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Top stories — 2026-08-31
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Luxon delays fuel tax hike decision politics
- Fuel tax hikes delayed as government taps crisis fund — www.farmersweekly.co.nz
- Fuel tax increase delayed — www.odt.co.nz
- Watch: PM to hold post-Cabinet press conference after fuel tax decision — www.thepost.co.nz
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Public servants strike over pay society
- ‘They should be at work’: Christopher Luxon on 10,000 striking public servants — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- ‘They should be at work’: Christopher Luxon on 10,000 striking public servants — www.thepress.co.nz
- ‘They should be at work’: Christopher Luxon on 10,000 striking public servants — www.thepost.co.nz
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Netball league shake-up in NZ sport
- Netball moves to private franchise league in shake-up to domestic game — www.stuff.co.nz
- Netball NZ backing Mowbray-Williams bid for domestic league — www.odt.co.nz
- Anna Mowbray, Ali Williams save netball’s ailing pro competition in major shake-up — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Luxon keeps Paris climate deal as coalition bottom line politics
- Peters takes issue with Luxon’s Paris Agreement stance — www.farmersweekly.co.nz
- Peters takes crack at Luxon over Paris climate agreement stance — www.odt.co.nz
- Luxon says Paris Agreement non-negotiable, but it faces ‘a day of reckoning’ — www.thepress.co.nz
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Labour promises jobs for nurses politics
- Every graduate nurse will get a job, Labour pledges — www.odt.co.nz
- Watch: Labour promises jobs for all graduate nurses if elected — www.thepress.co.nz
- Watch: Labour promises jobs for all graduate nurses if elected — www.thepost.co.nz
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Lionel Messi retires from international football sport
- Lionel Messi retires from international football with World Cup title and 125 goals — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Lionel Messi retires from international football with World Cup title and 125 goals — www.thepress.co.nz
- Lionel Messi retires from international football with World Cup title and 125 goals — www.thepost.co.nz
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All Blacks rugby series tensions sport
- The Kiwi sporting champion inspiring Jordie Barrett and the All Blacks in South Africa — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- The Kiwi sporting champion inspiring Jordie Barrett and the All Blacks in South Africa — www.thepost.co.nz
- The Kiwi sporting champion inspiring Jordie Barrett and the All Blacks in South Africa — www.thepress.co.nz
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All Blacks hooker selection dilemma sport
- The Kiwi sporting champion inspiring Jordie Barrett and the All Blacks in South Africa — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- The Kiwi sporting champion inspiring Jordie Barrett and the All Blacks in South Africa — www.thepost.co.nz
- The Kiwi sporting champion inspiring Jordie Barrett and the All Blacks in South Africa — www.thepress.co.nz
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New Zealand All Blacks historic series win sport
- The Kiwi sporting champion inspiring Jordie Barrett and the All Blacks in South Africa — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- The Kiwi sporting champion inspiring Jordie Barrett and the All Blacks in South Africa — www.thepost.co.nz
- The Kiwi sporting champion inspiring Jordie Barrett and the All Blacks in South Africa — www.thepress.co.nz
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All Blacks have Mo'unga and Ioane cards to play as they mull changes sport
- How advice from Ryan Fox is helping Jordie Barrett seize his All Blacks moment — www.stuff.co.nz
- All Blacks have Mo'unga and Ioane cards to play as they mull changes — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- All Blacks have Mo'unga and Ioane cards to play as they mull changes — www.thepost.co.nz
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Djokovic suffers brutal US Open defeat sport
- Vomiting, weeping Djokovic has nothing left in painful US Open defeat — www.thepost.co.nz
- Vomiting, weeping Djokovic has nothing left in painful US Open defeat — www.thepress.co.nz
- Vomiting, weeping Djokovic has nothing left in painful US Open defeat — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Hospitality sector loses 3000 businesses business
- 3000 hospitality businesses gone in a year as business feels the crunch — www.thepost.co.nz
- 3000 hospitality businesses gone in a year as business feels the crunch — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- 3000 hospitality businesses gone in a year as business feels the crunch — www.thepress.co.nz
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Dolly Parton legacy and death culture
- Remembering Dolly Parton: Her extraordinary life and legacy — www.nowtolove.co.nz
- What Dolly Parton taught us about the value of being an owner — www.thepost.co.nz
- What Dolly Parton taught us about the value of being an owner — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Trump White House ballroom construction continues politics
- Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom — www.thepost.co.nz
- Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom — www.thepress.co.nz
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AI data centre opposition tech
- North Cowichan councillor seeks to prohibit data centres across municipality — sookenewsmirror.com
- Trump warns communities will be‘backwards and poor’ if they reject data centres — www.thepress.co.nz
- Trump warns communities will be‘backwards and poor’ if they reject data centres — www.thepost.co.nz
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Kiribati boycotts Pacific summit politics
- Peters plays down Pacific summit no-shows, except Kiribati and Solomon Islands — www.thepress.co.nz
- Peters plays down Pacific summit no-shows, except Kiribati and Solomon Islands — www.thepost.co.nz
- Peters plays down Pacific summit no-shows, except Kiribati and Solomon Islands — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Winston Peters at Palau summit politics
- Peters plays down Pacific summit no-shows, except Kiribati and Solomon Islands — www.thepress.co.nz
- Winston Peters denies ‘utu’ behind new policy aimed at Fonterra’s market dominance — www.thepress.co.nz
- Winston Peters denies ‘utu’ behind new policy aimed at Fonterra’s market dominance — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Chinese ambassador message on Pacific influence politics
- Chinese ambassador’s cryptic message after accusations of foreign influence in Pacific — www.thepress.co.nz
- Chinese ambassador’s cryptic message after accusations of foreign influence in Pacific — www.thepost.co.nz
- Chinese ambassador’s cryptic message after accusations of foreign influence in Pacific — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Elderly investors bear brunt as shortfall from Whimp's empire collapse hits $30m business
- Elderly investors bear brunt as shortfall from Whimp's empire collapse hits $30m — www.thepost.co.nz
- Elderly investors bear brunt as shortfall from Whimp's empire collapse hits $30m — www.thepress.co.nz
- Elderly investors bear brunt as shortfall from Whimp's empire collapse hits $30m — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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NZ rowing pair win world back-to-back gold sport
- Keep calm and Karapiro on: Why Rowing NZ need not panic over sole medal at world champs — www.thepost.co.nz
- Keep calm and Karapiro on: Why Rowing NZ need not panic over sole medal at world champs — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Keep calm and Karapiro on: Why Rowing NZ need not panic over sole medal at world champs — www.thepress.co.nz
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Whitebaiting season begins despite weather society
- ‘It’s an addiction’: Whitebaiters out early for first catch of the season — www.thepress.co.nz
- ‘It’s an addiction’: Whitebaiters out early for first catch of the season — www.thepost.co.nz
- Weather may be a dampener for the start of the whitebaiting season — www.odt.co.nz
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Nepal floods and rescue efforts conflict
- MFAT confirms two New Zealanders missing in Tibet are among five unaccounted for — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- MFAT confirms two New Zealanders missing in Tibet are among five unaccounted for — www.thepost.co.nz
- MFAT confirms two New Zealanders missing in Tibet are among five unaccounted for — www.thepress.co.nz
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Cannabis grow houses busted crime
- Frankton bust nets 750kg of cannabis from Vietnamese growers — www.thepost.co.nz
- Police uncover 14 alleged cannabis grow houses across Waikato — www.stuff.co.nz
- Dope bust nets 750kg of cannabis from Vietnamese growers — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Paul Goldsmith makes history politics
- Paul Goldsmith makes history: Most portfolios this century — www.thepost.co.nz
- Paul Goldsmith makes history: Most portfolios this century — www.thepress.co.nz
- Paul Goldsmith makes history: Most portfolios this century — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Dolly Parton funeral service culture
- What Dolly Parton taught us about the value of being an owner — www.thepost.co.nz
- What Dolly Parton taught us about the value of being an owner — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- What Dolly Parton taught us about the value of being an owner — www.thepress.co.nz
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Treble Cone skier cliff injuries society
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New Parliament offices will be in most seismically safe building in Wellington politics
- New Parliament offices will be in most seismically safe building in Wellington — www.thepost.co.nz
- New Parliament offices will be in most seismically safe building in Wellington — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- New Parliament offices will be in most seismically safe building in Wellington — www.thepress.co.nz
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All Blacks rugby legacy and rivalry sport
- ‘You take it with a pinch of salt’: All Blacks wary as Rassie unveils Boks 23 for third test — www.thepress.co.nz
- ‘You take it with a pinch of salt’: All Blacks wary as Rassie unveils Boks 23 for third test — www.thepost.co.nz
- ‘You take it with a pinch of salt’: All Blacks wary as Rassie unveils Boks 23 for third test — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Nepal floods kill hundreds and trap students conflict
- Hundreds feared stuck in Nepal hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 — www.stuff.co.nz
- ‘Unfathomable grief’ as floods wipe out Nepal village — www.thepost.co.nz
- This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before floods swept away their school — www.stuff.co.nz
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Kākāpō population milestone science
- Delight as kākāpō population soars to 325 — www.odt.co.nz
- Kākāpō hit milestone not seen for up to 75 years — www.stuff.co.nz
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UK strikes Iranian targets conflict
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Auckland housing affordability society
- Auckland housing is getting more affordable - but not everyone is feeling it — www.thepost.co.nz
- Auckland housing is getting more affordable - but not everyone is feeling it — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Shane Jones West Coast plan pause politics
- Dust, black smoke and illegal structures spark West Coast council action — www.thepress.co.nz
- Shane Jones targets Zespri over kiwifruit labour practices — www.farmersweekly.co.nz
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Cannabis bust nets 750kg from Vietnamese growers crime
- Frankton bust nets 750kg of cannabis from Vietnamese growers — www.thepost.co.nz
- Dope bust nets 750kg of cannabis from Vietnamese growers — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Cricket future and two-day tests sport
- Six60, Stan Walker and Maoli to headline new two-day festival — www.stuff.co.nz
- Six60, Stan Walker and Maoli to headline new two-day festival — www.stuff.co.nz
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Westerly front weather weather
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New Zealand health authority debate politics
- Re-establishing Te Aka Whai Ora not on the cards for Labour — www.teaonews.co.nz
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New Zealand fuel tax changes politics
- Labour's fuel tax freeze plan lacks cost details — www.odt.co.nz
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Canada trade barriers work business
- On How The US v Canada Trade War Benefits China — werewolf.co.nz
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Police officer charged with child abuse crime
- Police officer faked breath test and falsified reading — www.stuff.co.nz
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