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Suffrage Day marked with promise to boost women's health, safety and financial security
Minister for Women Nicola Grigg says the day honours women's fight for opportunity, dignity and fairness.

‘Fifty times easier’: Why our best AI founders are moving to America
Amid an AI gold rush, Australia may be losing its ability to hold on to its best and brightest tech talent.

Can this shy, elusive bird come from behind to win Bird of the Year?
With only two days remaining to vote, a campaign for one of NZ’s most endangered wetland birds is gathering momentum.

From wanting to be seen as white to finding his way back to te reo Maori
Nathan Grey was taught that success meant moving away from his Maoritanga, his identity. Now he's reconnected with his roots - and is helping others do the same.

Strong winds to buffet parts of the country
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Paramedics will soon be able to prescribe over 200 medicines, Health Minister says
Paramedics will soon be allowed to write prescriptions for more than 200 approved medicines, expanding their role in community and emergency healthcare, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.

A Niue-based trust has been named a finalist in the prestigious Earthshot Prize
The Niue Ocean Wide Trust has been announced as one of the finalists in the Earthshot Prize.

Tonga claims Oceania netball championship title
Tonga finished the week-long competition undefeated.

Country Life: 25 years of Banks Peninsula conservation
Farming with nature is "part of the gig" for those on the peninsula.

Tauranga eyes options to sell stake in airport
The council will vote on a working programme exploring new ownership models for Tauranga Airport.

ACT faithful line up for selfies as Paul Henry roadshow rolls through New Plymouth
The former journalist and television presenter mixed politics and banter with a few anecdotes from his long career.

'We are the Warriors, 100 percent': The story behind the Wahs' iconic victory song
Peter Urlich had a hand in some of our biggest classic rock hits, but it's a simple sports chant he wrote 25 years ago newer generations will know best.

South African view: Balance of power has shifted but All Blacks are ‘on the rise’
Former Springboks assistant coach Alan Solomons says South Africa’s set-piece dominance exposed the All Blacks, but New Zealand remain a team firmly on the rise.

Te Kuiti supermarket damaged after mobility scooter catches fire
FENZ said the blaze spread to the front of the New World store in Te Kuiti.

Would Australians support a smart glasses ban?
As Australia considers barring the use of smart glasses in government offices, the BBC asks people in Sydney what they think.

Mobility scooter fire sets supermarket facade alight
A mobility scooter has caught fire outside Te Kuiti New World, setting the facade of the supermarket alight.

Flu season passes peak - but watch out for a second wave
Numbers have dropped with a level of herd immunity from both vaccinations and people who have had the virus.

'We're one people' - a young Tongan man's te reo Maori journey
A Tongan New Zealander shares insights from his te reo Maori journey

Person found dead in Wellington suburb
Emergency services were called to Gahagan Way, Newlands, around 4am.

Country Life: The farm photographer who captured a changing New Zealand
Photos taken by pioneering agricultural journalist Ron Vine in the 1930s and 40s have been recognised for their unique record of NZ farming and Maori communities during a period of profound change.

English football club sorry for 9/11 blunder in clothing range
Third-tier Oxford United’s ‘Campus Collection’ featured the words ‘United 93’, a reference to the year the club were formed but also the call sign of a hijacked airliner.