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As over-harvesting of edible creatures adds to pressures on shoreline ecosystems, local groups and iwi urge temporary bans

Scott McLaughlin says the impending closure of the famous Pukekohe Park circuit in his native New Zealand is sad but inevitable.

Here are your rugby headlines for Monday July 25

Big tech companies agreed on Monday to reduce harmful online content in New Zealand, making a move that critics said dodged the alternative of government regulation. Meta Platforms Inc, Alphabet-owned Google , TikTok, Amazon.com Inc and Twitter had signed a code of practice, said Netsafe, a government-funded internet-safety group, Reuters…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that there were early signs that new COVID-19 cases were falling, even as hospitalisations jumped to their highest level since March.

Meta, TikTok, Google, Amazon and Twitter sign ‘world first’ voluntary code, which critics say is a move designed to fend off regulation

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has backed Climate Change Minister James Shaw after he was stripped of his Greens party leadership by members.

A first of its kind agreement between social media platforms and digital stakeholders in NZ aims to set an industry standard for online safety.

The first NZ woman to compete at a Commonwealth Games in 1930, Gladys Pidgeon was almost barred from the pool. Angela Walker looks back at her remarkable journey.