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Three bills drawn from the ballot are: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill by Kieran McAnulty. This is a rare ...

New Zealand artist Marlon Williams has enlisted fellow native Lorde for “Kāhore He Manu E,” the latest single from his first album in the Māori language, Te Whare Tīwekaweka. The project ...

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New Zealand's connectivity issues are in the spotlight and Huntly Power Station stocks up to prevent winter shortfall. Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka admits he needs to “get out there ...

When looking back at weddings you have attended, it’s likely you don’t remember the exact flatware at the reception tables or the flowers lining the ceremony aisle. Rather, you remember the ...