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New Zealand
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Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge
4 Jan 2026All lanes are now open after debris has been cleared on lanes heading north.
Blood donation rules are changing in 2026 - but why has it taken so long?
Major search launched for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau
Pacific
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2025 in review: The year that was in Pacific news
31 Dec 2025RNZ Pacific's bulletin editor Christina Persico looks in the rearview mirror at 2025. Audio
Unease in Palau over US deportees deal
Eight Pasifika recipients in New Year Honours
Sport
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Cricket: Root/Brook stand lifts England before weather intervenes in final Ashes test
4 Jan 2026A 154-run stand between Joe Root and Harry Brook drove England to 211/3 before the opening day of the fifth test was brought to a premature end.
Freeski halfpipe: Finley Melville Ives scores another World Cup podium place
Ashes crowd applauds Bondi Beach hero
Politics
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Call for accountability on 'flawed' immigration visa decisions
Lawyers say an in-house immigration complaints process is a toothless tiger for visa applicants.
Nominations open for new election in Papatoetoe subdivision
Ministerial advisory group wants commitment to tackling transnational organised crime in Budget 2026
World
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The United States' history of intervening in Latin America
4 Jan 2026The United States has a long history of military interventions and support for dictatorships in Latin America.
Man who failed to remove backyard cheese facility told to pay $120,000
Kiwi expert on Venezuela attack: 'Time that we made our voice clear'
Comment & Analysis
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Trump attacked Venezuela and arrested its president. Is that legal?
4 Jan 2026A look at the legality of a US attack on Venezuela and the arrest of the country's president.
NZ report card 2025: How the country fared in 28 key global and domestic rankings
A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented
Local Democracy Reporting
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Wood seller urges crackdown over 'firewood cowboys' on Facebook
2 Jan 2026"They don't pay tax, lack safety standards, and sell poor-quality products which are harming consumers, legitimate businesses, and the wider community," John Caulton claims.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
'For Wairarapa an amalgamation proposal will help': Wilde
In Depth
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Integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
The Sport Integrity Commission's first major investigation, triggered by dozens of complaints about Yachting NZ, remains unfinished a year on.
A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC
Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis
Te Ao Māori
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Māori in New Year Honours - 'Wonderful work in maintaining and uplifting our identity'
2 Jan 2026Māori have been recognised for 2026, and include Companions, Officers, and Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Ngā Kaupapa Hirahira o te Tau: A look back at the year that was in Te Ao Māori
Court of Appeal: Māori Land Court cannot rule on Porotī Springs water
Business
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Summer jobs: Running a massive inflatable water park
2 Jan 2026One of the world's largest inflatable water parks is just outside of Queenstown and Abbey Bisset works there.
Tesla loses EV crown to China's BYD as competition, tax credit expiry hit demand
$69 delivery fee for Ikea dining chair stickers
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.
Nitrates in water: ECan's rule-making fell short of law over allowing discharges, High Court rules
Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way
Environment
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DoC warns dog owners after rare fairy tern nests disturbed
23 Dec 2025Only about 40 adult tara iti survive in the wild, and of those just 10 are breeding females.
Water fight: Farmers strive to limit cows' environmental footprint
Climate change could claim nearly all of NZ's glaciers, research shows
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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New Year honour reflects the 'resilience, strength, and contributions of refugee communities'
31 Dec 2025Half a dozen Asian New Zealanders have been recognised for their contributions to the country in the New Year Honours list released today.
‘Millennial nostalgia with Bollywood bangers’: Young Indian Kiwis embrace DJ life
Celebrating Christmas with Indian culinary favourites