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Top stories — 2026-08-27
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Nepal floods and Himalayan disaster conflict
- Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas — www.stuff.co.nz
- What to know about Mount Kailash, a sacred site for pilgrims missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet — www.stuff.co.nz
- People from more than 30 countries are missing after the flash floods in Nepal and China — www.stuff.co.nz
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Deaths of Lamine Yamal and Yayoi Kusama culture
- Kiwi sprint star outshined by world’s best at Diamond League — www.thepost.co.nz
- Kiwi sprint star outshined by world’s best at Diamond League — www.thepress.co.nz
- Kiwi sprint star outshined by world’s best at Diamond League — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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GM New Zealand boss exits business
- Forget the UK heatwave: Explosive weather on the cards for New Zealand’s summer — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Forget the UK heatwave: Explosive weather on the cards for New Zealand’s summer — www.thepress.co.nz
- Forget the UK heatwave: Explosive weather on the cards for New Zealand’s summer — www.thepost.co.nz
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Meta settles billions over children's social media addiction tech
- Meta reaches landmark US$18b settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Daily Dispatch: Meta pays US$16.7 billion to settle social media addiction case, its shares rise — www.thepost.co.nz
- Meta agrees to add child safety measures to Facebook and Instagram in landmark settlement — www.stuff.co.nz
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Nepal flood disaster conflict
- Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas — www.stuff.co.nz
- What to know about Mount Kailash, a sacred site for pilgrims missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet — www.stuff.co.nz
- People from more than 30 countries are missing after the flash floods in Nepal and China — www.stuff.co.nz
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NZ Government rates cap and fuel tax politics
- Government rejects calls to raise pilot training student loan cap amid growing shortage — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Government rejects calls to raise pilot training student loan cap amid growing shortage — www.thepress.co.nz
- Government rejects calls to raise pilot training student loan cap amid growing shortage — www.thepost.co.nz
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New Zealand local government and council issues society
- Waikato mayors come out swinging at Government's rates cap — infrastructurenews.co.nz
- Rates cap bill consultation was limited so it could be released before the election — www.thepost.co.nz
- Waikato mayors come out swinging at Government's rates cap — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Qantas profit and travel changes business
- Air NZ posts $242m annual loss, with fuel costs impacting second half — www.thepress.co.nz
- Air NZ posts $242m annual loss, with fuel costs impacting second half — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Air NZ posts $242m annual loss, with fuel costs impacting second half — www.thepost.co.nz
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Auckland FC FIFA Intercontinental Cup loss sport
- UEFA prepares criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA's Infantino over World Cup sell-off — www.stuff.co.nz
- Auckland FC - Oceania’s first fully-pro Fifa Intercontinental Cup team - failed at first hurdle — www.thepost.co.nz
- Auckland FC undone by counter attack in Al-Ahli loss — www.stuff.co.nz
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Waipori Fund approach change business
- Lack of KiwiRail guarantee the big issue as inland port questioned by fast-track panel — www.odt.co.nz
- Change of approach for Waipori Fund approved — www.odt.co.nz
- DOC staff spent 500-plus hours in single month on fast-track coal proposal — www.thepost.co.nz
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MBIE IT bungle roles cut politics
- In the wake of IT bungle, union attacks MBIE plan to cut roles in data and digital division — www.thepress.co.nz
- In the wake of IT bungle, union attacks MBIE plan to cut roles in data and digital division — www.thepost.co.nz
- In the wake of IT bungle, union attacks MBIE plan to cut roles in data and digital division — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Comvita returns to profit after losses business
- Comvita returns to profit after two years of big losses — www.thepress.co.nz
- Comvita returns to profit after two years of big losses — www.thepost.co.nz
- Comvita returns to profit after two years of big losses — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Nvidia supports Chinese open AI models tech
- Nvidia supports Chinese open AI models; Wall St rises — www.thepost.co.nz
- Nvidia supports Chinese open AI models; Wall St rises — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Nvidia supports Chinese open AI models; Wall St rises — www.thepress.co.nz
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Craig Stobo stands for NZ First politics
- Former Financial Markets Authority chairman Craig Stobo standing for NZ First in Botany ‒ taking on Luxon — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Former Financial Markets Authority chairman Craig Stobo standing for NZ First in Botany ‒ talking on Luxon — www.thepress.co.nz
- Former Financial Markets Authority chairman Craig Stobo standing for NZ First in Botany — www.thepost.co.nz
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Diamond League final results sport
- Kiwi sprint star outshined by world’s best at Diamond League — www.thepost.co.nz
- Kiwi sprint star outshined by world’s best at Diamond League — www.thepress.co.nz
- Kiwi sprint star outshined by world’s best at Diamond League — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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One NZ and 2degrees mobile network merger business
- One NZ and 2degrees propose pooling key part of their mobile networks — www.thepost.co.nz
- One NZ, 2degrees plan shared mobile network business — telconews.co.nz
- One NZ and 2degrees propose pooling key part of their mobile networks — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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New Zealand winter storms weather
- Queenstown residents evacuate overnight after slips and flooding, after Southern snow storm — www.thepost.co.nz
- Queenstown residents evacuate overnight after slips and flooding, after Southern snow storm — www.thepost.co.nz
- Queenstown residents evacuate overnight after slips and flooding, after Southern snow storm — www.thepress.co.nz
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New Zealand fuel tax debate politics
- Labour crowds National’s tax pitch as election pressure intensifies — www.thepress.co.nz
- Jones targets gas 'profiteers', hits back at Labour fuel tax freeze — www.stuff.co.nz
- Hipkins calls on Luxon to drop planned 22c fuel tax increase — www.stuff.co.nz
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Dolly Parton dies and tributes culture
- ‘People like her are thin on the ground’: NZ’s own country star on the life of Dolly Parton — www.stuff.co.nz
- Watch: Stunning tribute to Dolly Parton by Dunedin musician — www.odt.co.nz
- Farewelling Dolly: The star’s funeral details are revealed — www.stuff.co.nz
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Pancreatic cancer drug approved health
- Pancreatic cancer drug approved — www.thepost.co.nz
- Groundbreaking drug that targets deadly type of cancer clears hurdle — www.stuff.co.nz
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USCIS Obamacare drop-off spikes health
- The Global Read: Obamacare drop-off spikes in Florida - causing drop-offs, problems — www.thepost.co.nz
- The Global Read: Obamacare drop-off spikes in Florida - causing drop-offs, problems — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Transpower banks $176m profit business
- Transpower banks $176m profit after 64% jump — www.stuff.co.nz
- Stronger PrimePort Timaru emerges from lean years with 47% jump in profit — www.thepress.co.nz
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Climate change and extreme weather in NZ weather
- Car sliding in snow at Aoraki Mt Cook — www.thepress.co.nz
- Driving into snow at Aoraki/Mt Cook — www.thepress.co.nz
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Tim Curry dies at 80 culture
- Iconic 'Rocky Horror' actor Tim Curry dies — www.stuff.co.nz
- ‘A good egg and class act’: Rocky Horror co-star remembers Tim Curry — www.stuff.co.nz
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Te Pāti Māori $30k tax-free threshold policy politics
- ACT promises tax-free crypto gains after a year — cfotech.co.nz
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New Zealand housing and property market business
- Property sales fall for the seventh month in a row — www.thepost.co.nz
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Chris Wood Premier League 100 goals chase sport
- Greytown on the cusp of Capital Premier League glory — www.thepost.co.nz
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Stuff newsroom cuts business
- Go inside the Stuff newsroom with our From the Editor newsletter — www.stuff.co.nz
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Winton Land leadership exodus business
- Leadership exodus continues at property developer Winton Land — www.thepost.co.nz
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