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Growers across Auckland's Pukekohe said they were running out of options to keep crops healthy and pest-free.

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Months after the Government pledged to cut red tape and speed up access to new agricultural products, some farmers say little has changed.

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Immigration Minister Erica Stanford.

Applications flood in for new parent visa amid residence review

The parent boost visa offers parents of New Zealand citizens and residents a stay of up to five years in New Zealand.

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Trade Minister Todd McClay.

Inside NZ's 'hectic day' after Trump's tariff shock

Newly released documents lay bare the Government's alarm and "dismay", after being blindsided by the United States' sudden tariff hike on New Zealand exports.

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Damage from vehicles to the berm on Harbour Dr in Ōtūmoetai.

'Pattern of behaviour': Burnouts, drug use on Tauranga waterfront

Resident Matt McHardy said drug use and dealing happened in cars parked on the grass verge across from homes, at all times of day.

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Rainbow communities face disproportionately high rates of homelessness. (Composite image.)

‘Home isn’t safe’: Jobseeker changes could impact rainbow rangatahi

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Kaipara District Council's Jonathan Larsen. (Source: Kaipara District Council)

Kaipara District elects deputy mayor Jonathan Larsen to top job

Final results posted by the council tonight showed Larsen won the race by 21 votes.

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Project to preserve 400,000 audio-visual files nears completion

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More than 400,000 items from the Archives New Zealand and National Library were being digitised, some dating back to the 1920’s.

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Kiwi-bred horse wins 'world's richest race on turf' at Randwick

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Ka Ying Rising has won the world's richest race on turf, the $20 million The Everest over 1200m in Sydney.

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Farmers frustrated by 'slow, laborious' EPA product approval process

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Growers across Auckland's Pukekohe said they were running out of options to keep crops healthy and pest-free.

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One dead after two-vehicle crash in Feilding

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Almost half of Auckland's special local body election votes discarded

More than 4000 special votes in Auckland were deemed incorrect and discarded.
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