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Top stories — 2026-09-02
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New species discovery in NZ seas science
- Coastguard North Canterbury the first New Zealand organisation to receive international Higgins & Langley Memorial Award — www.odt.co.nz
- Stan Walker invites New Zealand schools to perform ‘Family Tree’ on stage — www.teaonews.co.nz
- New Zealand's largest medicinal cannabis exporter takes home two of the industry's top honours — www.odt.co.nz
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Methanex halts NZ production and closes operations business
- Softballer set to take charge overseas representing New Zealand — www.odt.co.nz
- Why New Zealand’s ‘voice of rugby’ is off air and when you’ll hear him again — www.thepost.co.nz
- Editorial: The tourists are coming back. Is New Zealand ready? — www.thepost.co.nz
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Fiordland earthquakes rattle Queenstown society
- Key Queenstown bridge reopens after Milford Sound quakes — www.odt.co.nz
- Second quake hits Fiordland, rattles glasses ‘like crazy’ in Queenstown — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Second quake hits Fiordland, rattles glasses ‘like crazy’ in Queenstown — www.thepost.co.nz
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Trump vows strikes if Iran retaliates conflict
- Sanctions and strikes leave Tehran’s economy in dire straits — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Sanctions and strikes leave Tehran’s economy in dire straits — www.thepost.co.nz
- Iran fires on its Gulf neighbours, retaliating for US military strikes after a month-long lull — www.stuff.co.nz
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Police Commissioner cleared of wrongdoing society
- Police commissioner cleared of criminal wrongdoing following police investigation — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Police commissioner cleared of criminal wrongdoing following police investigation — www.thepost.co.nz
- Police commissioner cleared of criminal wrongdoing following police investigation — www.thepress.co.nz
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Global warming exceeds 1.5C limit science
- Global warming will exceed 1.5°C target, UN warns — www.odt.co.nz
- Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in report that maps path below danger zone — www.thepost.co.nz
- Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in report that maps path below danger zone — www.thepress.co.nz
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All Blacks flyover cancelled amid aviation probe sport
- South African view: All Blacks expose a weakness the Boks must address — www.stuff.co.nz
- Flyover for All Blacks’ next test in Johannesburg cancelled amid aviation probe — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Flyover for All Blacks’ next test in Johannesburg cancelled amid aviation probe — www.thepress.co.nz
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All Blacks prepare for Springboks test sport
- The equation for the Black Caps to make their second World Test Championship final — www.thepress.co.nz
- The equation for the Black Caps to make their second World Test Championship final — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Picking the All Blacks third test team: The big mover poised to start against the Springboks — www.thepost.co.nz
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Auckland political landscape shift politics
- The Auckland Audit: The super city is no longer Labour’s red wall - but National shouldn’t feel safe — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Willis and Hipkins accuse each other of ‘lying’ about Labour’s capital gains tax — www.stuff.co.nz
- The Auckland Audit: The super city is no longer Labour’s red wall - but National shouldn’t feel safe — www.thepost.co.nz
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All Blacks rugby team news sport
- New flyover for All Blacks’ next South Africa test cancelled amid aviation probe — www.stuff.co.nz
- The equation for the Black Caps to make their second World Test Championship final — www.thepress.co.nz
- The equation for the Black Caps to make their second World Test Championship final — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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New Zealand local government and council issues politics
- Rates review consultation nears close as council weighs three options — www.odt.co.nz
- ‘Maligned’ Wellington councillor Ray Chung fights on with mayor, top cop — www.thepost.co.nz
- Mayor: ‘Large chunks’ of Wellington council Deloitte report written by AI — www.stuff.co.nz
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Reserve Bank lifts OCR to 2.75% markets
- Reserve Bank hikes official cash rate to 2.75% — www.odt.co.nz
- Reserve Bank lifts OCR to 2.75% as global inflation threats rise — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Reserve Bank lifts OCR to 2.75% as global inflation threats rise — www.thepress.co.nz
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Dunedin councillor faces trespass from Otago Uni society
- Dunedin MPs slam Kāinga Ora and housing minister ‘neglect’ — www.odt.co.nz
- Dunedin councillor to be trespassed from Otago Uni Students' Association premises after reports of inappropriate behavio — www.thepost.co.nz
- Dunedin councillor to be trespassed from Otago Uni Students' Association premises after reports of inappropriate behavio — www.thepress.co.nz
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Warriors rugby team roster changes sport
- Warriors make smart move to rest two big stars despite NRL minor premiership title on the line — www.thepost.co.nz
- Warriors make smart move to rest two big stars despite NRL minor premiership title on the line — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Warriors make smart move to rest two big stars despite NRL minor premiership title on the line — www.thepress.co.nz
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All Blacks have Mo'unga and Ioane cards to play as they mull changes sport
- Picking the All Blacks third test team: The big mover poised to start against the Springboks — www.thepost.co.nz
- Picking the All Blacks third test team: The big mover poised to start against the Springboks — www.thepress.co.nz
- Picking the All Blacks third test team: The big mover poised to start against the Springboks — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Flyover for All Blacks’ Johannesburg test cancelled sport
- South African view: All Blacks expose a weakness the Boks must address — www.stuff.co.nz
- Flyover for All Blacks’ next test in Johannesburg cancelled amid aviation probe — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Flyover for All Blacks’ next test in Johannesburg cancelled amid aviation probe — www.thepress.co.nz
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Liam Lawson returns to Red Bull for Italian Grand Prix sport
- Lawson stays with Red Bull for Italian Grand Prix with injured Hadjar still sidelined — www.thepress.co.nz
- Lawson stays with Red Bull for Italian Grand Prix with injured Hadjar still sidelined — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Lawson stays with Red Bull for Italian Grand Prix with injured Hadjar still sidelined — www.thepost.co.nz
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New Zealand corporate tax and business incentives business
- BusinessNZ calls for corporate tax cut, R&D boost — www.thepost.co.nz
- BusinessNZ calls for corporate tax cut, R&D boost — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- BusinessNZ calls for corporate tax cut, R&D boost — www.thepost.co.nz
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Airline competition business
- Why New Zealand’s ‘voice of rugby’ is off air and when you’ll hear him again — www.thepost.co.nz
- Editorial: The tourists are coming back. Is New Zealand ready? — www.thepost.co.nz
- Why New Zealand’s ‘voice of rugby’ is off air and when you’ll hear him again — www.thepress.co.nz
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Dell launches Alienware OLED monitors and laptop tech
- Dell adds 14S laptop and two Alienware OLED monitors — futurefive.co.nz
- I’m no pro gamer, but would still make room on my desk for Alienware’s new esports-obsessed OLED monitor — www.stuff.tv
- Dell launches Alienware OLED monitors & 14S laptop — channellife.co.nz
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Trump Strait: US proposes renaming Strait of Hormuz politics
- ‘Trump Strait’: Trump wants to rename the Strait of Hormuz — www.thepress.co.nz
- ‘Trump Strait’: Trump wants to rename the Strait of Hormuz — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- ‘Trump Strait’: Trump wants to rename the Strait of Hormuz — www.thepost.co.nz
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Tall Blacks survive World Cup qualifying thriller sport
- The equation for the Black Caps to make their second World Test Championship final — www.thepress.co.nz
- The equation for the Black Caps to make their second World Test Championship final — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- The equation for the Black Caps to make their second World Test Championship final — www.thepost.co.nz
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RBNZ signals patient path on inflation markets
- RBNZ signals patient path on inflation as Breman downplays October hike — www.thepost.co.nz
- RBNZ signals patient path on inflation as Breman downplays October hike — www.thepress.co.nz
- RBNZ signals patient path on inflation as Breman downplays October hike — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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El Niño strengthens with weather impacts weather
- Got an El Niño (aka Godzilla) question? Ask us anything; we’ll try get you answer — www.stuff.co.nz
- How a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño will affect the South Island — www.thepress.co.nz
- Wild weather hits southern farmers as spring begins — www.farmersweekly.co.nz
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Kiwis send millions of messages to ChatGPT tech
- Kiwis are sending nearly 10 million messages to ChatGPT a day — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Kiwis are sending nearly 10 million messages to ChatGPT a day — www.thepost.co.nz
- Kiwis are sending nearly 10 million messages to ChatGPT a day — www.thepress.co.nz
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Cartier Auckland flagship store business
- Cartier’s new flagship store hailed as vote of confidence in Auckland — www.thepress.co.nz
- Cartier’s new flagship store hailed as vote of confidence in Auckland — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Cartier’s new flagship store hailed as vote of confidence in Auckland — www.thepost.co.nz
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New Zealand student loan policy changes announced politics
- Furious finger-pointing by MPs as election campaign heats up — www.odt.co.nz
- National celebrates start of hospital inpatient build, Labour calls it ‘bittersweet’ — www.thepress.co.nz
- National celebrates start of hospital inpatient build, Labour calls it ‘bittersweet’ — www.thepost.co.nz
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Kiribati boycotts Pacific summit politics
- NZ joins Kiribati as only country without leader or minister at Pacific summit formal meeting — www.thepress.co.nz
- NZ joins Kiribati as only country without leader or minister at Pacific summit formal meeting — www.thepost.co.nz
- NZ joins Kiribati as only country without leader or minister at Pacific summit formal meeting — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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Iran threatens critical cyberattacks on US energy and water supplies conflict
- Iran threatens ‘critical’ cyberattacks on US energy and water supplies — www.thepost.co.nz
- Iran threatens ‘critical’ cyberattacks on US energy and water supplies — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Iran threatens ‘critical’ cyberattacks on US energy and water supplies — www.thepress.co.nz
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Mauao landslide legal costs society
- Council spends $1.2m on lawyers after Mauao landslide – without competitive tender — www.thepost.co.nz
- Council spends $1.2m on lawyers after Mauao landslide – without competitive tender — www.thepress.co.nz
- Council spends $1.2m on lawyers after Mauao landslide – without competitive tender — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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New Zealand Labour Party tax and political strategy politics
- The Auckland Audit: The super city is no longer Labour’s red wall - but National shouldn’t feel safe — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- Willis and Hipkins accuse each other of ‘lying’ about Labour’s capital gains tax — www.stuff.co.nz
- The Auckland Audit: The super city is no longer Labour’s red wall - but National shouldn’t feel safe — www.thepost.co.nz
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Christchurch gas leak false alarm society
- No gas leak at Christchurch school — www.odt.co.nz
- Christchurch primary school students and staff shelter amid possible gas leak — www.thepress.co.nz
- Suspected gas leak at Christchurch primary school a false alarm — www.thepress.co.nz
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El Niño impacts weather and aviation weather
- Bumpy summer ahead? El Niño set to increase turbulence on NZ flights — www.stuff.co.nz
- Got an El Niño (aka Godzilla) question? Ask us anything; we’ll try get you answer — www.stuff.co.nz
- How a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño will affect the South Island — www.thepress.co.nz
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New Zealand construction and infrastructure business
- New Zealand Master Builders report resilient pipelines — ecommercenews.co.nz
- Construction to start on port expansion next year — www.odt.co.nz
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Queenstown assault police seek witness crime
- Two charged over serious Queenstown assault as police seek key witness — www.thepress.co.nz
- Police seek man pictured after serious Queenstown assault — www.stuff.co.nz
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Disney actress dies aged 33 culture
- Disney actress dies aged 33 — www.stuff.co.nz
- Nelson cricket stalwart dies aged 72 — www.thepress.co.nz
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Trump oil deal and Venezuela control politics
- ‘Stop trying to be tough’: Carney fires back at Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates — www.thepost.co.nz
- ‘Stop trying to be tough’: Carney fires back at Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
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French presidential election campaign politics
- The Global Read: The election campaign to replace Macron in France is heating up — www.waikatotimes.co.nz
- The Global Read: The election campaign to replace Macron in France is heating up — www.thepost.co.nz
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Nepal floods and avalanches weather
- Avalanche risk closes Milford Road — www.odt.co.nz
- People salvage their belongings from homes and schools after flooding in Nepal and Tibet, in photos — www.stuff.co.nz
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Gastro and health outbreaks health
- Hanmer camp bounces back after challenging year — www.odt.co.nz
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NZ local government and Māori wards politics
- Māori candidates contest general seat in regional council by-election — www.teaonews.co.nz
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Reserve Bank OCR rise and power profits markets
- Reserve Bank lifts OCR to 2.75% as global inflation threats rise — www.thepress.co.nz
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New Zealand politics politics
- Brough uses his mayor’s social media page to promote switching banks from TSB — www.thepost.co.nz
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New Zealand local government and community issues society
- Mackenzie council to explore outsourcing community services — www.thepress.co.nz
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Luxon delays fuel tax hike decision politics
- Government Moves Fuel Excise Hike to 2028 — supermarketnews.co.nz
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Fire engulfs homes and buildings in NZ society
- 'Hell of a nice guy': Auckland man killed in house fire named — www.stuff.co.nz
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