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No handouts, no hype: Why this is the Broccoli Budget

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Union warns of lasting damage from Budget 2026

103

Get ready for the belt-tightening Budget 2026

104

How the $1.2b gas loan gamble could reshape big industry’s energy use

105

Secret greyhound charter plan emerges ahead of racing ban

106

Why Auckland FC has captured the city

107

Why Māori families still have “the talk” about police

108

Inside the $2.75 million gang rehab experiment

109

How much would you pay to sit in Auckland traffic?

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Can Peters' BNZ plan actually work, or is it just campaign theatre?

111

The hidden costs of AI: Labour, data, and the race to dominate

112

Bridge or tunnel? Auckland’s second harbour crossing decision looms

113

Should New Zealand raise the age of NZ Super?

114

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak tests global health response post-Covid

115

Is Winston Peters doing the heavy lifting for National?

116

Stolen daughters - the policy that tore Chinese families apart

117

What's keeping NZ youth up at night?

118

Salvation Army warns lack of housing driving ex-prisoner reoffending

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The oil shocks just keep coming - how much more can we take?

120

Stagflation warning: Why a flat unemployment rate may still spell trouble ahead

121

Barry Soper on what makes a good PM (and what doesn't)

122

What NZ can learn from the Trump attack

123

The rapid shift that could reshape New Zealand’s winter

124

Demographic time bomb: Report urges cross-party population strategy

125

How Iran’s war and oil shock could hit inflation, interest rates and jobs

126

NZ house sales keep falling as first-home buyers drive demand

127

The new age of car buying: EVs, hybrids and the end of old myths

128

Luxon survives confidence vote, but questions remain

129

Government quietly moves to cut Treaty principles from some laws

130

Are we buying the wrong cars in the fuel crisis EV boom?

131

Is the Red Sea the world's next major trade chokepoint?

132

How illicit tobacco quietly grew to a quarter of all cigarettes sold here

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Why Trump’s Iran blockade could backfire at sea

134

Inside the push to fix Luxon’s media image

135

The New Zealanders sitting in some of the world’s worst prisons

136

Cyclone Vaianu: Why category downgrade could be misleading

137

Did the US just prove military power doesn’t work anymore?

138

Is New Zealand backing a bully? Concerns over Peters’ visit to Trump’s US

139

Savea's wake-up call to NZ rugby and the All Blacks

140

How new financial year rules will hit your pay, benefits and household costs

141

Could working from home be the answer to rising fuel prices?

142

'They’ve got a plan': Expert says US, Israel misread Iran’s strength

143

The good, the bad and the ugly in Auckland’s city centre

144

New NCEA plan, tight deadline: What the overhaul leaves teachers still asking

145

As fuel concerns grow, Act and NZ First rise while National slips

146

Fuel price shock: Who misses out under tax credit boost

147

Could NZ be dragged into a war over the Strait of Hormuz?

148

GDP is up in New Zealand, so why does the economy still feel flat?

149

How ketamine has become the new party drug of choice for students

150

Private lives, public fallout: Where should we draw the line for politicians?

151

How high could fuel prices go, and what help could be on the way?

152

How pets are keeping victims trapped in violent homes

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From carless days to EV push: The fuel crunch options on the table

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Air NZ is cutting flights. When should we start to worry?

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How vulnerable is New Zealand to a global oil shock?

156

Covid inquiry: Report slams cost of long lockdowns, urges future changes

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Trade Me drops seller fees – now it has to win back users

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National plunges to lowest poll as governing party in decades

159

How Rennie’s people-first style could reshape the All Blacks

160

Iran strikes: Is it time for New Zealand to take a stronger stance?

161

Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: What rising oil prices mean for New Zealand

162

How US-Israel assault on Iran could repeat 20 years of failed wars

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“Other things I know about” – Seymour suggests Air NZ issues beyond reported financial downturn

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Why are young women less likely to own the home they live in?

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Is cash still king, or should New Zealand go cashless?

166

What will it take for dog laws to change in wake of another fatal attack?

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Do move-on orders fix homelessness, or just push people out of sight?

168

Royal reckoning: Inside Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s public humiliation after arrest

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Auckland's housing plan is changing again. What will happen over your fence now?

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How a Kiwi TV producer made a Hollywood escape amid fraud charges

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National infrastructure plan: Too much new, not enough maintenance

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More concerts, Origin coming: What Eden Park’s big shift means for Auckland

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High wind, high stakes: Black Foils back on home water after Perth crash

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Can NZ cash in on critical minerals and still stay wary of mining?

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How to stop rising power prices hitting your wallet this year

176

‘Flush and forget’: Is Moa Point a warning for other wastewater plants?

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Could your home become uninsurable, unbankable and worthless?

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‘A different vibe’: How Waitangi has changed amid election heat

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Why our unemployment rate is still 'pretty lousy'

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How new licence rules could reshape young Kiwis' driving culture

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Epstein files likened to Watergate as global power links emerge

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NZ Post store cuts leave seniors at risk

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Why are kids are still going to school hungry in 2026

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From scandal to survival: The political life and legacy of Judith Collins

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Mount Maunganui landslide: Current risks, future inquiries and the ongoing heartache

186

Should the taxpayer fund weight loss medications?

187

What stubborn inflation could mean for your mortgage this year

188

How a Christchurch Mum's cancer con unravelled

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What Australia's new hate laws mean for NZ's free speech debate

190

Heavy rain, thunderstorms and flooding: Where is summer?

191

How a fight over Greenland could put Pacific nations in the firing line

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Why the RMA is being scrapped (again) and what it means for your backyard

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What next for the All Blacks after Scott Robertson cut?

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Talent and takeovers: Media giants face year of sales, mergers and battles

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The one word shaping this year's political battle for the Beehive

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Manage My Health: What we know about hacker and ransom demand

197

Reissue: Mark Mitchell on police trust, protests, and protecting minorities

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Reissue: David Seymour talks Opposition, regulation and backlash as he becomes Deputy Prime Minister

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Reissue: Chris Hipkins on Labour's policies, coalition attacks, MMP and Covid regrets

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Reissue: ‘It won’t happen in my lifetime’: Shane Jones on renewable energy goal