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Top stories — 2026-08-29
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All Blacks rugby series sport
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New Zealand rugby NPC results sport
- Otago hold on to deny Waikato in high-scoring encounter — www.stuff.co.nz
- North Otago downed by Buller in upset — www.odt.co.nz
- Taranaki get season back on track as Canterbury suffer 23-year first — www.thepost.co.nz
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NZ election campaign and road funding politics
- National vows to reduce student loan repayment rate if re-elected — www.odt.co.nz
- Watch live: National offers student loan sweetener in new election policy — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Watch live: National offers student loan sweetener in new election policy — www.thepress.co.nz
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New Zealand student loan policy changes announced politics
- National vows to reduce student loan repayment rate if re-elected — www.odt.co.nz
- Watch live: National offers student loan sweetener in new election policy — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Watch live: National offers student loan sweetener in new election policy — www.thepress.co.nz
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New Zealand election policies on loans and housing politics
- National vows to reduce student loan repayment rate if re-elected — www.odt.co.nz
- Watch live: National offers student loan sweetener in new election policy — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Watch live: National offers student loan sweetener in new election policy — www.thepress.co.nz
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New Zealand All Blacks historic series win sport
- All Blacks player ratings: New starter Carter the standout in losing effort — www.thepost.co.nz
- All Blacks player ratings: New starter Carter the standout in losing effort — www.thepress.co.nz
- All Blacks player ratings: New starter Carter the standout in losing effort — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Queenstown tourism and housing pressures society
- Outrage of bed tax backtrack — www.odt.co.nz
- No bed tax, but tourism-strained Queenstown has something else up its sleeve — www.thepress.co.nz
- No bed tax, but tourism-strained Queenstown has something else up its sleeve — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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New Zealand housing and cost of living issues society
- Why council rate caps might not save you as much as you think — www.stuff.co.nz
- Inside Christchurch’s $1m-plus Superhomes - ‘we don’t need to worry about our power bill any more’ — www.thepress.co.nz
- The pros and cons of reverse mortgages — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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New Zealand fashion and culture events culture
- What we learned from New Zealand Fashion Week 2026 — www.thepost.co.nz
- Matu Ngaropo in Cabaret: ‘I want to do the show justice’ — www.thepost.co.nz
- Matu Ngaropo in Cabaret: ‘I want to do the show justice’ — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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GM New Zealand boss exits business
- What we learned from New Zealand Fashion Week 2026 — www.thepost.co.nz
- New Zealand will take on big tech, but only when it’s politically convenient — www.thepost.co.nz
- New Zealand will take on big tech, but only when it’s politically convenient — www.thepress.co.nz
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New Zealand Labour Party tax and political strategy politics
- ‘I got totally snookered’: How David Seymour was deceived — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- ‘I got totally snookered’: How David Seymour was deceived — www.thepost.co.nz
- Labour, Opportunity, the Greens and TPM are making the same tax mistake — www.stuff.co.nz
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Santana gold mine report business
- Santana’s hidden gold mine report finally revealed — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Santana’s hidden gold mine report finally revealed — www.thepress.co.nz
- Santana’s hidden gold mine report finally revealed — www.thepost.co.nz
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Scientists link herpes virus to sardine mass deaths science
- Where are they now? How Jon Preston kicked the All Blacks to a historic series win in South Africa — www.thepress.co.nz
- Where are they now? How Jon Preston kicked the All Blacks to a historic series win in South Africa — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Scientists investigate if a herpes virus is behind the mass deaths of sardines off South Africa — www.stuff.co.nz
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AI data centre opposition tech
- In a divided America, left and right unite to oppose AI data centres — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- In a divided America, left and right unite to oppose AI data centres — www.thepost.co.nz
- Don’t panic... but they’re using human brains to power data centres — www.stuff.co.nz
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New Zealand Cricket boardroom chaos and CEO dismissal sport
- Inside NZ Cricket’s boardroom chaos, costly spending and the dismissal of a good CEO — www.thepost.co.nz
- Inside NZ Cricket’s boardroom chaos, costly spending and the dismissal of a good CEO — www.thepress.co.nz
- Inside NZ Cricket’s boardroom chaos, costly spending and the dismissal of a good CEO — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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New Zealand business and tech trends business
- New Zealand will take on big tech, but only when it’s politically convenient — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- New Zealand will take on big tech, but only when it’s politically convenient — www.thepost.co.nz
- New Zealand will take on big tech, but only when it’s politically convenient — www.thepress.co.nz
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Cricket future and two-day tests sport
- What two-day tests mean for cricket's future, and the fear it could happen when India tour — www.thepost.co.nz
- What two-day tests mean for cricket's future, and the fear it could happen when India tour — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- What two-day tests mean for cricket's future, and the fear it could happen when India tour — www.thepress.co.nz
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Kiwis World Cup squad selection sport
- Warriors have new halves combo as NRL minor premiership push continues — www.stuff.co.nz
- Picking a Kiwis team to win a World Cup, and why they need to chase a Warriors star — www.thepress.co.nz
- Picking a Kiwis team to win a World Cup, and why they need to chase a Warriors star — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Nepal floods and glacier collapse trigger deadly mudslides weather
- Evacuation orders, alerts downgraded in response to Ainslie Creek fire between Highways 1 and 5 — sookenewsmirror.com
- Video shows glacier collapse that triggered Nepal torrent — www.stuff.co.nz
- Glacier collapse triggers mudslide near Gyirong — www.stuff.co.nz
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NZ local government and Māori wards politics
- Labour pledges $21m for Māori-led trades training — www.teaonews.co.nz
- Labour promises $21m a year for Māori-led trades training — www.stuff.co.nz
- Invercargill council votes against Māori ward following ‘slam dunk’ feedback — www.teaonews.co.nz
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New Zealand education and youth trends society
- Waking up to social media harm — www.thepress.co.nz
- Nothing about us without us: What our young people are saying about a social media ban — www.thepost.co.nz
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Meta settles billions over children's social media addiction tech
- Waking up to social media harm — www.thepress.co.nz
- Nothing about us without us: What our young people are saying about a social media ban — www.thepost.co.nz
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Nasa launches new telescope science
- Nasa’s latest telescope to shed light on dark universe — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Nasa’s latest telescope to shed light on dark universe — www.thepost.co.nz
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Nepal flood disaster conflict
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New Zealand local government and civic developments society
- The City Rail Link is doing more than moving Aucklanders. It’s helping make a city — www.thepost.co.nz
- In Pictures: Out and about at Hamilton's new Coroner’s Court — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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New Zealand local government and council issues society
- Rates cap of 4% could reduce services — www.odt.co.nz
- The rates cap: Now with free soundbite, and a can to carry or kick — www.thepost.co.nz
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New Zealand fuel tax debate politics
- Hipkins and Labour meekly allowing National to set the election narrative — www.thepost.co.nz
- Which firework would Winston Peters be? — www.stuff.co.nz
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New Zealand housing and rates crisis society
- Where will they sleep? Southland’s boom faces acute housing crisis — www.thepress.co.nz
- The rates cap: Now with free soundbite, and a can to carry or kick — www.thepost.co.nz
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Brain science and memory research science
- Brain ‘tags’ decide which memories last a lifetime — www.thepost.co.nz
- Brain ‘tags’ decide which memories last a lifetime — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Climate change and environmental issues science
- Bad advice dished out on climate warming modelling — www.thepress.co.nz
- Bald Range wildfire prompts area restriction west of Summerland — sookenewsmirror.com
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Nepal floods and Himalayan disaster conflict
- Video shows glacier collapse that triggered Nepal torrent — www.stuff.co.nz
- Glacier collapse triggers mudslide near Gyirong — www.stuff.co.nz
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Canada trade barriers work business
- Gwynne Dyer: Canada-USA trade war an even match — www.thepost.co.nz
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Fire engulfs homes and buildings in NZ society
- One person unaccounted for after major Auckland house fire — www.stuff.co.nz
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Canada-USA trade war markets
- Gwynne Dyer: Canada-USA trade war an even match — www.thepost.co.nz
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Dolly Parton funeral service culture
- How Dolly Parton captured the hearts of the Aboriginal community — www.teaonews.co.nz
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New Zealand arts and culture events culture
- 'Pretty special': 700 years of Māori carving new Te Papa exhibition — www.thepost.co.nz
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Health: Lung cancer drug and endometriosis research health
- What is PDRN and why is it trending in skincare? — www.nowtolove.co.nz
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Climate and cost of living business
- Budgeting app to help families beat cost squeeze — www.thepress.co.nz
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Westerly front weather weather
- Westerly front to bring strong winds, hail and snow to South — www.odt.co.nz
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