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Zawada chasing double-figure ALM tally for Phoenix

Brisbane Roar face Wellington Phoenix on Saturday with both sides looking to keep their unbeaten streaks alive at Sky Stadium.

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Phoenix ward off Auckland ALM threat, sign up Paulsen

Wellington goalkeeper Alex Paulsen has signed on for another three A-League Men seasons as the Phoenix prepare for a New Zealand-based rival in Auckland.

AAP

Don't let politicians off the hook with talk of 'unprecedented' events

Why didn’t we learn from the Hawkes Bay earthquake, where the first fatalities died from falling masonry, a deadly feature of the tragic events on February 22, 2011?

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For All Blacks fans, a Rugby World Cup miracle reignited hope – and then snuffed it out

At the Jack Hackett sports bar in Wellington, New Zealand fans balanced on the edge of anxiety and hope all the way until the final whistle

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‘People are going crazy’: rugby fever grips New Zealand in lead-up to World Cup final

Anticipation builds across the country before the clash between the All Blacks and South Africa’s Springboks

The Guardian - AU

Italiano set for home ALM debut, Ball in doubt

Wellington Phoenix face Perth Glory on Saturday with both sides hunting their first A-League Men win of the season.

AAP

Wellington Town Hall rebuild to cost $NZ330m

Wellington's town hall - which hosted The Beatles in 1964 - will cost ratepayers $NZ330 million to rebuild following earthquake damage.

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Red Roses bully Wallaroos in WXV 1 opener

England have run in six tries in a 42-7 WXV 1 win in Wellington over Australia, extending their winning run over the Wallaroos.

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NZ's always-on culture has stretched the 8-hour workday – should the law contain a right to disconnect?

When Wellington carpenter Samuel Parnell began the struggle for an eight-hour working day back in 1840, he could have never foreseen how modern work culture would evolve. But he would no doubt empathise with the challenges faced by today’s workers.

The Conversation

Undiplomatic impunity: Chinese embassy leaves New Zealand landlord with $900 bill

People’s Republic is granted immunity from paying cleaning, rubbish removal and key cutting tab after diplomat vacated Wellington house

The Guardian - AU

Another win for Wellington taxi drivers

In a long-running saga, drivers for Wellington Combined Taxis have been given the all clear to take their board to court on behalf of the directors, who don’t want to do it.

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Wallaroos set for challenge against top-ranked England

Wallaroos coach Jay Tregonning has made six changes as his team prepare to tackle world No.1 England to open the WXV1 rugby tournament in Wellington on Friday.

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NCC cadets attend attachment camp at Wellington

51 senior division NCC cadets from TN, Pondicherry, and A&N attended an attachment camp at Ava Hill, Wellington, Nilgiris. Under guidance of NCC officers, they underwent rigorous training in military subjects and adventure activities like rock climbing, trekking, and obstacle course challenges.

The Hindu

Greens take chance to shape party and leadership for the future – James Shaw

The Greens' big, fresh-faced caucus must decide how closely they can work with a National-led government and the party's direction when its long-serving co-leader considers his future. Jonathan Milne reports.

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It’s National on the night as New Zealand turns right: 2023 election results at a glance

From winning a single-party majority in 2020, Labour’s vote has virtually halved in 2023. Pre-election polls appear to have under-estimated support for National, which on the provisional results can form a government with ACT and won’t need NZ First, despite those same polls pointing to a three-way split.

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Greens focus is all on Wellington for final days of campaign

The Green Party's co-leaders both spent time in Wellington in the final days of the campaign, seeking to boost two electorate candidates in key seats, reports Marc Daalder

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Wāhine Māori cricketers finally celebrated

The inaugural Māori Wāhine national cricket tournament starts today, with a chance for young Māori cricketers to make their mark on the game.

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Shaw upbeat as polls suggest record Green caucus

As the campaign enters its final days, Green Party co-leader James Shaw stumped for Rongotai candidate Julie Anne Genter in Wellington and warned the election will be tight.

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Ardern return hint, NZ Labour suffers election setback

Poll leaders National and Labour are continuing their fight over fiscal plans as the race to form New Zealand's next government goes down to the wire.

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Carbon, cows and the conundrum of pine

is Tairāwhiti locked into a political deal made in Wellington that will eventually destroy it? Aaron Smale continues a series on the slow destruction of Tairāwhiti.

The Times of India

New Zealand: The perennial 'dark horses' and their heartbreaking ODI World Cup title jinx

Think of New Zealand in the context of the ICC ODI World Cup and you will think of a team which has the ability to push other top opposition hard and yet one that somehow can't seem to cross that final hurdle.

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The rock stars have arrived

The one about the house where a Prime Minister supposedly locked his deranged son in the basement.

AAP

Freedom fringe hold election rally in Wellington NZ

New Zealand's Freedoms and Rights Coalition, a far-right anti-authoritarian group, has held a rally in Wellington.

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Hipkins goes on the attack in rally speech

Halfway through the campaign period and with Labour still falling in the polls, Chris Hipkins has debuted a new and more aggressive approach at a rally in Wellington.

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Auckland Mayor wants Wellington out of the way

In a manifesto sent to all major political parties, Wayne Brown said the ‘engine room of New Zealand’ should plan itself

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