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Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro.

Governor-General's term extended due to potential election clash

Dame Cindy Kiro's tenure was due to end on October 21, 2026, but will now end in March, 2027.

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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

NZ lowers Russian oil price cap, reveals new sanctions

Peters said today's move was a "calculated step to curtail crucial oil revenues fuelling Putin’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine".

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Oriini Kaipara, byelection winner for Te Pāti Māori.

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Māori Affairs Correspondent Te Aniwa Hurihanganui says the voters suffer when political parties shut out reporters.

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Ōpōtiki Māori ward candidate Maude Maxwell.

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It's the latest Māori ward error to crop up since local election voting packs were sent out on Wednesday.

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A contactless payment (file photo).

Officials warned Govt paywave surcharge ban could push up prices

Legislation is expected to be introduced to Parliament by the end of the year – with the ban to kick into effect no later than May 2026.

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Stuart Nash.

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Sisters Clara Hetland, 4, left, Haddie Hetland, center, 9, and Audra Hetland 6, of Surprise, Ariz., spend time at a makeshift memorial set up at Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college on Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the organization, Thursday, September 11, 2025, in Phoenix.

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Gaza march forced off Auckland Harbour Bridge by weather

Pro-Palestine protesters march on Queen Street in Auckland.
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