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New Zealand Cricket drops its Major League Cricket team plan in America to focus on the game at home

New Zealand Cricket has ended its plan to launch a Major League Cricket team in the US for 2027, with Geoff Allott putting ...
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Eight thousand university and polytechnic staff strike together for the first time in New Zealand

About 8000 Tertiary Education Union members at universities and polytechnics stopped work on 21 October 2026 in the first joint tertiary strike over pay and job security.
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ANZ says New Zealand’s housing bubble has mostly deflated but prices will keep drifting lower until mid-2027

ANZ's October Property Focus says New Zealand house prices have mostly returned to fundamentals but will drift lower until ...
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National Library and Archives New Zealand confirm 45 job cuts, but most of the roles going are already empty

The National Library and Archives New Zealand confirm 44.9 full-time positions will go by 30 November, though 38.2 of them ...
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White Island is erupting ash as New Zealand raises the volcano alert level to 3 and scientists warn it could last for weeks

Whakaari/White Island is continuously erupting ash, with the Volcanic Alert Level raised from 2 to 3 and the aviation code to ...
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All Blacks wing Leroy Carter out of Northern Tour after ankle surgery as New Zealand injury list grows to six

All Blacks wing Leroy Carter is out of the Northern Tour after ankle surgery, joining Savea, Jacobson, Clarke, Love and ...
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Luxon chose 7 November for New Zealand’s election over two dates the Electoral Commission found easier to run

Released Electoral Commission advice shows Luxon chose 7 November for New Zealand's election over two dates officials found ...
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One week left to enrol for New Zealand’s election as 160,000 young voters risk missing out

Enrolment for New Zealand's 7 November election closes at midnight on Sunday 25 October, and this time there is no enrolling ...
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Spark scraps its new phone booth plan and will remove New Zealand’s last public phones by 2028

Spark has abandoned its plan to replace New Zealand's phone booths with free calling kiosks and will remove the last booths ...
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Secret reserves built to protect Kaikōura’s last little blue penguins from dogs and curious visitors

Secret fenced reserves now shelter Kaikōura's last little blue penguins from dogs and curious visitors, as volunteers keep ...
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Greens promise $380 a week for New Zealand student nurses, teachers and social workers on unpaid placements

The Green Party has promised a universal $380 a week for student nurses, teachers, social workers and 20 other professions on ...