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New Zealand
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'You got it wrong': Cop sprayed compliant motorist with pepper spray three times
3:51 pm todayThe judge found the officer's actions were not only unlawful, but unwarranted, as the victim had not done anything wrong.
Oyster farmer forced to dump 60,000 oysters after Watercare sewage spill
Section of SH2 Wairarapa closed after serious crash
Pacific
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Massat: Is PNG 'willing and ready' to accept Bougainville independence?
2:53 pm todayBougainville's vice president says the autonomous Papua New Guinea region is going full steam ahead with its political agenda to achieve independence.
WHO declares Fiji free of measles, rubella and trachoma
Confidential documents reveal Pacific Ministry raised concerns over census overhaul
Sport
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Taranaki Whio axed from Farah Palmer Cup rugby comp
43 minutes agoNew Zealand Rugby said it was reducing the number of teams in the women's rugby competition from 13 to 12 next year.
Rugby: Irish lock Tadhg Beirne's red card against All Blacks rescinded
Konstas dropped, uncapped Weatherald included in Australia's Ashes squad
Politics
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Decision to end some climate policy consultation 'worrying'
2:25 pm todayPlanned law changes will end public consultation on what New Zealand's emissions limits should be.
Prime minister praises progress of India trade talks as he skips Parliament for meeting
Inquiry finds National's Carl Bates followed Parliament's rules in declaring property interests
World
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NY elects Mamdani for mayor on big election night for Democrats
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has defeated Andrew Cuomo to win New York City's mayoral race, US media is reporting.
Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll climbs to 66 in the Philippines
US politics: Democrats win New Jersey, Virginia in early test of Trump's second term
Comment & Analysis
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If the Trump wall is about to crumble, here’s where it will show first
7:44 am todayAnalysis: No one wants to cross the commander in chief. But voters now get a chance to have their say. Audio
The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we’re ill-prepared to combat it
A deadly hornet has reached NZ – we can all help stop its spread
Local Democracy Reporting
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Farmer urges government to act as consent costs spiral
6:58 pm todayIt has been seven weeks since David Clark went public with his frustration of the resource consent process and its "outrageous costs".
Wild deer plunder pasture, plants and profits in Westland
Bay of Plenty councillors ramp up security after threats
In Depth
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'Brazen industry capture' alleged in pig welfare rewrite
NZ Pork says it didn't get everything it wanted, but the SPCA says they got 'exactly what they wanted'. Audio
Silver Ferns coaching drama: Govt agency’s hand in key details revealed
Govt's independent animal welfare experts disagreed with pig welfare reforms
Te Ao Māori
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'Let's get to a hui': Optimism Te Pāti Māori crisis can be sorted
8:35 am todayWhile two factions are at loggerheads, the problems will only be sorted if they start talking to each other, the National Iwi Chairs Forum says. Audio
Crown apologises to Auckland, Hauraki iwi Ngāti Paoa for leaving them 'virtually landless'
How a teen son's passion for Māori wards led to a shock win for his mum
Business
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Nailing rogue salons: Fears over money laundering, trafficking
5:15 pm todayBeauty salons and nail parlours are in the sights of immigration staff and labour inspectors after fears some are linked to organised crime and money laundering operations.
Have KiwiSaver billions boosted house prices?
Concern on share markets as The Big Short's Michael Burry bets against top AI stocks
Country
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Dairy prices continue downward slide
The latest fall overnight follows the 1.4 percent drop in the previous auction.
Device that recycles farm nitrogen gets $1.2m government-industry boost
Device that recycles farm nitrogen gets $1.2m government-industry boost
Environment
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The gold clam is here, and multiplying
4 Nov 2025One small clam spreading in the Waikato River may change the entire ecosystem. How? Sheer numbers.
Tonnes of pest fish taken out in bow hunting competition
Our Changing World: SAR4SaR - The folding, floating search and rescue device
Media & Technology
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Te Karere news has budget slashed by 60%, The Hui receives no funding
24 Oct 2025Funding for the long-standing Māori news bulletin Te Karere has been slashed, while current affairs programme The Hui has had their funding cut completely. The announcement comes from Māori media...
Do we need to be saying 'please' and 'thanks' to AI?
How do I know if my teen is entangled in 'toxic masculinity'?
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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Luxon confident trade deal with India will be reached
Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal lands in New Zealand to join business, community events.
Indian commerce minister visits New Zealand amid trade ‘momentum’
Minister warned of crime advisory group chair's 'concerning behaviour'