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New Zealand
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Police seeking Auckland man Solomon Kapua Apihai
7:27 am todayThe 41-year-old, who is known to frequent areas around Mount Roskill and Auckland's CBD, is continuing to evade police.
Third person sentenced in relation to Awarua fire
How Dunedin teen brothers became award-winning photographers
Pacific
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Allegations taxpayer money used to fund Moana Pasifika under review
5:12 am todayThe use of public money by Whānau Ora commissioning services and whether contractual obligations were met are to be investigated.
Papua New Guinea declares national HIV crisis as infections surge
'We have done our best': Palau ready to host the 2025 Pacific Mini Games
Sport
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How much will Auckland City players actually get?
27 Jun 2025Their efforts at the FIFA Club World Cup earned the club over $7.5 million but the players are unlikely to see much of it.
Adesanya and Gastelum fight inducted into UFC Hall of Fame
Cricket: Bevon Jacobs' IPL lessons prepare him for next step
Politics
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Allegations taxpayer money used to fund Moana Pasifika under review
27 Jun 2025The use of public money by Whānau Ora commissioning services and whether contractual obligations were met are to be investigated.
NZ First MP Tanya Unkovich quits Parliament
The House: Parliament's week ended early but was still packed full
World
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Kiwis get set to rock the stage at Glastonbury Festival
Nadia Reid is amongst a group of New Zealanders playing at the massive music festival, with rumours swirling that Lorde may also make a surprise appearance.
Prospectors flock to WA Goldfields after large nugget unearthed
US says deal with Beijing will expedite rare earth exports from China
Comment & Analysis
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Why Trump needs the world to believe Iran's nuclear program is 'obliterated'
27 Jun 2025Analysis - Evidence that Iran retains the capability to manufacture nuclear weapons or to restart its program after daring US bombing raids would raise an uncomfortable question.
Four questions museum visitors should ask themselves this school holidays
NATO's Trump flattery buys time but dodges tough questions
Local Democracy Reporting
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Matariki pou whenua unveiling marks milestone for marae's cyclone rebuild
25 Jun 2025"It's emotional for us because it is a long time coming," a marae trust official says.
'Dangerous spectacle': Health experts push for Run It Straight ban
Tauranga’s rates hike approved amid protest
In Depth
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What the 'Godfather of Human Rights' says about the world today
26 Jun 2025Ken Roth tells RNZ Israel has clearly committed "war crimes" in Gaza - and he condemns Hamas' 7 October attacks. Audio
Scoring the coalition government's progress against its own targets
Co-ed school principals fight ‘deeply unethical’ boys school-only rugby competition
Te Ao Māori
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'One of my sisters': Friends and colleagues remember Takutai Tarsh Kemp
27 Jun 2025A friend and colleague of Takutai Tarsh Kemp says she battled remarkably and no one knew of the possibility of her passing away under dialysis. Audio
Waikato announced as hosts for Te Matatini 2027
Concerns health legislation changes could 'weaken' voices of Māori communities
Business
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One job, 1000 applicants: Jobseekers' battle not improving
27 Jun 2025One woman told RNZ she is at breaking point after applying for jobs for over a year. Audio
Taxes will have to increase to cope with ageing population, government spending
Consumer confidence up despite inflation worries
Country
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Jobs at stake for meat workers
5:09 am todayMeat plants across Aotearoa are struggling to match low volumes of livestock coming through with staffing levels.
Country Life: Dollars for nature - can biodiversity credits fix NZ's conservation woes?
Country Life: Farmers bitten by the bokashi bug turn waste into natural fertiliser
Environment
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NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels
25 Jun 2025The move follows the Budget announcement of $200 million to support new drilling for fossil fuel fields.
How to get the best payoff from solar panels
Our Changing World: Getting ready for H5N1 bird flu
Media & Technology
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Should we fear AI?
24 Jun 2025AI is starting to take over the jobs of workers. But it's not the workers you might think.
RNZ calls for voluntary redundancies after Budget funding cut
Students hope new prisoners' newsletter 'removes some stigma'
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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New vape visibility law may put retailers at risk
27 Jun 2025"There is a concern by specialist vape retailers that restricting visibility will add to security threat as [a] person in [the] store won't be able to watch the outside activity.
Yoga gains ground behind bars in New Zealand
Visa approvals for Indian students climb after steep declines