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Is the Melbourne Cup losing its appeal? Here’s what the numbers reveal

4 November 2025

The Cup is still Australia’s biggest one-day race gambling event. But there are signs it’s no longer stopping the nation like it used to.

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A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman could now face an open-ended prison term
	4 Nov: A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman could now face an open-ended prison term... more

Peace in Sudan? 3 reasons why mediation hasn’t worked so far
	4 Nov: As fighting escalates in Sudan, the latest peace efforts seem unlikely to achieve more than a fragile ceasefire.... more

Boaties are being asked to extra care in Southland's Riverton
	4 Nov: Boaties are being asked to extra care in Southland's Riverton... more

People in Kaikoura are being urged to look for nationally vulnerable Hutton's shearwater birds, which may have crash landed
	4 Nov: People in Kaikoura are being urged to look for nationally vulnerable Hutton's shearwater birds, which may have crash landed... more

Otago University students say they're living on edge, after a man was caught peering into their windows, and underwear went missing
	4 Nov: Otago University students say they're living on edge, after a man was caught peering into their windows, and underwear went missing... more

Police are boosting their presence in Orewa north of Auckland, after a cafe was deliberately set fire to over the weekend
	4 Nov: Police are boosting their presence in Orewa north of Auckland, after a cafe was deliberately set fire to over the weekend... more

The fire is still burning at a house in Wellington's Island Bay - reported just before seven this evening
	3 Nov: The fire is still burning at a house in Wellington's Island Bay - reported just before seven this evening... more

The West Indies aren't perturbed by a tight turnaround ahead of Wednesday's tour opening T20 in Auckland
	3 Nov: The West Indies aren't perturbed by a tight turnaround ahead of Wednesday's tour opening T20 in Auckland... more

No longer ‘Prince Andrew’: an expert on how royals can be stripped of their titles
	3 Nov: Here’s how it works – and what it might mean for succession.... more

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Most Popular Recent National News

21 Oct: A 72-year-old man's been arrested - in relation to alleged, historic sexual assault at Auckland's Dilworth School ++++++++++++++++++++

23 Oct: A person's been arrested following a Police incident in Nelson ++++++++++++++++++

20 Oct: A new pathway for the Wellington Phoenix to develop young footballers into professional athletes - with an academic backbone +++++++++++++++++

15 Oct: Waikato's State Highway 30 - from Te Kuiti to Benneydale - is expected to open at 7pm - after being closed since yesterday's downpours ++++++++++++++++

25 Oct: A Tokoroa family have pulled together an eight thousand dollar reward in the hope to find missing teacher Jayleb-Che Dean +++++++++++++++

08 Oct: Home detention for an Auckland primary school teacher - for grooming an 11-year-old boy +++++++++++++++

09 Oct: Hopes there will be more support for a grieving mother and her son following a double homicide in East Auckland +++++++++++++++

National NewsLinks

4 Nov: Police across nz involved in falsifying alcohol breath tests (RadioNZ)

4 Nov: Mental health services fragmented, inaccessible - report (RadioNZ)

4 Nov: Paying over the odds for nz's four-lane highways (RadioNZ)

3 Nov: Cloudian & nvidia enable sovereign ai solutions in anz region (ITBrief)

3 Nov: Expert says fiji 'in a state of flux' after resignation of two deputy pms (RadioNZ)

3 Nov: Air new zealand resumes auckland-nouméa flights after nearly 18-month suspension (RadioNZ)

3 Nov: All the ins and outs, and how each afl club plans to top up its playing list for 2026 (Sydney Morning Herald)

2 Nov: ‘he got me an absolute ripper’: notorious prankster stands arm-in-arm with kangaroos during anthem (Stuff.co.nz)

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Today's News

National:
Is the Melbourne Cup losing its appeal? Here’s what the numbers reveal 10:27

Law and Order:
A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman could now face an open-ended prison term 10:27

National:
Peace in Sudan? 3 reasons why mediation hasn’t worked so far 10:17

Entertainment:
A$AP Rocky loves balancing fatherhood with his music career 10:07

Politics:
All government shutdowns disrupt science - in 2025, the consequences extend far beyond a lapse in funding 10:07

Law and Order:
How the arrest of an Israeli military lawyer has again shone light on shocking abuse of Palestinians 10:07

Living & Travel:
Boaties are being asked to extra care in Southland's Riverton 10:07

Politics:
The could be a lot at stake for Te Pati Maori today 9:47

Entertainment:
Alicia Silverstone no longer knows what became of the iconic wardrobe she wore as Cher Horowitz in the 1995 teen comedy Clueless 9:37

Law and Order:
Mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson has formally appealed her murder convictions 9:27

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