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New Zealand
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Pharmac too slow to act over HRT shortage - doctors
5:00 pm today"All this faffing around, and [at] the centre is a poor woman who just needs her HRT," a doctor says. Audio
Breast cancer patient left 'humiliated' over Ballantynes bra subsidy treatment
New scheme aims to keep leftover building materials out of landfill
Pacific
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Uneasy calm in New Caledonia as 'massive' reinforcements arrive
12:23 am todayFood 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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Melbourne Victory to head to A-League grand final
14 minutes agoPhoenix failed to keep Victory from scoring again after Oskar Zawada managed an equaliser in the final moments.
Former All Black Sid Going dies at age 80
As it happened: Brumbies take down Crusaders, 31-24
Politics
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Instant noodles as stranded Kiwi's supplies dwindle in New Caledonia
The government is looking at all options for helping New Zealanders who want to get back home. Audio
Rule change to protect powerlines from being hit by trees
The Week in Politics: Charter schools, special police units and a tricky problem for the government
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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Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says
about 1 hour agoThousands of homes are destroyed, shops are under water and key roads closed after the deluge.
Eight arrested after climate activists breach German airport
France accuses Azerbaijan of meddling in New Caledonia on social media
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.
Revamped school lunches may be less healthy - principal
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
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.
'I disagree': Kiwi Olympic star Eliza McCartney's selection policy critique
New 'assistant psychology' role in development by government to address workforce shortages
Te Ao Māori
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Dame Hinewehi Mohi inducted into New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
7:30 am todayThe singer, producer and te reo Māori advocate says she's honoured to be recognised for her music - her "real heart project".
Government plans for Māori wards breach The Treaty of Waitangi -Tribunal
Government faces further legal action over Māori Health Authority axing
Business
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The Warehouse boss Nick Grayston abruptly quits
17 May 2024A change in direction is necessary for the company, its chairperson says.
Workplace harassment costing employers $1.5 billion per year
SkyCity Entertainment settles $73.6m with Australian watchdog over law breaches
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
Air Vanuatu collapse poses challenges for returning RSE workers
New Zealand's wool quality assurance sector up in the air
Environment
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15 scooters, bikes, pram plunged into pond
17 May 2024In the depths were a cash register and a skate park bin: "I wouldn't be surprised to see someone had chucked a partridge and a pear tree in there too."
Gold miner wants consent after already starting work
NZTA tells dealers to repay Clean Car rebates on almost 200 EVs
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