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Opinion: Iran protests and masculine leadership
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The race for the seat was sparked by the resignation of former Labour MP Gaurav Sharma.
'I feel so guilty': Iranian Kiwi's heartache as women fight for freedom
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Family's grief after US tourist killed on dream trip to NZ with 'love of his life'
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Editorial: Final call for firework sales
OPINION: Our editorial on an end to the annual Guy Fawkes carnage.
Flight of the Condor: Former Chile rugby captain now proudly a Magpie
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Beach blaze: Mop-up after fireworks started massive beach blaze to take days
Fire that threatened beach community reignites calls to ban fireworks.
Kiwi travel firm closes, customers fear they'll lose thousands on pre-paid holidays
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Clive Elliott: Is Aotearoa headed for social apartheid?
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David Morris: Law and order failure is a failure of Govt
OPINION: 'It's clear to the criminal class that 'petty' crime pays, and handsomely.'
Editorial: Getting our house in order
OPINION: Our editorial on the state of social housing in NZ.
Julie Anne Genter: Prioritising people over profit
OPINION: Green Party MP calls for a taxation overhaul.
Ardern hints at progress in Latin America trade deal
The PM has drawn on the wisdom of the Lord of the Rings star in a business speech.
National ‘disappointed’ no compromise on Māori electoral roll options
The bill needs 75 per cent Parliamentary support to pass - including National's.
Code-swapper: Speedy Leopard pounces after sporting switch
Former top domestic cricket player tosses in bat for football's National League.
Fran O'Sullivan: New York, new thinking on the future for NZ
US flight an opportunity to reconnect with the wider world.
Watch: Emotional moment Ardern visits ‘childhood hero’ Shackleton's Hut
Ardern warned increasingly "contested world" threatened the Antarctic Treaty.
Govt ministry spends $100k on new website - then scraps it
The link to the curriculum wellbeing page still shows up as blank.
Government backs seabed mining ban in international waters
A small but growing movement is concerned about the ecosystem damage.
Body of Kiwi soldier not returned in major Russia-Ukraine exchange
NZ soldier was fighting as part of Ukraine's foreign legion.
Ardern on Antarctica, climate research and why she brought Clarke
Ardern is making her first trip to the frozen continent.
Analysis: What influencers faced in Iran - and how they got away
Kiwi social media influencers entered Iran with a banned Jeep and electronic equipment.
Two new Covid variants detected in NZ, Ministry of Health keeping close eye
"We’re watching the levels of those variants closely."
So long, Traveller Declarations: Last restriction dropped
From this week the remaining pandemic travel requirement will be scrapped.
Purple suitcase 'significant' clue in missing woman case
Breanna Muriwai was last seen walking down Te Horo Beach on August 28.
Kiwi pet anaesthesia mask inventor makes global Dyson Award shortlist
Massey University graduates make it on to a global engineering award shortlist.
'If we stop, the country stops', trucking boss warns
Skilled drivers were facing burnout on an "unprecedented scale".
Hot tubs and cool attractions at Rainforest Retreat
Road-tripping on the West Coast? Make a pit stop at this affordable retreat.
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