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New Zealand
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Virtual tour of Scott's Discovery Hut debuts at Te Papa Museum
8:38 am todayPet and feed a huskie and fly in a balloon over the Antarctic, like Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Audio
Lifewise Big Sleepout returns after five-year hiatus
Nelson Tasman residents braced for another potentially devastating storm
Pacific
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Violence in Papua New Guinea appears to be increasing
10 Jul 2025"We're having law and order problems that have in the past tended to be restricted to certain provinces and locations seem to have extended to additional provinces."
Vanuatu seeks visa-free access to Australia before renewing strategic pact
Census overhaul sparks Pasifika 'invisibility' fears
Sport
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France embark on major revamp for second All Blacks test
8:38 am todayCoach Fabien Galthie has made 10 changes to his starting line-up for the second test against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday. Audio
Ruby Tui says she would do anything for the Black Ferns
Sport Integrity Commission fields hundreds of complaints in first year
Politics
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Kaipara will fight hard to retain vacant seat for Te Pāti Māori
8:41 am todayThe Te Pāti Māori co-leader says the newly chosen candidate if prepared for the battle to keep the seat in his party's hands. Audio
Law change prompts spike in Māori electoral roll registrations
Polytech bail-outs lie ahead, Te Pūkenga warns
World
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Starmer, Macron unveil migration deal, plans for Ukraine
7:57 am todayThe UK Prime Minister has been handed a much-desired boost when President Macron said France had agreed to a migrant returns scheme. Audio
Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship
The $16.6m bag: Original Birkin smashes records at Paris auction
Comment & Analysis
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How will NZ pay the higher premiums for defence spending?
10 Jul 2025Analysis: Defence spending is like insurance - you have to pay for it but you hope you never have to use it.
Quitting the quit-aid: people trying to stop vaping nicotine need more support – here are some strategies to help
Fast-track mining projects: The hard questions NZ must ask about the claimed economic benefits
Local Democracy Reporting
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Rotorua Lakes Council takes back control of parking services
10 Jul 2025The decision ends the fully outsourced parking model introduced in mid-2018.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
North Canterbury locals get say over huge solar farm
In Depth
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Outcry over 'morally bankrupt' call to end government flood buyouts
10 Jul 2025Phasing out government assistance for storms and floods would be leaving homeowners 'on their own', an expert says. Audio
New KiwiRail director Scott O'Donnell linked to NZ First donation, government loan
Origin story: How did an Australian state rugby league competition come to have such a grip on New Zealand?
Te Ao Māori
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Black Sox brothers reach 100-game milestone at Softball World Cup
5:29 am todayNgāpuhi brothers Ben and Thomas Enoka have each played 100 games for the world's most successful men's softball team.
Sovereignty 'red line' in any future Ngāpuhi settlement message at Whangārei hapū hui
Teen cycles from Whakatāne to Parliament for Māori wards
Business
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More people are learning to eat out on their own
Once an activity for the lonely or stood-up, dining solo is picking up in popularity in New Zealand.
100 years of wealth, jobs and money
Labour inspectorate says exploiting primary industries workers harms their brand
Country
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What makes a bull worth $161,000?
The bidder who smashed a national price record at the recent Angus bull sales says his purchase is "beautifully put together".
Australian mining company Santana Minerals buys Otago land for $25 million
Flood-hit Tasman farm 'more like a riverbed than a farm'
Environment
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'Hippo Birthday': Thailand's Moo Deng celebrates 1st birthday
10 Jul 2025She's no longer the cute animal that garnered internet fame, but diehard fans still turned up.
Southern Ocean getting warmer and saltier, will 'change the way the planet works'
Our Changing World: Tauranga’s living sea wall
Media & Technology
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Nintendo's new console, the Switch 2, reviewed by a family
10 Jul 2025How does Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever stack up after a few weeks?
Is thumbs up emoji good or passive aggressive?
Mediawatch: Awkward opinions test broadcasters' backbone
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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Mango prices fall amid glut of imported fruit
9 Jul 2025Price-cutting reports sour a season that has seen Indian imports displayed at several large Auckland supermarkets.
Young talent shines at Kerala cultural arts festival in Auckland
Teen urges Kiwi youth to tackle climate-fuelled food poverty