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New Zealand
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Wellington bakery creating new pie flavours every day
8 Jan 2025Korean Gochujang pork belly is popular and people go bonkers for the Big Mac in a pie. But the pie de jour is their beef brisket with jalapeno bacon relish. Audio
Power grid saboteur Graham Philip released from prison but will remain on electronic monitoring
Gisborne sewer unblocking suspended due to weather
Pacific
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Police commissioner clarifies charges in Samoa political case
Samoa's police commissioner has clarified the charges against the chairman of the country's ruling FAST party, Laauli Leuatea Schmidt.
Vanuatu earthquake: latest update paints a distressing picture
Fiji's suspended chief prosecutor reinstated
Sport
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Nyika v Opetaia: Everything you need to know
8 Jan 2025Kiwi boxer David Nyika has an unexpected shot at a world cruiserweight title, when he faces Aussie champion Jai Opetaia tonight.
UFC in 2024: Highlights, lowlights, a new era?
Black Caps v Sri Lanka ODI - Game two at Seddon Park
Politics
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Extension for Treaty bill submissions looking 'likely'
8 Jan 2025Parliament's justice select committee will meet to discuss what to do about website problems that meant people couldn't meet the deadline. Audio
What the Trump administration might mean for New Zealand trade
Extension of Treaty Principles Bill submissions deadline called for
Covid-19
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Covid-19 cases: 1402 new cases, 8 deaths
17 Dec 2024The seven day rolling average of new cases down 165.
Covid inquiry report is excellent guide to preparing for next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk
Covid-19: 1719 new cases, seven deaths
World
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Hiker found after two weeks lost in Australian mountains
8 Jan 2025Authorities where alerted on Boxing Day after Hadi Nazari failed to return to the campground he had agreed to meet at.
Rottnest Island seaplane crash pilot identified as 34-year-old James Wong
HMPV may be spreading in China. Here's what to know about this virus - and why it's not cause for alarm
Comment & Analysis
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What workers really think about AI assistants
7 Jan 2025Opinion - Workplaces are increasingly transforming into AI-powered environments which comes with both benefits and issues.
Britain wants to get close to Trump. Will Elon Musk stand in the way?
Work or play? The rise of online ‘kidfluencers’ is raising complex legal and ethical questions
Local Democracy Reporting
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Rubbish or 'a good idea'? Residents weigh in on collection changes
8 Jan 2025Rotorua Lakes Council will introduce weekly food and green waste kerbside collection from July 2026, while its general rubbish collection will reduce to one fortnightly pick-up.
Maraetotara Falls rope swing and branch removed by Hastings council
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Hui, protests, kotahitanga, and a new Kuini - A historic year for Māoridom
28 Dec 2024A hīkoi, a haka, and the rise of a new generation - RNZ unpacks a contentious and momentous year for Māoridom.
Fast-tracked hotel and hostel in Mount Eden surprise residents
In search of the manta rays of the Hauraki Gulf
Te Ao Māori
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Unprecedented number of submissions on Treaty Principles Bill
7 Jan 2025Parliament's website has been flooded with submissions, as the deadline to submit feedback on the Treaty Principles Bill draws close.
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti supporters invited to honour Dame Tariana Turia at tangi
Tangi for Dame Tariana Turia welcomes figures from throughout the motu
Business
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Struggling home-buyers and owners turning to non-bank lenders
8 Jan 2025One mortgage advisor has done more second-tier lending over the last six months than ever before.
Whakaari White Island tour company has $8.5m debts, report shows
How the tax crackdown is working
Country
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Otago farm's bird flu recovery could take months
8 Jan 2025The ministry's chief veterinary officer Dr Mary van Andel said every trace of dirt and chicken litter needs to be removed and disposed of in a biosecure way.
Cherry growers in Central Otago positive over this year's crop
Merino company says it will probe sheep cruelty claims
Environment
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What a rare summer La Niña could mean for Australia
7 Jan 2025The great rainmaker, La Niña, could be back for the fourth time in five years, increasing the prospect of a soaking start to 2025. Video
Lifeguards swap beach patrol for Bottlenose dolphin rescue
Nature's milestones you may have missed
Media & Technology
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Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts
2 Jan 2025A ministerial committee has decided to pause operations over what they described as broadcasting "inciting material and reports that were deceiving and stirring strife".
Obituary: veteran TV3 news journalist Bob McNeil dies
Musk writes opinion piece for German newspaper backing far right party, AdF editor resigns
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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Indian naval vessel departs NZ on historic voyage
7 Jan 2025INSV Tarini has left Lyttelton Port for the Falkland Islands, marking the longest leg of a circumnavigation led by two female Indian Navy officers.
New Zealand gearing up for Kho Kho World Cup in India
Motorcycle madness: ‘It’s impossible to resist the call of the road'