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Police Commissioner accidentally takes FBI director for 'brief dip' during tsunami advisory
The two men went for a 'very quick swim' in Oriental Bay after an early morning run.
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How the fuel of 'last resort' became New Zealand's first choice
20 minutes agoIt's expensive, vulnerable to price shocks and terrible for the planet. So why are we importing gas?
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Silver Ferns want to finish turbulent international window with trophy
20 minutes agoThe Silver Ferns are determined to finish an intense three months of netball, which will be remembered against the backdrop of a turbulent coaching saga, on a high.
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Firefighter unions head to ERA over restructure
20 minutes agoStaff were told last week of sweeping changes designed to slash $50 million from Fire and Emergency's annual costs.
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The Briefing
New Zealand
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Heavy rain, high humidity to hit parts of the country
17 Nov 2025MetService has issued heavy rain warnings and watches for some parts of the country this week as a warm air mass brings wet, humid and warm tropical weather.
Watch: Police discuss murder-suicide of three children and father in Sanson fire
'Attempted decapitation': Man on trial for murder of former employee
Pacific
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Moutchou ends New Caledonia visit: political announcements
17 Nov 2025Naïma Moutchou's visit also coincided with another formal announcement from one major "moderate" component of the pro-independence movement to officialise an already existing split with the FLNKS.
Tonga election: Women's advocate urges greater female representation in parliament
New Zealand assures Niue relationship remains unaffected despite Cook Islands funding row
Sport
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Foot-on-face photo of Kiwi up for award
17 Nov 2025The photo has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2025 World Athletics Photograph of the Year.
NZ golfer Steven Alker falls just shy of a third Charles Schwab Cup
‘There’s no excuses from us’: Robertson on All Blacks’ inability to maintain pressure
Politics
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'You're my rock': Hipkins announces engagement
17 Nov 2025He first confirmed the relationship during his concession speech on the evening of the 2023 election.
Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects
Watch: PM Christopher Luxon at post-cab conference
World
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South African who attended Neo-Nazi rally has Aussie visa cancelled
17 Nov 2025He moved to Australia from South Africa in 2022.
Japan seeks to calm escalating spat with China over Taiwan
Solar storms can trigger auroras on Earth. This star’s explosion could destroy a planet’s atmosphere
Comment & Analysis
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Will drug testing drivers really make roads safer?
14 Nov 2025Police can now stop any driver, at any time, to screen for four illicit substances - cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA.
Two blasts a day apart in India and Pakistan's capitals fray regional nerves in an already tense year
Trump's pardons aren't just political; more importantly, they're transactional
Local Democracy Reporting
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Where the rubber is the road: NZ's first rubber road surface to be tested
17 Nov 2025Selwyn council is working with a contractor to provide the recycled rubber granules for a proposed trial.
Hook, line and crane: Catching Rakaia's salmon statue for a makeover
Miners awaiting consents chafe as gold price soars
In Depth
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The 'bloodbath' left by millions of feral cats
They're 'killing machines', wiping out native species. So why is it so hard to fight back against feral cats?
'Most deteriorated' - NZ plummets in global tobacco control ranking
Tears and fears: Inside the uneasy truce between Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ
Te Ao Māori
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World's largest indigenous education conference kicks off in Auckland
17 Nov 2025About 3000 people were welcomed by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei for the World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education 2025.
Hundreds to commemorate loss of ancestors on Waerenga-A-Hika 160 years ago
First Māori Language Commissioner impressed by younger generation's reo
Business
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Uber loses Supreme Court appeal over drivers' employment status
17 Nov 2025The Supreme Court has unanimously voted in favour of the drivers.
Food prices up again with dairy and eggs more expensive
Services sector struggling to gain forward momentum
Country
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Comvita takeover bid fails
The honey exporter's board had vigorously pushed shareholders to vote in favour of a $56 million deal with Florenz.
Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm
Country Life: Massey University's teaching farm
Environment
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Caulerpa invasion: 'Government isn't taking it as seriously as they need to'
17 Nov 2025Caulerpa went from covering 60 hectares around Great Barrier Island to more than 2000 hectares.
Climate change minister defends weakened methane emissions target ahead of COP30
Our Changing World: Resurrecting Wellington’s Flowers of the Underworld
Media & Technology
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Can you really talk to the dead using AI?
16 Nov 2025We tried out 'deathbots' so you don't have to.
Te Karere Māori news bulletin has funding slashed
Do we need to be saying 'please' and 'thanks' to AI?
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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Business summit highlights ethnic contributions to economy
17 Nov 2025Participants call for more support to be given to female entrepreneurs to give them opportunities in business.
Petition calls for inquiry into Papatoetoe election as voters report ballots cast without consent
Indian popstar turns Auckland show into a family reunion
