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NZ, US commit to explore 'co-operation on critical minerals' less than day after PM brushes off deal talks

The Beths’ Liz Stokes on depression, writer’s block - and counting Obama as a fan

Woman charged after chasing bus, assaulting driver in downtown Auckland attack

Emails show Jeffrey Epstein rejected US physicist's $250k Otago uni funding pitch

‘Unnecessarily brutal’: Woman who gave cop 'thumbs down' was pepper-sprayed, had top ripped and underwear exposed

Government confirms raft of changes to NZ driver licence tests

Killed chopper pilot lost father in helicopter crash decades ago

'Chopped down the revenue collector': Locals back mystery saboteur after speed camera wrecked

More yellow-legged hornet nests found as radio tracking ramps up

‘A significant blow’: Botulism outbreak kills up to 80 rare pāteke ducks

'Need to show they can work with each other': Hipkins tells Te Pāti Māori what they should focus on

Damaged plane lands after mid-air drama at Hawke’s Bay Airport

Senior Labour MP considers future as large iwi heads to Waitangi for first time in decades

Increasing number of children starting school without basic skills

Increasing number of children starting school without basic skills

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Killed chopper pilot lost father in helicopter crash decades ago

The Beths’ Liz Stokes on depression, writer’s block - and counting Obama as a fan

Senior Labour MP considers future as large iwi heads to Waitangi for first time in decades

Bay school's space squeeze as roll surges by more than 80 students

Farms 'smashed' in East Coast storms

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'A hell of a ride': Mates take on 3000km charity mission

From $17m seed to $25b giant: Carmel Fisher’s bold vision changed investing

Fonterra's Peter McBride named top chairperson for second time

‘Extraordinary impact’: A2 Milk CFO wins top Deloitte finance award

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare wins Deloitte Top 200 Best growth award

Killed chopper pilot lost father in helicopter crash decades ago

Tech Insider: Amazon cuts NZ staff, Spark’s satellite launch, AI startup raises $2.3m for teacher burnout

Senior Labour MP considers future as large iwi heads to Waitangi for first time in decades

Thunderstorms, 'localised tornadoes' and snow forecast for South Island amid heavy rain alerts

Senior Labour MP considers future as large iwi heads to Waitangi for first time in decades

'A hell of a ride': Mates take on 3000km charity mission

Editorial: It benefits us all for Wellington to bounce back

The Beths’ Liz Stokes on depression, writer’s block - and counting Obama as a fan

Woman charged after chasing bus, assaulting driver in downtown Auckland attack

‘Unnecessarily brutal’: Woman who gave cop 'thumbs down' was pepper-sprayed, had top ripped and underwear exposed

'Chopped down the revenue collector': Locals back mystery saboteur after speed camera wrecked

‘A significant blow’: Botulism outbreak kills up to 80 rare pāteke ducks

Student volunteers help Waihī Beach cafe and gym hit by flood damage

More slips halt traffic through Waioweka Gorge on SH2

Bay school's space squeeze as roll surges by more than 80 students

Damaged plane lands after mid-air drama at Hawke’s Bay Airport

Speedway: Whanganui duo snatch sidecar title on final corner

Civil Defence defends decision to include Rotorua in state of emergency

Daron Parton’s cartoons: February 1 - 28

Corrections didn’t tell staffer’s managers of investigation into his alleged child sex offending

‘A new taonga’: Sky Sport glossary brings te reo to Winter Olympic stage

Thunderstorms, 'localised tornadoes' and snow forecast for South Island amid heavy rain alerts

The most stolen cars in Hawke's Bay in 2025, and how to stop them being targeted

Civil Defence defends decision to include Rotorua in state of emergency

Daron Parton’s cartoons: February 1 - 28

Corrections didn’t tell staffer’s managers of investigation into his alleged child sex offending

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