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New Zealand PM’s ratings dip as fragile economy fails to impress before November election, poll shows

National leader Christopher Luxon drops in preferred PM stakes with rise in people saying country heading in wrong direction

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How New Zealand’s Video Game Industry Is Gaining Global Attention

New Zealand game developers are proving their worth by pumping serious cash into the local economy.

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New Zealand book award disqualifies two authors for AI artwork

The New Zealand Book Awards Trust introduced a new rule this year stating that any book submitted for the Ockham awards must not contain AI material of any kind.

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New Zealand’s top book award disqualifies two prominent authors over AI artwork

Publisher says rule against AI use came after books were submitted for consideration

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Labour to campaign on narrow capital gains tax, no wealth tax

Labour has agreed to campaign on a capital gains tax (CGT) covering just property – excluding the family home and farms – to help fund three free doctor visits for everyone. The policy was announced abruptly on Tuesday morning after RNZ was earlier leaked details over the long weekend. RNZ…

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Dismay in New Zealand after government fails to recognise Palestinian statehood

PM Christopher Luxon had suggested recognition was only a matter of time, prompting disappointment from opposition parties and activists

The Guardian - AU

Jury mulls a verdict for a man accused of killing 5 by setting fire to a New Zealand boarding house

A jury began its deliberations Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of murdering five people in Wellington, New Zealand, by setting fire to a boarding house

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Mom Appeared In Court Over DUI The Same Day Her 3 Missing Kids Were Found “Living Like Castaways”

The kids have been “living like castaways,” raising concerns about their reunion with their mother, a criminal psychologist said.

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New Zealand mother accused of murdering children found in suitcases goes on trial

Trial has opened in New Zealand for woman accused of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered

The Independent UK

“Life Can Be So Cruel”: Dad, 28, Loses Life After Being Buried Alive While Digging Sand With Kids

Kane Watson’s children watched in horror as their father was buried alive in a collapsed sand dune and called out for help.

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A ‘scathing’ report on RNZ’s performance obscures the good news – and the challenge of serving many audiences

The recent internal report on RNZ’s performance, variously described as “scathing” and “blunt” in news coverage, caused considerable debate about the state broadcaster’s performance and priorities – not all of it fair or well informed.

The Conversation

New Zealand PM mulls privacy laws after aide ‘secretly recorded sex workers’

Deputy press chief Michael Forbes quit after also allegedly photographing women at gym but has faced no charges

The Guardian - UK

‘Trump fatigue’ is putting Kiwis off the news, with trust in media still low – new report

The news media is doing its best to keep everyone up to speed with the pace of Donald Trump’s radical changes to the world order.

The Conversation

‘Extremely capable’ weapons on Chinese warships off Australia’s east coast, NZ government says

New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins says department has ‘never seen a task group of this capability undertaking this sort of work’

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New Zealand’s ‘Everyone must go!’ tourism campaign ridiculed as emigration hits record high

Tagline has quickly become the subject of derision, with some critics likening it to a clearance sale slogan

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Tonga’s prime minister quits moments before parliament’s no-confidence motion

Sovaleni, who took office in 2021, did not specify a reason for his departure

The Conversation

The best government money can buy? How New Zealanders feel about political party funding

Companies and shareholders associated with the government’s fast-track projects gave more than $500,000 in donations to National, ACT and New Zealand First, according to a recent analysis by RNZ.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes

Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to have hugs’

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Australian PM caught on camera joking with senior US official over funding of Pacific policing plan

Anthony Albanese tells journalists to ‘chill out’ over comments filmed in the wings of Pacific Islands Forum

The Independent UK

Martin Phillips death: ‘Genius’ frontman of New Zealand band The Chills dies aged 61

Musician founded the jangle-pop band the Chills in 1980 when he was 17

The Guardian - AU

New Caledonia: historic win for pro-independence candidate in French elections

Indigenous Kanak Emmanuel Tjibaou becomes first pro-independence candidate to win seat in nearly four decades

The Guardian - AU

Bob Carr accuses Winston Peters of defamation after NZ deputy PM calls him a ‘Chinese puppet’

Former NSW premier’s threat to sue comes amid debate about whether New Zealand should join pillar two of Aukus pact

The Guardian - UK

How New Zealand’s smoking ban got stubbed out – and what the UK can learn from it

Big tobacco ‘working in the shadows’ blamed for killing off NZ’s pioneering plan to protect future generations

International Business Times

12 Hospitalised After Technical Problem On Boeing-made LATAM Flight

Twelve passengers were hospitalised Monday after a technical problem on a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland caused the Boeing-made plane to dip violently, the airline and first responders told AFP. At least one person was in serious condition after flight LA800 experienced an unspecified "technical event" over the Tasman…

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The most Māori in Parliament ever. Significant? Or so what?

The final election results last Friday moved the dial bringing in two more Te Paati Māori MPs and with that electing the highest number of number of Māori MPs in a parliamentary term

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