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'Now I'm just angry': Manage My Health patients still in dark over hack
9 Jan 2026Attempts to learn more have met with crashed websites and overloaded phone queues.
Kmart recalls gel packs due to risk they contain toxic substance
Homicide investigation underway after newborn baby dies in Auckland
Pacific
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CNMI leaders warn economic crisis could affect US Indo-Pacific strategy
9 Jan 2026Leaders warn a deepening economic crisis in the US territory could undermine civilian systems.
The lethal Tsak Valley raid and the deeper crisis over guns, policing and trust in Enga
Tonga's Katoa back at Storm training, two months on from severe head injury
Sport
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Top seed survives major scare, advances to ASB Classic semi
9 Jan 2026Elina Svitolina beat British qualifier Sonay Kartal to advance to the final four at Auckland.
'In God's timing': Tonga's Katoa back at training two months after head injury
Australia underlines its Ashes dominance over England
Politics
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Government u-turns on prescription fees
People will now only need to pay a $5 fee once for new, 12-month prescriptions.
Sir Tim Shadbolt turned around Invercargill's slide - former council CEO
Criticism of Manage My Health cyber attack response mounts as another deadline passes
World
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Lawyers for Luigi Mangione fight death penalty
40 minutes agoMangione's brutal killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO garnered appalled reactions but also vocal support, as he became a figure for larger frustrations with the US health care system.
Japanese man arrested under 1889 law after deadly 'duel'
What we know about ICE’s fatal shooting of US citizen in Minneapolis
Comment & Analysis
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Court decision sets up a big year for freshwater
8 Jan 2026Analysis: It's reasonable to assume freshwater will be a hot topic in the general election, partly, perhaps, because cow herds are expanding.
Trump’s credibility problem on Venezuela
Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: Is the UN failing?
Local Democracy Reporting
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'I don't feel safe': Neighbour of parolee facility afraid to have grandchildren visit
9 Jan 2026Lauren Fraser says she now avoids spending time in her family home.
Free week of bus travel, as Hawke’s Bay unveils major network shake-up
‘The only noise is ourselves’: Inside iwi's two-week Whanganui River journey
In Depth
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How poo-detecting dogs can help native birds flourish
9 Jan 2026Kiwi have started to hatch on Waiheke Island and may thrive with the help of special detection dogs helping eliminate the last of the island's pests.
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC
Te Ao Māori
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Popular Auckland hot springs gets name change
9 Jan 2026As 2025 ticked over into 2026, Parakai Springs became Kaipātiki Hot Springs, the traditional name for the area.
Hawke's Bay Māori housing project wants to see the model rolled out nationwide
Hundreds gather in Northland to remember the Battle of Ruapekapeka Pā
Business
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'Poor man's gold' comes in from the cold
9 Jan 2026Silver outshone gold in 2025, smashing through 45‑year highs.
Get your finances sorted in 2026: Maximising your KiwiSaver
Heli-golf, Aston Martin tours: How Queenstown is courting ultra-wealthy visitors
Country
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'It's a little taonga': Saving one of our rarest plants
9 Jan 2026A critically endangered forget-me-not is being saved from the brink of extinction.
Queensland fruit fly could have 'massive impact' on fruit and vegetable crops
Dairy prices reverse course, with demand rising
Environment
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ECan 'put on notice' over rule-making for discharges
24 Dec 2025The High Court stopped short of ordering the regional council to change the rule relating to the discharge of nitrates because of the amount of time that has lapsed.
Dog owners asked to keep away from nesting sites used by NZ's rarest bird
Water fight: Farmers strive to limit cows' environmental footprint
Media & Technology
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Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach
5 Jan 2026The website Neighbourly - at the centre of a major cyber breach - has headed to court to try to stop the stolen information spreading.
The best games we played in 2025
It’s not you - some fonts feel different
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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What you need to know about washing cars (and more) at home
9 Jan 2026Explainer - Questions have been raised on social media about potential fines car owners might get by washing vehicles at home this week. Here's a few answers.
Winners of void Auckland local body election seeking High Court judicial review
NZ universities accepting English proficiency tests through Duolingo
RNZ中文
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在家洗车如何不被罚?这些注意事项应记牢
9 Jan 2026解释性报道 -- 社交媒体用户在一篇推广RNZ文章的帖子下留下了大量评论,该文章探讨了人们在家洗车可能会面临罚款的问题。以下是我们对一些最常见问题的解答。
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