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Her song features in Ryan Gosling’s hit movie, but Erima Maewa Kaihau was once a star too

Hollywood science fiction blockbuster Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, opened to generally positive reviews and strong box office receipts, but in Aotearoa New Zealand it made news for another reason.

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To help save NZ’s native species, we must move past the extinction blame game

Each time another study about human-driven species extinction hits the news in Aotearoa New Zealand, a familiar pattern unfolds in online comment sections.

The Conversation

English doesn’t need protecting in New Zealand – but other languages do

Anyone tuning into political debates about the recently introduced English Language Bill might be led to think New Zealand’s most widely spoken tongue is endangered.

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My girlfriend’s a New Zealander and so hates possums. It’s not a dealbreaker (but I’ll bring her round)

They’re poison in Aotearoa but protected in Australia – and in inner-city Sydney, I’m grateful for any encounter with wildlife

The Guardian - AU

Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present

We know Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many geographically and biologically special features. Yet few of us know it also has its very own measure of “deep time”.

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Not just sport and car crashes: debunking 5 myths about traumatic brain injury in NZ

Touching the lives of an average 110 people each day in Aotearoa, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is much more common than any of us would like it to be.

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‘New Zealanders are inventive by necessity’: how the master clown Philippe Gaulier shaped NZ theatre

Master clown and French theatre guru Philippe Gaulier has passed away aged 82, but his influence will live on around the world – particularly in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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‘Long lost cave in New Zealand’ reveals million-year-old wildlife, extinct birds, and a Kākāpō ancestor

For a long time, New Zealand’s ancient past felt incomplete. Bits and pieces here and there. A few fossils. Large gaps. Now, a cave near Waitomo on the North Island has quietly changed that picture. Inside it, scientists have uncovered the remains of wildlife that lived around one million years…

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‘Having to argue with a lady in Taupō about my right to call myself tangata whenua’

The year ahead: Our job is to make Aotearoa a country that our children and mokopuna want to come home to, writes former Te Arawhiti Māori-Crown Relations chief executive Lil Anderson

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Spotify Wrapped ghosted NZ music again. Local artists and audiences deserve more

Spotify has just released Spotify Wrapped, its annual end-of-year viral promotional exercise. For New Zealand musicians, however, there was little to get excited about.

The Conversation

Strangers in their own land: how a new citizenship category could avoid a trap for Indigenous children born overseas

Outdated laws mean Indigenous children in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia can currently be denied citizenship on the lands of their ancestors.

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The Māori ward vote in New Zealand contains important lessons for Canada

Canadians have often looked to Aotearoa New Zealand as an established model for electoral inclusion of Indigenous voices.

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Vaping has slowed progress in cutting teen smoking in NZ – new study

Smoking rates among adults have declined in Aotearoa New Zealand over recent decades, from 18% smoking regularly in 2011/12 to 8% in 2023/24.

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Close relatives of emperor penguins lived in NZ some 3 million years ago. What caused their extinction?

Three million years ago, an extinct relative of todays’s great penguins – emperors and kings – lived in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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NZ’s small music venues are struggling – but there are ways to help them thrive

Grassroots music venues are essential to the development of new talent and audiences. But right now, those small clubs and spaces are struggling, putting Aotearoa New Zealand’s local live music sector at risk.

International Business Times UK

New Zealand Tourism Starts 'Official Petition' To Host Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Wedding

New Zealand's tourism board launches a playful 'official petition' inviting Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to marry in Aotearoa after the couple confirmed their engagement on 26 August 2025.

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Rising seas threaten to swallow one of NZ’s oldest settlement sites – new research

One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s oldest settlement sites is at risk of being washed away by rising seas, according to new research.

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NZ’s new AI strategy is long on ‘economic opportunity’ but short on managing ethical and social risk

The government’s newly unveiled National AI Strategy is all about what its title says: “Investing with Confidence”. It tells businesses that Aotearoa New Zealand is open for AI use, and that our “light touch” approach won’t get in their way.

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Matariki and our diminishing night sky: light pollution from cities and satellites is making stars harder to see

This week, Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance in the night sky of the star cluster also known as the Pleiades.

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E-bikes for everyone: 3 NZ trials show people will make the switch – with the right support

Anyone who uses city roads will know e-bikes have become increasingly popular in Aotearoa New Zealand. But we also know rising e-bike sales have been predominantly driven by financially well-off households.

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Rainbow Warrior in NZ return, 40 years after bombing

Greenpeace Aotearoa say they will use the return of the Rainbow Warrior to campaign against the New Zealand government's "war on nature".

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New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner

Rising seas are already affecting coastal communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. On a global average, the sea level is now 18 centimetres higher than it was in 1900, and the annual rate of increase has been accelerating to currently 4.4 millimetres per year.

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NZ’s Broadcasting Act is as old as Video Ezy. We need media reform for the streaming age

One year after Video Ezy opened its first store in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Broadcasting Act 1989 was introduced. It established frameworks and funding for local content that largely still exist.

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s so politically loaded’: Marlon Williams on ‘finding the gall’ to write an album entirely in Māori

Te Whare Tīwekaweka is being released at a tumultuous time for te reo and race relations in Aotearoa

The Guardian - AU

Row erupts in New Zealand parliament over use of Māori name Aotearoa

Dispute emerges after deputy prime minister Winston Peters questioned why MPs used the name Aotearoa in debates

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