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New Zealand
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More than 100 people help clean up Wellington's waterfront
8:07 pm todayOn average each year, the clean up usually collects around 1500 litres of rubbish Audio
Tairāwhiti Civil Defence troops touch down in flood-damaged East Coast communities
Man charged with murder after woman's death on New Year's Day in Pukehina
Pacific
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'Work in progress': Fiji govt negotiating secret deal with top judge
It comes after the Chief Justice of Fiji was accused of corruption in a damning Commission of Inquiry last year. Audio
Bougainville government rejects BCL's proposed Panguna deal
Documents reveal NZ quietly axed Pacific migrant worker programme in favour of high-cost seasonal visas
Sport
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Breakers one win away from Ignite Cup pay day
7:42 pm todayNZ Breakers secure guaranteed pay day and the chance to make history.
PGA Tour players react to Patrick Reed's return: 'Dominoes are starting to fall'
Football: Kicked out of Australia Cup, Phoenix and Auckland FC look to EPL sides
Politics
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45,000 sign petition demanding equal treatment of visitors from Pacific nations
Pacific visitors to New Zealand must apply for a visitor visa, provide proof of funds and may be asked for medical information. Audio
Watch: National and Labour MPs team up to get slavery bill heard after ACT objects
Ex-Education Ministry staffer says new school curriculum heavily politicised
World
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AI and the nonexistent Tasmania hot springs
4:23 pm todayAn AI-generated blog on an Australian tour company's website has landed tourists in hot water - and not the kind they were looking for.
First Nations leaders welcome Perth Invasion Day rally terror probe
'We are reliving the Nakba': Palestinian community says it's being erased as Israeli settler violence intensifies
Comment & Analysis
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Monumental ambitions: The history behind Trump’s triumphal arch
1:27 pm todayAnalysis - Is a personal tribute necessarily the best way to mark the anniversary of America's break with absolute rule and the British monarchy?
Pessimistic voters look to Winston Peters to be the change candidate inside the coalition
Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets
Local Democracy Reporting
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Settlement milestone to mark end of 'long, hard road' for Ngāti Hāua
8:00 am todayThe Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill will have its third and final reading in Parliament on Thursday, enacting the tribe's Treaty settlement, Te Pua o te Riri Kore.
Wellington's northern suburbs demand say in Petone to Grenada road
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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How poo-detecting dogs can help native birds flourish
9 Jan 2026Kiwi have started to hatch on Waiheke Island and may thrive with the help of special detection dogs helping eliminate the last of the island's pests.
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC
Te Ao Māori
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'It's not enough': Marae welcome funding boost but say more could be done
9:30 am todayMarae are welcoming the governments funding boost as a "good start" for the marae communities who turn out time and time in the wake of severe weather events. Tauranga Moana...
Te Araroa evacuees overwhelmed by 'aroha' extended to them at East Coast marae
Ngāpuhi leaders challenge government over 'rushed' and 'divisive' Treaty settlement process
Business
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Landlord told to pay $60k in damages over 'cockroaches' and 'sewage'
There were breaches across 34 different tenancies.
Strong three years for KiwiSaver members, as new player takes top spot
Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood risk
Country
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Insurer expecting $50m in payouts from October storm
It's the second-most claims for an event in FMG's 120-year history.
PGG to end Napier's historic wool auctions marking end of an era
Animal rights group wants government to ban all caged hens
Environment
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Microplastics found in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fish
8:29 am todayThe scale of contamination varied significantly across locations however, and the researchers warned against "alarmist" interpretations.
'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
'Darkwaves': New research sheds light on underwater phenomenon
Media & Technology
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Why do we all wish it was 2016?
23 Jan 2026Listening to Justin Bieber, perfecting your pout for the "dog filter", and casting a purplish haze over your pictures - why is the internet pining for the past?
EB Games heaving with crowds as gamers snatch final deals
'Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
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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NZ First pulled support for India FTA before it was secured, minister reveals
12:55 pm todayNational and New Zealand First have been clashing over the trade deal.
Papatoetoe election attracts 20 candidates after previous result voided by courts
Free trade deal hogs the limelight at Republic Day celebrations in Auckland
RNZ中文
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