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New Zealand
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Does Lundy's parole condition impinge his freedom of speech?
5:53 pm todayExperts have raised concerns about parole conditions that ban Mark Lundy from media interviews and social media. Audio
Maritime Union says Aratere ferry should not retire, despite breakdown
Search continues for New Plymouth woman missing for two nights
Pacific
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Progress reported out of Bougainville independence talks
8:45 am todayReports in Papua New Guinea say the governments of Bougainville and PNG have agreed to table the 2019 independence referendum results in parliament.
PNG student left with skull fracture after dorm attack
Flying Fijians and Manu Samoa rugby squads revealed
Sport
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Run It championship relocates from Auckland to Dubai after fierce backlash
1:29 pm todayThe Run It Championship :League has announced it will move its final from Auckland to Dubai.
NBA Basketball: Pacers beat Oklahoma to take 2-1 finals lead
Super Rugby Pacific: Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham predicts physical battle with Chiefs
Politics
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Govt agencies spend $420m on consultants, contractors in 9-month period
4:13 pm todayThe Education Ministry was the biggest spender for the nine months, shelling out $146m.
Labour leapfrog National, but coalition keeps power in Taxpayers' Union poll
Health Committee backs bill to extend hospital stays for new mums, but how much will it cost?
World
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Could California actually leave the US?
10:20 am todayExplainer - After the US military was called in over anti-Trump protests in LA, perennial talk of California seceding sparked up again. Could it really happen? Audio
Donald Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season
Watch: ICE agents ram car to take man into custody in Boyle Heights
Comment & Analysis
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NZ’s goal to get smoking rates under 5 percent this year – why that’s highly unlikely
11 Jun 2025Analysis: Smoking rates in New Zealand have flatlined rather than fallen for the first time in a decade.
With so many parties 'ruling out' working with each other, is MMP losing its way?
Fake news and real cannibalism: a cautionary tale from the Dutch Golden Age
Local Democracy Reporting
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Smoke or fog? Former council chair fumes at Hawke's Bay pollution doubt
5:30 pm todayThe local council questions whether his photographic evidence shows smoke or fog over the Heretaunga Plains.
Closing the book on a 50-year library legacy
Protecting Kaikōura’s little penguins with secret safe zones
In Depth
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The Pentagon, NZ and the new nuclear overlap
9:37 am todayThe US is modernising its nuclear weapons command and control system. New Zealand nay feel the effects.
Eligibility row erupts over five ‘Year 14s’ in controversial Marlborough Boys’ College first XV
30 with Guyon Espiner: Netflix 'doesn't need us' or our 'silly' levy - Dame Julie Christie
Te Ao Māori
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Iwi partner with NZTA and hope future projects can follow same model
4:47 pm todayIwi in Manawatū are crediting part of the success of the new Te Ahu a Turanga Highway to a partnership between them and the NZ Transport Agency.
Te Pāti Māori's legal representative on the haka that shook the world
Pita Tipene to step down as Waitangi National Trust chair
Business
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What to know if your home's CV is less than you owe
Many property owners have seen the capital value of their properties drop in the past week.
‘Devil will be in detail’: Luxon reacts to possible USA-China trade deal
The suburbs where house prices are picking up
Country
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The latest rural sport trend: Lawnmower racing is in
7:14 am todayRiders on modified mowers will be battling it out at this year's Fieldays. Audio
Lawyers sue government over emissions, claiming plan misses the mark
Fieldays: Farmers expected to come on board as methane science advances
Environment
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Bodies of four weasels found inside Zealandia eco-sanctuary
11:25 am todayUnwanted visitors have made their way into Wellington sanctuary.
Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica declining faster than expected
QEII National Trust prepares to dramatically scale back work
Media & Technology
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Students hope prisoners' newsletter 'removes some stigma'
2:38 pm todayThe new publication is being delivered to inmates at prisons in Canterbury.
Digital whodunnit for the TikTok generation
Trade Me sale will not alter commitment to news - Stuff boss
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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Auckland hospitals in spotlight over infant’s care
11 Jun 2025Health New Zealand defends medical treatment administered to a 15-month-old infant who has suffered complications after being born prematurely.
Eid Al-Adha celebrated across New Zealand
India Rugby backs sevens franchise for 10 years