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New Zealand
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Surf Life Saving stress caution as rescues double from last year
12:18 pm todayLifeguards are reminding beachgoers this summer that the safest recue is "the one that never has to happen".
Missing Auckland teenager found
St John crew gear up for busiest night
Pacific
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Tonga Crown Prince to resume control of foreign affairs and defence
Tonga's Crown Prince has been nominated Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence in the new government.
Report on drugs and HIV in Fiji recommends sterile needle supply program
NZ's been a 'good neighbour': Former Samoa government minister backs compensation amount for Manawanui disaster
Sport
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Bonus point system added to women's Super Smash
11:30 am todayIt's hoped an extra point for scoring 150 or achieving a run rate greater than 1.25 times that of the opposition in the second innings will encourage more "aggressive batting".
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
Alinghi return as America's Cup names members of partnership
Politics
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'No left bloc without Te Pāti Māori' - Leaders look ahead after turbulent year
7:23 am todayIn an interview with RNZ, Te Pāti Māori co-leaders say they were "blindsided" at the way things "spiralled out of control" this year.
Labour won't say if it'll back India free trade deal, says it's a 'good step forward'
FTA with India: 'Bad deal' or 'strategically significant milestone'?
World
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Aussie teens flock to alternative apps after social media ban
10:17 am todayThe federal government could be left playing "whack-a-mole" as ousted under-16s flock to new social media platforms.
2025: The year of the naked dress?
Massive sinkhole in England swallows canal boats, sparking rescue operation
Comment & Analysis
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Parliament's year in numbers: Who spoke the most and how many bills were introduced?
21 Dec 2025Analysis: We look back at this year's Parliament in data, including just how much coffee fuels our democracy?
Australia defeats words with actions to outclass England and romp to Ashes glory
How Bondi shooters gained access to now-banned guns
Local Democracy Reporting
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'Miracle': Council workers' actions save great-grandmother's life
22 Dec 2025Sandra Bristowe, 78, had collapsed in her front garden and started "grabbing at her chest" and complaining of pain.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Caught on camera damaging headstone, but police say evidence not enough
In Depth
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Feral cat trapping could get easier
17 Dec 2025The paperwork currently required to legally trap feral cats could be replaced with a simpler online system, after criticism from hunters.
Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis
Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show
Te Ao Māori
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Study shows experience of Māori grappling with 'te reo trauma'
21 Dec 2025The new report noted that this can manifest in various ways "including language anxiety and feelings of shame (whakamā) for not being able to speak te reo Māori.
'Our sense of identity': What New Zealand and Georgia have in common
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke tops list of favoured candidates to lead Te Pāti Māori in new poll
Business
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Electricity Authority lodges formal complaint against Genesis
10:43 am todayIt says Genesis could be liable for a penalty of up to $2 million.
Why home loan applicants might face an extra wait
Why a claim for a stone lost from a wedding ring was turned down by the insurer
Country
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Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River's rural postie
Rural postie Tracy Marshall takes visitors along her mail delivery route which winds along the Whanganui River.
Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way
Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy's berry farm
Environment
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The farmers working to shrink the environmental footprint of their cows
16 Dec 2025Can the planting of special crops and experiments with new winter grazing systems make a real difference? Audio
Climate change could claim nearly all of NZ's glaciers, research shows
Emergency set net fishing ban to protect threatened hoiho around Otago Peninsula extended
Media & Technology
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The best games we played in 2025
16 Dec 2025More than 200 titles dropped this year, here are some we loved playing the most.
It’s not you - some fonts feel different
Tova O'Brien announced as new Breakfast presenter
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 theatre group Prayas marks 20 years on stage
22 Dec 2025Founded in 2005, Amit Ohdedar and Sudeepta Vyas launched Prayas to bolster the number of South Asian productions presented in English.
Dozens protest outside Immigration Minister’s office over migrant exploitation
Overturned board election fires up concerns over postal voting