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New Zealand
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Easter weekend traffic: Fiery crash leads to long delays on Auckland highway
6:21 pm todayA witness says she saw a "huge" plume of smoke and "little explosions come off the cars".
Auckland security business employee Kahi Stephens sentenced for $466k payroll swindle
Waitakaruru arboretum holds Easter celebration after 'massive' replanting effort
Pacific
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French Parliament debates polarize tensions in New Caledonia
5:19 pm todayAnalysis - Debates in the French Parliament in Paris this week have once again polarized tensions back in New Caledonia.
'Are these the first steps towards abolishing the ministry?' - Carmel Sepuloni
French Pacific news in brief
Sport
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White Ferns not strong enough to hold off England in final T20 match
5:52 pm todayBrooke Halliday and Izzy Gaze hit a record 56-run 6th wicket partnership, but their efforts were in vain.
Former Crusader defends under-pressure coach amid unprecedented losing streak
NRL Warriors v Knights: What you need to know
Politics
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$33m refurbishment plan put forward for 'dated' Premier House
28 Mar 2024If big decisions are not made about the building, a "significant piece of our heritage will continue to degrade", a report says.
Government thinks disabled 'add no value to society' - protester
EV and plug-in hybrid RUC legislation passes through Parliament
Covid-19
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Why experts think Long Covid is still a worry
26 Mar 2024Long Covid can impact people for years and have "considerable" health impacts, researcher says. Audio
Why scrapping the term 'long Covid' would be harmful for people with the condition
Covid-19 update: 4666 new cases, 20 further deaths
World
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'Not even safe in our own homes' - AFL legend's family targeted in racist attack
6:33 pm todayThe Aussie Rules champion says Aboriginal kids "deserve to be able to play safely, free from racism and abuse over the fence".
Surging dengue cases in Americas cause alarm as potentially worst-ever season looms
45 people dead in South African bus crash
Comment & Analysis
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Hager: Spy system hosted by GCSB likely to be one used in capture-kill operations
28 Mar 2024Comment: The US spy system hosted by the GCSB appears to be a controversial intelligence system used in global capture-kill operations, writes Nicky Hager.
Why the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care has been delayed a third time
Accessibility remains an afterthought – how NZ’s digital health tools risk excluding people with disabilities
Local Democracy Reporting
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Trees drilled, 'filled and capped' with poison in Blenheim park
2:15 pm todayThe "visible decline" in the health of the plane trees meant it was clear a substance had been poured into the holes, a report to council said.
Waingawa water project gets green light
Bluff Highway in 'bad' state: Invercargill councillor
In Depth
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The chaos, farce and fatigue of an emergency response
7:21 am today'Adrenalinised desk jockeys' cluttered the office and staff retreated to meetings in a cupboard, a review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response revealed.
The law that banned sex for the 'mentally defective'
‘They saw me as a cheat and a liar’ - The dramatic tension in a school rowing dispute
Te Ao Māori
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'We are the mokopuna our tīpuna have been waiting for'
12:05 pm todayWhānau of Mangaroa Marae are gathering in the Hawke's Bay settlement of Bridge Pa over Easter weekend to celebrate.
Whakaata Māori celebrates 20 years of telling Māori stories
Māori communities must be at forefront of emergency management plans, hapū say
Business
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Port of Auckland workers protest mayor's long-term lease proposal
28 Mar 2024Workers gathered on the streets outside Auckland Town Hall to oppose the ports being leased out by the council.
Rising costs, working from home blamed for hospitality struggles
Champion brewery 8 Wired up for sale
Country
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'A horse in a small package': Tiny equines ready to take on big race
Four-legged athletes will thunder down Ninety Mile Beach in what is being called "the biggest miniature horse race in the world". Audio
Third-generation cowboy takes out national rodeo championship
Synlait Milk in trading halt to finalise $130m loan extension
Environment
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'Huge few months in Taranaki' as more kiwi released
28 Mar 2024About 110 kiwi are due to be released in the next few months, boosting the existing population and relieving pressure on sanctuaries.
Kaikōura’s endangered seabirds struggle for food
Rogue turtle raising alarm bells in Tākaka
Media & Technology
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'Quiet on Set': Alleged abuse bombshells on Nickelodeon shows
25 Mar 2024The four-part documentary series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV reveals that actor Drake Bell was sexually abused by Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck.
Choices in TV news and current affairs important to most - survey
TVNZ staff want to know why profitable shows are being cut - Union
Identity
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Abba Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa: 'Our culture affects everything in every way'
How does a chemical engineer make a film? Take equal parts curiosity, creativity, culture, complex subject matter and add a generous measure of comedy. Shake it up.
Wairoa's Mātangirau sings loudly for Day Two of Te Matatini
Bill making it easier to change sex on birth certificate passes second reading
IndoNZ
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Almost a quarter of aggravated robbery victims were of Indian descent in 2023
28 Mar 2024Twenty-four percent of crime victims in 2023 who were referred to Victim Support were from the Indian community, which makes up about 5 percent of the country's population.
Fake visas and offers to sell jobs - the latest New Zealand immigration scams
Authorities investigate allegations Gloriavale women trafficked to India