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New Zealand
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9yo among 'ringleaders' behind West Auckland attacks, community patroller says
6:03 pm todayAmong the several 'ringleaders' are others in their early teens, according to the volunteer.
Te Papa assessing whether to allow anti-trans conference at Wellington convention centre
Fatal Hillpark house fire: System outage delays ambulance notification
Pacific
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New Caledonia unrest: Nouméa burning, shooting, looting like 'some kind of civil war'
3 minutes agoAnalysis - The situation in New Caledonia, especially Nouméa, remained tense throughout Tuesday, with scenes of burning, shooting and looting in hot points of the capital and its surroundings.
'Politically irresponsible': Niue's first female MP on proposed constitutional changes
65 new cases of dengue-like illness in latest Samoa report
Sport
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Conor McGregor getting back in the cage - but is it for the last time?
7:42 pm todayAnalysis - UFC superstar Conor McGregor may have become a victim of his own success.
ANZ Premiership 2025 cut to two rounds as Netball NZ sign one-year extension with Sky
'It's up to me to pick him' - Scott Robertson weighs in on Sam Cane's All Black future
Politics
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Ministry already preparing to hire consultants to do work of axed staff
9:20 am todayStaff consulting firms were already asking some of the staff being made redundant to work for them.
Sir Maarten Wevers to lead Ministry for Disabled People review
Consultants needed for education system changes - Christopher Luxon
Covid-19
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China due to free vlogger who filmed Wuhan lockdown
A Chinese journalist who covering the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic from its epicentre in Wuhan is due to be released from prison after serving a sentence for "provoking trouble".
Covid-19 update: 2287 new cases, 19 further deaths
Covid-19 update: 2343 new cases, 11 further deaths
World
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US man attempted to export $50m of meth to NZ
5:46 pm todayThere was 263kg of pure meth discovered in vacuum-sealed bags found in a false-bottomed crate.
Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer 'blown away' by success of radical new brain cancer treatment
David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents
Comment & Analysis
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Harlem Globetrotters 'shoot their shot' at Auckland's Eden Park
13 May 2024First person - Harlem Globetrotters Wham and Hot Rod De La Rosa talk about the history of the team and teach Symone Tafuna'i how to "shoot her shot".
NZ's big chill was an early winter warning: Power should be subsidised for struggling households
Confused or playing for time? 3 possible reasons NZ is taking so long to make a call on AUKUS
Local Democracy Reporting
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Cracks appear in new $7m coastal pathway
2:17 pm todayConstruction of the 4m wide path began in April 2023 and it opened in December.
Western Bay facing a 13.6 percent rates rise
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In Depth
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The fight for the white sands of Pākiri
13 May 2024Why locals fear the government could steal away the hard-won protection of their pristine coastline.
Managed retreat: How do we get out of the way of climate change?
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey sought advice on ‘social impact bonds’ to fund services
Te Ao Māori
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'Tenei te tira hou te hara mai nei' - Fresh faces take regional haka to new level
8:02 pm todayA record 55 groups have qualified for Te Matatini in New Plymouth next year.
Helping hand for at-risk learners pays off for WITT pass rates
Structured literacy could aid Māori students in mainstream schools - teacher
Business
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New Zealanders leaving at a record pace while immigration slows
More than half of 52,500 New Zealand citizens who left in the year ended March headed to Australia.
Kiwibank, BNZ drop mortgage rates
National median sale price rises to $790,000 in sluggish housing market
Country
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Scion to lose around 10 percent of its workforce - union
6:06 pm todayAbout 30 jobs are being cut at the Crown forestry institute, the PSA says. Audio
Egg and poultry businesses 'lucky' bird flu not here yet
International demand for pruned logs at all-time high - forest manager
Environment
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Gold miner wants consent after already starting work
7:31 am todayA gold mining company is hoping to secure a consent after already beginning works on its Central Otago site.
NZTA tells dealers to repay Clean Car rebates on almost 200 EVs
Pākiri residents would be 'crushed' if sand mining fast-tracked, committee told
Media & Technology
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From drawing during lockdown to $500k animated web series
11 May 2024Charlie Faulks's horror-comedy web series, Bloke of the Apocalypse, is about a father and son who discover a zombie apocalypse on their farm in rural NZ. Video
TVNZ breached agreement with E tū when deciding on discontinuing programmes, ERA rules
Lynskey, Malcolm among cast for Pike River Mine movie
Identity
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Aya Al-Chalabi: 'Ramadan is a re-set'
9 Apr 2024A New Zealand-Arab influencer has been showcasing Muslim faith and culture to a new audience this Ramadan.
Meet the Samoan chemical engineer-turned film maker
Wairoa's Mātangirau sings loudly for Day Two of Te Matatini
IndoNZ
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Indian percussion virtuoso Zakir Hussain to perform in NZ
9 May 2024The South Asian maestro will give domestic audiences a chance to enjoy India's classical music traditions.
Auckland's Sandringham dairy stabbing: Third defendant pleads guilty to aggravated robbery
Woman seeks $30k refund from builder as garage sits unfinished