2:37 pm todayIt comes after a turbulent year, with the government pushing through numerous changes which have not always gone down well with teachers and principals.
Voting process slows but doesn't stop bills under urgency
Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon delivers complaint to UN in Geneva
World
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What we know about the 'Slender Man' stabber's disappearance
9:38 am todayMorgan Geyser, who was living under supervised release at a group home for her role in the 2014 stabbing of her 12-year-old classmate, is back in custody.
Search for Gus extends to mine as police vow to 'explore every avenue'
Footage of deadly Sea World helicoper collision plays in court as inquest into 2023 crash begins
Comment & Analysis
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Dead rats and discord: What next in the Peters-Seymour stoush?
21 Nov 2025Analysis: Expired vermin are a built-in feature of MMP, as every party makes compromises, writes Craig McCulloch.
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
Did Plunket founder Truby King really believe in eugenics? History isn't that simple
Local Democracy Reporting
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Te Mata Peak discovery sparks warning over invasive weed
24 Nov 2025Invasive pest Chilean needle grass has sharp, needle-like seeds which have posed a serious threat to Hawke's Bay's agriculture.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Concern mounts over Southland wilding pine threat
In Depth
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How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite the law
8:39 am todayA paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the industry's wishlist, including giving it access to draft laws. Audio
Why are there so few rules for the millions of cats that damage our biodiversity?
'Stone cold killer' feral cats added to Predator Free 2050 strategy, Conservation Minister announces
Te Ao Māori
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'This is possible': First indigenous woman to study at Oxford inspires Māori Rhodes Scholar
23 Nov 2025Naianga Tapiata will study at Oxford from 2026, following in the footsteps of Mākereti (Maggie) Papakura.
Iwi calling for Te Pāti Māori president John tamihere to step down, ousted MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says
Hawaiian waka makes historic return to NZ
Business
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Why has Black Friday become such a big deal?
12:53 pm todayExplainer - You can't turn around without seeing a Black Friday advert this week. But where did it come from? Audio
High beef prices hit McDonald's NZ's bottom line
Why a higher KiwiSaver balance could cost you at retirement
Country
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Fonterra narrows Farmgate Milk Price point
Strong milk flows in NZ and other milk-producing changes have seen the price range narrow to $9.50 a kilo of milk solids, from $10.
Kelmarna Community Farm celebrates 40 years with new book
Waikato pig farm faces record $437k fine for discharging effluent to land, water
Environment
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'Forever chemicals' found in NZ whales, dolphins
24 Nov 2025Species feeding mid-water were just as exposed to PFAS as coastal Māui dolphins or deep-diving species like beaked whales, new research found.
COP30: Minister defends NZ's lack of committment to phasing out fossil fuels
NZ silent so far on climate summit push for a 'fossil fuels' roadmap
Media & Technology
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Why celebrity scandals leave us feeling shattered
23 Nov 2025Learning more about a famous person you admire can feel confronting.
Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt named Podcast of the Year
What is workslop?
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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Ethnic community leaders want extra day of flexible paid leave
12:17 pm todayAdvocates say the introduction of such leave will enable the country's diverse communities to mark their culturally significant festivals.
'Iconic' Bollywood actor dies at 89
Warning over looming driver shortages following commercial licence revocations