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- Northern Ireland justice minister responds to Drumcree parade determination
- 90 performers, one stage: Auckland to celebrate Bollywood’s golden era in 2027
- Hawke’s Bay 10-year-old Renee Kundu wins national speech competition
- Nearly half of voters would delay return to surplus to restore pay equity, PSA-commissioned poll finds
- Wānaka Airport Master Plan begins, with limited passenger flights to Christchurch and potentially Wellington on the table
- Health NZ to hire 380 nurses nationwide, but PSA says vacancies go far beyond nursing
- Watercare takes four national awards as $1.66b Central Interceptor delivers cleaner Auckland waterways
- Air NZ engine fire investigation finds evacuation took nearly twice 90-second benchmark
- Christmas countdown begins as New Zealand retailers start preparing three months early
- Education Minister refuses to release full curriculum feedback as transparency row deepens
- Studying in New Zealand in 2027? INZ tells international students to apply at least three months early
- NZ First proposes 20% small-business tax rate, but who would actually qualify could matter just as much
- Selwyn Council Gives Kids Dirt for Bike Jumps After Park Damage
- Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford Buy $6.5m Home in Sydney's Northern Beaches
- New Security Guidelines Highlight Just How Complicated Citizen's Arrest Really Is
- Sat Your Driving Test Recently in Auckland? Here's the Major NZTA Investigation You Need to Know About
- HMNZS Te Mana Completes First-Ever UN Sanctions Patrol, Monitoring North Korean Evasion Tactics
- Election Hoarding Vandalism Spreads Across New Zealand Ahead of November Poll
- Rising Mortgage Rates Stall NZ Housing Market Recovery, Eighth Month of Falling Sales
- Dannevirke Water Treatment Plant Set for Upgrades to Handle Murky River Water
- Stratford Council Officer Sian Horton Named National Environment Champion
- Tauranga Council Approves Governance Structure for Organisational Overhaul Following Mauao Landslide
- Reserve Bank welcomes independent review into controversial Covid-era monetary policy decisions
- Leaving New Zealand for Good? Here's What Your Student Loan Actually Does While You're Away
- Top Hats, Tails and Toxic Secrets: Whanganui Museum Digs Into Victorian Fashion's Darker Side
- The $120 million bank robbery nobody solved is now becoming an Irish-Australian film
- India-New Zealand FTA to take effect on 20 October, opening new era for trade between the two countries
- Genesis signs three-year partnership with New Zealand Cricket from grassroots to BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS
- New Zealand game industry breaks $1 billion revenue barrier in record year
- Unlicensed immigration adviser convicted after families lose tens of thousands on New Zealand study packages
- New dementia research brings hope, but Alzheimers NZ warns health system must be ready
- Australia scraps card surcharges from October as New Zealand considers similar move
- BNZ Breakers open NBL season with 95-81 win over Illawarra Hawks
- NZ First unveils ‘Make NZ Healthy’ plan promising major shift towards prevention
- US watchdog says Tennessee claimed at least $59.3m in unallowable Medicaid reimbursements
- Penny Wong speaks on sea level rise at UN meeting
- Auckland Chamber Orchestra brings Satie and silent cinema to St David’s
- Great New Zealand Dumpling Trail launches nationwide
- New Play Takes 1898 Dog Tax Rebellion Back to Hokianga
- Air New Zealand Expects 850,000 Customers Over School Holidays
- Five major parties to face farmers at Rural Issues Debate ahead of 2026 election
- NZ study links surgical ward nurse shortages to higher death rates, modelling suggests 182 lives could be saved each year
- Queenstown chosen for New Zealand’s first electricity innovation sandbox, opening door to new ways of buying, selling and sharing power
- Federated Farmers urges Tasmania-style approach to unlock New Zealand water storage projects
- New Zealand to host first internationally sanctioned blind tennis tournament in Auckland
- Joe Hockey Warns Australia Risks Becoming a "Tier-Two Technology" Nation if It Over-Regulates AI
- Petrol pushes above $3.30 a litre as AA warns Kiwi motorists fuel pain could last until Christmas