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Albanese, Hipkins toast trans-Tasman renewal over snags

Anthony Albanese met with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Sunday after momentous changes to Australian citizenship for Kiwis.

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New Zealand PM welcomes drop in Australian deportations

As New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins heads across the Tasman to meet Anthony Albanese, he is heartened fewer Kiwis are being deported from Australia.

AAP

Piha Piranhas devour surf boat prey

Together since they were nippers, the women of the Piha Piranhas are eating up their surf boat rivals on both sides of the Tasman, after almost giving up. They proudly represent their cyclone-devastated village at this weekend's NZ champs, Suzanne McFadden writes.

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Tasmanian summer on hold as Hobart records coldest December day in 50 years

The "summer holiday in Tasmania photos" will need some explaining, with that big yellow ball in the sky replaced by snow, clouds and rain — but hope is on the way.

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Adelaide S5000: Crash decides Tasman title

Nathan Herne won the S5000 Tasman Series in controversial fashion after clashing with rival Joey Mawson in Adelaide.

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Not a classic start to summer, but the mercury is rising in the Hunter

A balmy and possibly wet weekend was expected for parts of the Hunter this week, as a high pressure system moving in the Tasman offset against a lower pressure system across inland parts of the state brought warmer and unsettled conditions to the region.

Newcastle Herald

Researchers put radio backpacks on bumblebees in Tasmania in insect-tracking trial

Invasive bumblebees are all over Tasmania. They're great pollinators but researchers want to know about the threat they pose to native bees and birds.

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Brutal lockout in New Zealand mill town a stark portrait of capitalism’s failed hopes and broken promises

Once a beacon of possibility for Māori workers, the Essity paper mill at Kawerau is becoming a symbol of what has been lost

The Guardian - AU

From pest to quest: how the Tasmanian tiger captured the imagination

Today the possible re-creation of the thylacine generates worldwide headlines. By contrast the last thylacine’s death did not generate any headlines at all

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Rural Tasmanian ratepayers hit with levy to help councils keep GP clinic doors open

Ratepayers in rural areas around Tasmania are being slugged with a levy to prop up medical clinics, prompting fresh calls for the commonwealth to step in and help.

ABC News

Government investigates giving game makers a break to beat brain drain

In the face of tax breaks in Australia incentivising expansion over the Tasman for video game developers, Minister David Clark is looking into ways to keep them growing at home

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Paving the way to Australian citizenship

The new Australian prime minister is keen, so will Kiwis' rights across the Tasman finally be brought in line with Aussies' rights here?

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Derwent Valley mother Polly Cousens has two-hour drive to see GP amid state-wide shortage

When mother-of-seven Polly Cousens moved to Tasmania's Derwent Valley 12 months ago, she tried to make an appointment with the local doctor's surgery just minutes from their home — but with their books closed, she's forced to make a two-hour round trip instead.

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Albanese vows to reconsider Australia’s deportations rules in olive branch to New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern welcomes ‘reset’ in trans-Tasman relationship after years of tension over visa cancellations on character grounds

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Tasman Peninsula land sale sparks concern over potential development

A plot of land next to a national park on the Tasman Peninsula is up for sale, sparking concern from locals, conservationists and the Indigenous community that it could be bought by private developers and turned into luxury accommodation.

AAP

Ugarkovic crosses Tasman to join Phoenix

Steven Ugarkovic is so committed to making his move to A-League Men outfit Wellington Phoenix a success, he's cutting short his honeymoon.

ABC News

Australia's Super Rugby teams sitting pretty at top of ladder, but NZ challenge looms large

Border closures forced Super Rugby Pacific into local derbies on either side of the Tasman for the first section of the season. Now, the Australian sides must prepare themselves for the New Zealand challenge.

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A new life thrown to Woulf by the Steel

After feeling stuck in her netball career, Sarahpheinna Woulf crossed the Tasman to join the Steel - where she's starting to make a name for herself as a fierce, uncompromising defender.

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‘Really worth a crack’: bringing Tasmania’s giant kelp forests back from the brink

Reseeding a half-hectare of seabed with microscopic giant kelp is a modest start to an ambitious aim: rebuilding an entire ecosystem

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The trans-Tasman business trip to make a faltering return

Kiwis are finally able to head to Australia and back without isolating, but are forecast to resume business travel at barely half the rate.

AAP

NZ border fix puts Tasman comps in air

New Zealand sporting teams have welcomed the government's relaxation of border rules, which could allow them to host matches at home this season.

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NRL All Stars game to be taken to New Zealand next year, according to Māori coach David Kidwell

Māori All Stars coach David Kidwell says Andrew Abdo has promised to take the exhibition match across the Tasman next season.

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Waitangi Day short story: Ringawera, part 2

Part two of an epic short story by J Wiremu Kane.

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