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Thousands will take to the water for the waka ama championship

The biggest event in te ao waka ama Aotearoa is coming. From Sunday, January 14, thousands of competitors, representing clubs from the far, far north to the...

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American living in New Zealand reveals 'weird' things about Kiwi life

An American living in New Zealand has listed the biggest differences she’s noticed since she moved to Aotearoa. Kayla, who moved from New York City to...

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Clinical psychologist Dr Phillipa Pehi sets out on her fourth hīkoi of Aotearoa

By Kelvin McDonald of Whakaata Maori How many whānau can say they have walked the length of Aotearoa at least once in their lifetime, let alone four times?...

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Police trifecta: Chanel Ruri joins her two sisters as police officers to make Aotearoa a safer place

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air Chanel Ruri and her sisters, Briahn and Geneva, have a lot in common — same mum, same dad, same three...

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Where do locals go in New Zealand? The attractions that rate with Kiwis

New Zealand is world famous for Manākitanga. For a small country at the bottom of the Pacific we punch well above our weight in the world tourism rankings ....

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Winston Peters confirms concern raised with Ukraine over girl being kept there despite Hague Convention ruling

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says a New Zealand embassy has raised concern with Ukraine ’s government over a Ukrainian woman’s refusal to return...

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Where does Santa live? Not the North Pole, according to historians

The iconic picture of Santa dressed up in a heavy red fur-lined suit and black boots never made much sense in Aotearoa, where Christmas happens over summer....

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Up to speed with te reo: Stacey Morrison gives the hot and cold on weather

Kia ora, hi, and nau mai. Welcome to Up To Speed With Te Reo Māori , series two – a set of short podcasts to help get you up to speed with some Māori...

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Māori student will promote indigenous rights with Amnesty International award

Rangatahi Maōri activist and law student Te Matahiapo Safari Hynes was announced today as the winner of Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand’s Gary...

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Weather: Hot and humid lead-up to Christmas, 30C-plus temperatures forecast in South Island

The lead-up to Christmas Day will be hot and humid before a breakdown in high pressure could bring downpours to some parts of Aotearoa for the big day. The...

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