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Is NZ's immigration 'set up' to take in climate migrants from the Pacific?
It is predicted 50,000 Pasifika people could lose their homes each year due to climate change.
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At least 12 migrants dead after boat capsizes in English Channel
4 Sep 2024Rescue operations were underway to find two people still missing.
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US researchers find probable launch site of Russia's new nuclear-powered missile
3 Sep 2024The 9M370 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile is touted by President Vladimir Putin as "invincible".
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Kimchi under threat from climate change
Scientists, farmers and manufacturers say the quality and quantity is suffering due to rising temperatures.
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Far right takes first German state election win since WWII
3 Sep 2024With a year to go to national elections, the results are nonetheless likely to foment tensions in a coalition riven by ideological differences.
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Donald Trump says he had 'every right' to interfere in 2020 election
3 Sep 2024The former US president faces federal and state charges for allegedly trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.
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Documents reveal what joining Aukus could mean for NZ
4 Sep 2024A briefing to ministers shows defence officials have been zeroing in on what joining pillar two might mean for New Zealand.
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'Help us': Guam's nuclear radiation survivors’ plea to the United States
Sharing their stories for the first time, Guam cancer survivors of the nuclear radiation exposure, want the world to know how it has devastated their lives and their families.
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Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage deal
3 Sep 2024The US President also said the US was close to presenting a final proposal to negotiators working on a ceasefire agreement.
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New offence for accidentally feeding Queensland crocodiles
3 Sep 2024The Queensland government has made it an offence to unintentionally feed a crocodile by discarding food in a way that attracts them to a public place.
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How TikTok gets relationships wrong
3 Sep 2024You might have got the impression from social media that attachment styles can predict your love life. This take on relationships twists science into "unhelpful nonsense", psychologists say. Video
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Volkswagen considers German closures for first time
3 Sep 2024The move shows mounting price pressure Europe's top carmaker faces from Asian rivals.
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UK suspends 30 of its 350 arms export licences to Israel
3 Sep 2024Britain's foreign minister says the equipment could be used in the conflict in Gaza.
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Four ultra-processed foods hijacking your breakfast
3 Sep 2024Breakfast can be a repeat offender meal when it comes to the perils of ultra processed foods. Here's how to fix it.
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Does hiding children's faces online protect them?
Parents are getting increasingly creative with how they share images of their children on social media, but does it achieve what we think it does? Video
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Woman hospitalised after tiger attack at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast
2 Sep 2024The woman is a trained tiger handler.
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Protests grip Israel after six hostages killed in Gaza
It comes as frustration mounts with the country's leadership for failing to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives.
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Woman dies, homes damaged as Victoria battered severe weather
2 Sep 2024Winds as strong as a category two or three cyclone battered Victoria with emergency services receiving more than a thousand calls for help
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Germany's far right set to gain in eastern regional vote
2 Sep 2024The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was on track to become the first far-right party to win a regional election in Germany since WWII, projections showed.
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New Zealander dies after falling out hotel window in Thailand
3 Sep 2024The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed a New Zealander has died in Pattaya, Thailand.
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'Profoundly saddened': King Charles, world leaders mourn Tuheitia
30 Aug 2024Leaders from around the world have been paying tribute to the Māori king.
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Superyacht captain says he tried to save passengers
1 Sep 2024New Zealander James Cutfield has told friends he is enduring the darkest days of his life after the Bayesian went down, killing seven.
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Israel finds six hostages' bodies in Gaza, including US citizen
1 Sep 2024Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin had just turned 23 and "planned to travel the world", President Joe Biden says.
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More than 30,000 without power as storm hits Tasmania
1 Sep 2024Tens of thousands of people in Australia's Tasmania state were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.
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