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New Zealand
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Residents living in boats, vans amid housing crisis
17 Apr 2024Tauranga is "not coping" with its biggest issue, its commission chairperson Anne Tolley says. Audio
Lines of communication patchy, skilled volunteers turned away in aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle
'Treated like an animal': Prisoners kept inside 24 hours some days
Pacific
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'The right person': What did Solomon Islanders vote for?
17 Apr 2024After a relatively well organised and peaceful day of voting in Solomon Islands, the electoral commission is working with donor partners to safely transport ballot boxes from polling stations.
In pictures: Polling ends smoothly in Solomon Islands
Survivor of abuse calls for 'meaningful' Catholic Church apology
Sport
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Joey Manu's code switch: A future All Black?
6:52 am todayAnalysis - This route makes far more sense than dropping him into a team with huge expectations and playing him out of position, Jamie Wall writes.
Scotland latest country to show interest in Commonwealth Games
Warriors sign James Fisher-Harris
Politics
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Services will improve after Oranga Tamariki job cuts - minister
"We need to make sure that every dollar we're spending is actually for the benefit of our young people," Karen Chhour says. Audio
Teachers worry about curriculum, NCEA changes amid staff cuts
Kāinga Ora delays building projects ahead of review
Covid-19
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Long Covid sufferers fear benefit rule change
15 Apr 2024Sarah Macrae is in "agony" just trying to drive her children to school. Looking for work is impossible, she says.
Covid-19 update: 2618 new cases, 8 further deaths
Covid-19 update: 3385 new cases, 13 further deaths
World
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'The right person': What did Solomon Islanders vote for?
17 Apr 2024After a relatively well organised and peaceful day of voting in Solomon Islands, the electoral commission is working with donor partners to safely transport ballot boxes from polling stations.
UN Security Council to vote on Palestinian membership
Explainer - What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?
Comment & Analysis
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5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ's fragile ecosystems
17 Apr 2024Opinion - The bill emphasizes short-term economic gain, but risks further eroding Aotearoa's natural environment and reducing biodiversity, Margaret Stanley writes.
Have New Zealanders been misled about AUKUS, is involvement a foregone conclusion?
Mediawatch: Is it the end of the news as we know it?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Call for begging ban after report 10 tourists 'physically accosted' at cafe
17 Apr 2024Beggars "physically accosted" 10 Aussie tourists at a cafe last week, claims a Rotorua councillor arguing it is time to "seriously consider" a begging ban.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Invercargill down to just one parking warden
In Depth
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What made PM Luxon go cold on Dave Letele
Community leader Dave Letele considered Christopher Luxon a friend - until the PM reacted badly to an open letter he signed decrying racism.
Netball NZ understood to have agreed to drastically reduce broadcast deal with Sky TV
'Very significant' rise in home insurance premiums revealed
Te Ao Māori
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AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts
17 Apr 2024Māori AI and data ethicist Karaitiana Taiuru believes there are other Māori who have been affected but have not yet come forward.
New Māori health facility opens in Hamilton
Tauranga to host national iwi forum
Business
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Business performance sentiment hits record low
A positive post-election glow has given way to a gloomy economic outlook.
AI skills linked to higher salary, productivity, new jobs - report
Why the latest inflation figures aren't all good news
Country
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New Zealand A&P show cancelled for the year
17 Apr 2024Organisers of the show in Christchurch say it's not financially viable.
Craft beer: Taranaki back-country spawns 'remarkably different' hops
Low lamb prices could see more farmers planting trees
Environment
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Climate change could reduce global average incomes by 19 percent - study
6:11 am todayIt shows New Zealand's income will be 2-10 percent lower, but one expert says this modelling is not suitable to conclude much about the costs of climate change at a local level.
Great Barrier Island needs more space to achieve zero waste goal
Washing machines have energy-use ratings, will some homes get them too?
Media & Technology
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WB boss regrets jobs still being lost despite deal: 'It does come with a downside'
16 Apr 2024However, some journalists are welcoming the agreement that will see the 6pm news stay on Kiwis' televisions. Audio
Banking industry wants police, GSCB, social media firms to support Anti-Scam Centre
Journalists offered 'radical' solution to save part of Newshub - Patrick Gower
Identity
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Aya Al-Chalabi: 'Ramadan is a re-set'
9 Apr 2024A New Zealand-Arab influencer has been showcasing Muslim faith and culture to a new audience this Ramadan.
Meet the Samoan chemical engineer-turned film maker
Wairoa's Mātangirau sings loudly for Day Two of Te Matatini
IndoNZ
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Wellington City Council creates landmark ethnic advisory group after protracted struggle
17 Apr 2024Ethnic communities outnumbered Māori and Pasifika communities in the 2018 census, but the council has been accused of dismissing their demands - until now.
Auckland's Sandringham dairy stabbing: Solicitor-general grants stay for terminally ill defendant
Trailblazing Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in Aotearoa