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Accidents at NZ’s largest climbing gym reflect safety culture problems – ex-staff

WorkSafe’s prosecution focused on two 2022 falls, but some former employees and customers say they did not happen in isolation.

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Govt’s census overhaul thrown into doubt after Labour pulls support

Opposition parties warn relying on government agency data instead of a full census risks undercounting Māori and minority groups.

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Luxon must explain NZ’s vote on UN human rights chief, Labour says

NZ was just one of 13 countries to abstain on reappointment of senior UN official

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Gold mining company prepares to dig up highway and orchards

Record $7000 gold prices are fuelling an Otago mining boom, with Hawkeswood Ltd expanding across five sites and gaining approval to move State Highway 8.

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Attempt to get Auckland father out of jail in controversial case

A young Auckland father is seeking to be released from prison while he appeals his conviction - an appeal based on fresh international medical expert evidence uncovered by Newsroom investigations editor Melanie Reid that has also fuelled calls for wider scrutiny of similar cases.

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NZ First campaign offers showgirls, sparklers and the distant promise of prosperity

The nationalist, populist party asks its opponents to give me your tired, your poor, your angry masses yearning to speak free

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Starry-eyed Tourism NZ buried the downside to fund its $8m Michelin gamble

Previously secret documents imply that the famous international restaurant guide essentially guaranteed the award of at least one star to a restaurant, if the NZ Government paid its $1,901,250 fee.

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Climate litigation’s economic impact would be worse than Covid, MPs told

Green MP Steve Abel accused the firms of direct lobbying to protect billions in vested interests and to extinguish the rights of New Zealanders.

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Restaurateur selling Downlow Burger franchises to vulnerable migrants, liquidator states

One migrant co-owner lost 11 years of savings after buying a Ponsonby store that proved commercially unviable within months. Alice Peacock reports

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Big spending isn’t ‘wasteful spending’ when it’s at Wayne Brown’s mayoral office

Expenditure records show the mayor’s office spent twice as much in one year as his predecessor Phil Goff, heavily utilising consultants for strategic advice. Todd Niall reports.

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Wrongfully accused, wrongfully convicted and still waiting for justice

Comment: As the parent of children with brittle bone disease, former Race Relations and Human Rights Commissioner Joris de Bres became an advocate for a family torn apart by accusations of abuse.

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Health NZ’s silence on child abuse misdiagnoses

For almost three years, Newsroom’s investigations team has been trying to get answers from Health NZ and ministers on what now appears to be a serious issue with the misdiagnosis of non-accidental injury in infants. Their questions have gone nowhere.

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The story behind National donor Chris Meehan’s sudden exit from his own firm

"I hope this gives others a safe space to come forward," says former executive assistant Leah McCann after a $105,000 authority award.

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Greens take aim at the ‘cost of greed’ with $32b wealth and big tech tax plan

A reined-in version of the party’s earlier plan looks to raise $32b over four years, mostly by taxing the income and inheritance of New Zealand’s wealthiest

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Willis claims win as just 0.5 percent opt out of higher KiwiSaver contributions

High level of contributions at new 3.5 percent rate defy some expectations – but come with implications for the public service workforce

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Australian firm advises Stanford on ‘winning hearts and minds’ of NZ teachers

Newly released documents have shed light on the extent of Learning First’s involvement in NZ’s curriculum reform

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Labour leads with its chin on transport cap costs – critics swing wildly

The party’s first big policy of election year sparks intense blowback over its cost, partly because its potential upside wasn’t spelled out. Tim Murphy investigates.

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Honoured again: Newsroom’s podcasts ‘The Detail’ and ‘Diagnosis of a Crime’

Newsroom podcasts won two sought-after awards at this week’s Radio and Podcast awards 2026

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Oh boy! NZ’s own Mickey Mouse law spurs debate on rights and wrongs of copyright

The law change will also extend copyright protection for multinationals like drug marketers and health software firms. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Four key questions to be answered this Budget

How the fuel crisis is hitting the Government's books and what, if anything, Nicola Willis has hidden up her sleeves

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Melanie Reid’s Diagnosis of a Crime named best NZ podcast

Newsroom Investigates' groundbreaking work examining medical findings in some child abuse cases takes out the major podcasting award at the national media awards

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Former bankrupt is frontrunner to take over historic Chateau Tongariro

Templeton Group has been named preferred bidder despite officials’ concerns about the company’s failure to deliver another iconic $120m-plus hotel development in Hamilton. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Minister tells Crown companies to ‘get on the bus’ with cost-cutting

But Air NZ, and the three big power gentailers that paid $564m in dividends last year, won't be expected to lay off staff. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Sky’s the limit for Rod Oram Essay Prize winner

Plummeting towards the ground after her parachute failed to open last month has given Angela Fang, 19, a unique perspective

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