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Wellington hostel fire rescue could have been hampered by broken ladder truck

Firefighters confronted by people screaming at them to "save their mates" on the top floor did not have a second truck.

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Government pushed to boost foreign aid

A new review warns of "eroding" institutional knowledge in our aid programme and a gap between political ambition and resourcing.

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Fisheries observers miss one in four planned sailings

Fisheries New Zealand removed observers from around half of voyages to inshore and highly migratory species fisheries due to failure to follow safety regulations,

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What priceless museums could do for our education crisis

NZ’s museums and galleries could help our crisis-hit education system – but they too face a big funding problem, writes Adele Fitzpatrick.

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Kidd tastes sweet success in life saving pool

Surf lifesaver Madison Kidd has a hectic schedule when competing for the Black Fins, but it’s her non-stop drive that’s propelling her to the top

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Chidgey wins People's Choice

The Axeman's Carnival wins the popular vote ahead of tonight's Ockhams

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Moving on Up: The titanic re-think on shipping

In the second episode of our new podcast series, Emile Donovan talks to BNZ’s Jason Reeves about massive changes in the shipping industry, using a ‘blue highway’, and being nimble when you’re so far away from the main shipping lanes.

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Public sector emissions fall due to less air travel

The Climate Change Minister expects greenhouse gas pollution from the public sector to rise again after a Covid-related dip.

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Money or morals? Team NZ, Saudi Arabia and sportswashing

Sparks are flying over Team New Zealand's decision to hold a pre-America's Cup regatta in Saudi Arabia.

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Beyond the Soap Box: Where NZ doesn't pull its weight on the world stage

NZ has never come close to meeting its UN foreign aid targets, but with so many pressing issues at home this year, Stephen Knowles and John Crump examine whether we should care if we pull our weight on the world stage.

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Whaitiri's family to be moved aside by Labour Party

Labour's selection of a new candidate for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is being held up as the party sorts new electoral committee members to replace Meka Whatiri’s whānau,

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Swear allegiance to NZ and our shared values – not to the King

Modernising citizenship oaths isn't a trojan horse for republicanism, it's about the meaningfulness of the pledge – as shown in Australia, writes Lianne Dalziel

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Gore Mayor stares down council mutineers

An extraordinary meeting of the Gore council aimed at getting the mayor to resign or cutting him from council committees was a fizzer, with none of those actions advanced and much talk of moving forward together in the 'Gore Way'

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Six bodies located after Wellington hostel blaze

Six bodies have been located - but not recovered - after a major fire in a Wellington hostel overnight

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The future of net zero property is refurbs, not new builds

The climate crisis is encouraging some property owners, developers and tenants to retrofit, not demolish older buildings. The Government needs to do more.

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Democracy on the line in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's most serious political opponent for years, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has promised to reverse Erdoğan’s presidential system and return Turkey to parliamentary democracy if elected, writes Oliver Hartwich

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Scared of flying? Spiders? Needles? There’s a headset for that

A Christchurch entrepreneur who has developed virtual reality software to help people with real world phobias is pitching his product to (potentially scary and scared) investors across the ditch

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Music: Where the money comes from

Touring, funding, streams, royalties, merch - making a living as a local musician can be a "rollercoaster".

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Awaiting football royalty, Western Springs a leak

Footballers at an Auckland club that will be a FIFA World Cup training venue in two months highlight ongoing inequality in their pay, training and conditions. Helena Wiseman reports

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Portrait: Sue's other half

One of the great Māori-Pākehā love stories

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Luxon's pre-Budget promise plays to his comfort zone

Christopher Luxon was playing to a very particular crowd when he delivered his pre-Budget speech to the Auckland Business Chamber. To many New Zealanders it might have sounded out of touch, but to fed-up business leaders it resonated.

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Landscape fears after rush of consents

Will hundreds of consents for farm developments on Crown lease land be assessed properly?

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The mystery of the imaginary 22.5 percent rates hike

A $50m widening of Auckland Council’s budget shortfall has seen the mayor and political pundits talking about a hypothetical 22.5 percent rates increase - but where did that number come from in the first place?

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Council staff 'extremely unprofessional' towards Gore Mayor Ben Bell at times, board chair says

The effort to oust Gore Mayor Ben Bell is "ridiculous", Mataura Community Board chair Nicky Coats says.

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The lost planet of Hong Kong

An author laughs through her tears in an interview ahead of her appearance at the Auckland Writers Festival

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