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What you need to know about Auckland's local elections
2 May 2025Some voters may be eligible to vote multiple times based on property ownership.
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'A bit of a legacy': Mark Williams reflects on having Aotearoa's first No 1 single
2 May 2025It's 50 years since 'Yesterday Was Just The Beginning Of My Life' topped charts.
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The best cheese in New Zealand has been crowned
2 May 2025"Complex, waxy, balanced with a beautiful ivory paste. Delicious. Favourite of the day," judges said about Whitestone Cheese Co's sheep milk cheddar.
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Cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi age controversy expla
2 May 2025Explainer: Why 14-year-old cricket phenom's astounding efforts have raised eyebrows.
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'Never had a conversation like that with Ruby': Black Ferns coach on decision to drop Tui
2 May 2025The 2021 World Cup star has been squeezed out amid a wealth of outside back options.
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KiwiSaver providers mull possible changes to 'free' $521 a year
But is the bigger question why so many people miss out?
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He sold watercress on a street for 30 years – then a council officer spotted him
2 May 2025I generated with my sweat to give the community the chance to put kai on the table?" Jake says.
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Ukraine and US sign rare minerals deal after two-month delay
1 May 2025Trump had initially demanded rights to Ukraine's mineral wealth as compensation for the billions of dollars in US weapons.
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Nuclear policy could hold key to Australian election
1 May 2025Opposition leader Peter Dutton is expected to finally reveal how his party plans to pay for its controversial nuclear policy.
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Review: 'Firebird' double bill ballet dazzles brillantly
1 May 2025The Royal New Zealand Ballet's performance of a 115-year story has plenty of spark.
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Marlon Williams charms in new documentary Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds
1 May 2025The deeply private musician pulls back the curtain on his personal life in a moving new film that tells the story of his bid to reclaim his reo.
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NZTA defends oversight of powerful highway speed camera system
1 May 2025The reach of 'smart' road cameras is growing in scale and power.
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'Very much alive': Second sea snake in less than a week found in NZ
1 May 2025About six to 10 yellow-bellied sea snakes are seen each year, mostly around the northeast coast of the North Island.
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First indigenous woman to study at Oxford receives posthumous degree after 100 years
1 May 2025Mākereti Papakura died in 1930, just weeks before she was due to present her thesis, almost 100 years later she will be awarded her degree.
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Best-selling cookbook author denies plagiarising recipes
Brooke Bellamy rejects claims by popular cook Nagi Maehashi that two recipes in a cookbook are copied.
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Ethnic MPs condemn race-based criticism
30 Apr 2025The remarks follow the torrent of abuse ACT lawmaker Parmjeet Parmar received after she drafted a member's bill.
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'A rich world': Marlon Williams brings healing te reo Māori journey to cinemas
30 Apr 2025Marlon Williams has sung in te reo Māori his whole life, but never felt confident enough to write a full album in the language - until something shifted with his first waiata, Aua Atu Rā.
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The women who waived suppression for Olivia Podmore
Once adversaries, Nicholle Bailey and Jess Massey united to fight to expose the Olympic cyclist's cruel treatment.
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Released patient kills for second time
30 Apr 2025Secrecy shrouds the identity of man who has twice been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.
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New Zealand's shifting seasons, explained
30 Apr 2025Our weather is getting 'increasingly muddled'. What does that mean, and when does winter even start now?
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Prisoners to be banned from voting again, defying court ruling
30 Apr 2025Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says Cabinet has agreed to reinstate a total ban - defying both expert advice and a High Court ruling.
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Beauty therapist forced to go on early maternity leave awarded almost $100k
30 Apr 2025"I couldn't enjoy being pregnant or being a mum. All I could focus on was how I could afford things," Doria said.
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Nelson to Blenheim state highway speed limit increase ‘disrespectful’ to locals
30 Apr 2025The reverse of road speed limits means SH6 between Nelson and Blenheim will return to 100km/h.
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Fiordland moose mystery: Canadian hikers claim they saw the animal
30 Apr 2025Three Canadian hikers say they saw what they believe to be a moose as they completed the Kepler Track in Fiordland last month.
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