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New Zealand
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Person hospitalised after Queenstown house fire
8:41 am todayAbout 20 firefighters are tackling a house fire in central Queenstown on Saturday morning.
Is Fanny Osborne our most impressive forgotten artist?
Review: Wake Up Dead Man best of the Knives Out series
Pacific
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Bougainville independence process enters 'final leg' amid lingering uncertainty
5 Dec 2025Representatives of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville held talks this week in Port Moresby over the future of the autonomous region's political status this week.
Former Kiribati President Anote Tong: 'Our fate has already been decided'
Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin back in New Caledonia
Sport
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Hayden Paddon returning to World Rally Championship
8:22 am todayThe veteran Kiwi driver will share duties in Hyundai's third car and is confirmed for next month's Rally Monte Carlo.
Rassie Erasmus staying as Springboks head coach until 2031
FIFA World Cup draw complete: All Whites in Group G
Politics
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Te Pāti Māori responds to Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's reinstatement
5 Dec 2025Co-leader Rawiri Waititi said the party remained committed to its tikanga and people. Audio
Minister raises concerns over fish heading south due to warming waters
Petition urging re-instatement of school Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations heads to parliament
World
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Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery in deal of the decade
The acquisition gives Netflix access to a vast film catalogue as well as the prestigious streaming service HBO Max.
Phones might get pricier next year. Thank the AI boom
Bougainville independence process enters 'final leg' amid lingering uncertainty
Comment & Analysis
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NZ rejecting emission targets risks international law breach
5 Dec 2025Analysis: The government rejected the Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations.
Analysis: Can Andrew Coster come back from this?
No time to relax for Liam Lawson
Local Democracy Reporting
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'A gesture of courage': Whanganui hapū celebrate settlement milestone
5 Dec 2025Lead negotiator Ken Mair said the ceremony marked a major milestone in a "long and tiring" Treaty settlement journey.
Southland's waters warming faster than most
'Full circle': Canterbury Tuahiwi School opens new whare for 250 tamariki
In Depth
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New Zealand Olympic bosses weigh up major merger
For decades, New Zealand has had two organisations doing the work of one Olympic movement. Now the NZ Olympic Committee and Paralympics NZ are asking if that still makes sense.
NZ Cricket boss Scott Weenink ‘fighting for his survival’ as T20 league debate gets ‘very ugly’
How feral cats spread toxoplasmosis risk across hundreds of Kiwi farms
Te Ao Māori
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'Language, culture and identity matter': Union backs iwi fight over schools' treaty obligations
4 Dec 2025NZEI Te Riu Roa says principals and school boards are frustrated the government dropped the Treaty requirement without any engagement.
New Zealand Women's Rafting team head to Malaysia to compete
Iwi file urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry over education Treaty changes
Business
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A district 'swallowed' by pine trees: Fears over IKEA forests
5 Dec 2025The Swedish furniture giant is one of the biggest forestry owners in a region, and it's worrying residents.
Negotiate with your landlord - but how?
Low demand sinks Wellington's long-delayed Beers at the Basin festival
Country
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Biosecurity mulls how to fund hornet hunt
5 Dec 2025It's estimated the war against the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland is costing about $1 million a month. Audio
Kiwis putting cost of living ahead of environment, ministry boss says
Country Life: Sheep Dog test Aussie v NZ
Environment
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Will they or won't they? Ministers at odds over key policy
3 Dec 2025Willis says the government won't be sending "cheques for billions of dollars" offshore, but an expert says this could have real-world trade and legal risks. Audio
New weapon in war against invasive yellow-legged hornet
'We're basically stuffed': Oyster farmers shut down by another overflow
Media & Technology
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'Rage-baiting' is the word of the year: but what does it mean?
2 Dec 2025Trolling has been around for almost as long as the internet itself - here's how some are now using it to make money.
Why Melissa Stokes is excited to anchor the 1News flagship bulletin
Dancing, cooking, diving: How Kiwis beat Aussies at TikTok
Identity
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How did we become known as 'Kiwis'?
16 Oct 2024How did residents of Aotearoa New Zealand come to be called by the name of a flightless brown bird? Audio
Turning Palmerston North into the 'capital of drag' in Aotearoa
X-plainer: Who are Generation X?
IndoNZ
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Indian community shuns jewellery for bullion as gold prices soar
2 Dec 2025The price of trading gold bullion on world markets has almost doubled in the past year.
Man guilty of murdering Gurjit Singh in his home
Deportation for Indian man convicted of raping new wife