World Netball have banned transgender athletes from competing at international level.
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New Zealand police are being offered a fast track to Australia's front line as Queenland ramps up efforts to poach from Aotearoa's thinning blue line.
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A former cabinet minister says MPs need to stop turning down pay rises and take what they're offered.
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The Government's independent climate advisers said there are good reasons for New Zealand to increase its 2050 climate target.
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A central Auckland lodge decimated by a fire was among 37 boarding houses investigated after the Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington.
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A South Island school for students with complex needs said a Ministry review of school building projects will leave some of its students with nowhere to go next year.
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A drop in domestic travelers combined with increasing overheads are believed to be behind a number of Queenstown eateries closing their doors in recent months.
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Whangarei's acclaimed but controversial Hundertwasser Art Centre could run out of money by October 2025 - raising the prospect that ratepayers may have to cough up to keep it open.
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A new video on social media shows seven kids jumping from the rail bridge into the Waikato River just as a train engine barrels past them with its horn blaring.
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The future of free school lunches is in doubt with the programme up for review as part of next month's Budget.
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed it will cut 134 roles and the Ministry of Social Development is calling for mass voluntary redundancies.
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A cricket fan has been left gobsmacked after finding recycling efforts at Christchurch's Hagley Oval - were quite literally rubbish.
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New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said there are 137 New Zealanders registered to be in Taiwan.

The earthquake is the strongest to hit Taiwan in 25 years.
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'An inappropriate level of youth crime.'

The country's southern most city is holding a public meeting as Invercargill experiences a surge in crime.

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The axe is falling on hundreds of jobs in the public sector, with the latest losses looming at Oranga Tamariki and The Ministry of Health.

Ministries have been ordered to find between 6.5 and 7.5% in savings.

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A back flip on uniform standards means female gymnasts will no longer be penalised for having visible bra straps and can wear shorts over their leotards.

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Wellingtonian John Flux is letting the grass grow under his feet and on the front berm of his Lower Hutt property, not because he is lazy, but for environmental reasons.

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A machete attack in the emergency department at Wairarapa Hospital has a prompted calls for a review of security in smaller hospitals around the country.

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Today is the busiest for Air New Zealand, with almost 55,000 people expected to fly; over the weekend that climbs to 227,000 customers.

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A United Nations expert has found reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, during its military campaign against Hamas.

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