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New Zealand
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Christchurch City Holdings directors resign after call for review
17 May 2024Despite the "best of intentions and considerable effort", the relationship between the board and the council has broken down, outgoing chair says.
Fred again.. passport saga could have been handled better - review
Tauranga City Council nominations off to a slow start
Pacific
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Uneasy calm in New Caledonia as reinforcements arrive
5 minutes agoFood rationing is in place, and hundreds more police, army and firefighters are on the streets in an effort to regain control of Nouméa.
'It's a revolution here, using Tiktok' - Pro-independence activist on New Caledonia unrest
Wife of a former Palau president sues Surangel Whipps Jr, seeking US$150,000 in damages
Sport
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All White Clayton Lewis reportedly arrested over betting scandal
17 May 2024The midfielder is reportedly among three A-League players arrested over an alleged betting scandal.
Brazil declared host of 2027 Women's World Cup at FIFA Congress
Super Rugby Pacific recap: Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika
Politics
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The strange stoush over announcements on Wellington's buses
17 May 2024And how a union boss ruined a regional councillor's morning.
All options being considered to help New Zealanders in New Caledonia - Winston Peters
Nearly 1300 homes on hold amid government review
Covid-19
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The puzzle of the coalition pledge to end vaccine mandates
15 May 2024The government is still trying to work out how it will meet its pledge to end Covid mandates, given the mandates were scrapped more than a year ago.
China due to free vlogger who filmed Wuhan lockdown
Covid-19 update: 2287 new cases, 19 further deaths
World
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Nouméa airport's reopening date not a guarantee Air NZ will fly
17 May 2024Even when airport reopens, Air NZ says it will only operate when it is safe for staff and customers to get there. Audio
NZ families worried as loved ones shelter from violent unrest in New Caledonia
'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia
Comment & Analysis
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Home buyers 'control narrative' as mortgage rates drop
17 May 2024Analysis - What the latest data shows about where the market is at right now.
Popeyes' battle shows how big businesses protect their trademarks - even when they have no plans to come to NZ
Some say the Treaty of Waitangi divides NZ – a new survey suggests the opposite is true
Local Democracy Reporting
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New school lunch model could cut out kaupapa Māori suppliers
16 May 2024A Whanganui school lunch contractor says kaupapa Māori suppliers could be out of the picture under the government's new free school lunch model.
'Incredibly harmful' South Auckland pokies rake in millions
Mayor calls for 'slow down' of fast-track law
In Depth
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Waitangi Tribunal 'a parallel government'
17 May 2024David Seymour has renewed attacks on the what he says is an 'increasingly activist' Tribunal as it faces questions about its future.
Longer lifespans could be 'genuinely horrific', Cambridge researcher says
Managed retreat: How do we get out of the way of climate change?
Te Ao Māori
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Minister wants to work with Māori - after effort to scrap Treaty obligations
16 May 2024Karen Chhour wants Oranga Tamiriki to establish more partnerships with Māori, despite introducing a bill to Parliament removing their obligation to do so.
Māori population grows to 904,100
Risk Māori and Pasifika will face discrimination over police's expanding use of biometric data - expert
Business
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'Intrusive' job application questions - what can employers ask?
16 May 2024An applicant has challenged questions about depression, mental health and sick leave asked by a Z petrol station - so where's the line?. Audio
Mining firm slams 'hostility' of offshore wind sector over claims the two industries are incompatible
The Warehouse boss Nick Grayston abruptly quits
Country
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Consumers could see increase in dairy prices if Fonterra sells off consumer brands
There are a lot of cons in Fonterra's plan to sell off some or all of its most well-known brands, a marketing professor says. Audio
More than a million trays of kiwifruit to be destroyed after mice found
Air Vanuatu collapse poses challenges for returning RSE workers
Environment
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Gold miner wants consent after already starting work
14 May 2024A 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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Bolstering support for Asian personnel in the NZ Defence Force
16 May 2024The founder of a Pan-Asian network in the New Zealand Defence Force hopes to support Asian personnel in their defence careers.
Working groups eyed to aid collaboration with India on agriculture and pharmaceuticals
Man in his 80s among four convicted for obstruction over security guard's death