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New Zealand
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Te Papa exhibition takes visitors on a journey into nature
6:46 am todayBreathe | Mauri Ora opens at Te Papa this weekend and uses an immersive experience to explore the rhythm that cultivates and connects all life - breath. Audio
Ageing cardiac workforce under strain
Firefighters battle large forestry slash blaze in Canterbury
Pacific
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Tribunal finds France responsible for security failure during New Caledonia riots
7:07 am todayAn administrative tribunal has delivered a landmark ruling finding the French State responsible for not providing a "reasonable level of security" during last year's civil unrest.
Nominations for Tonga's next prime minister close Friday afternoon
Military apology to Indo-Fijians 'long overdue', Fijian academic says
Sport
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Mitch Hay stars with bat, but Tom Blundell could be back for third test
7:32 am todayBlack Caps all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has hinted the regular wicketkeeper will return for the next test against the West Indies.
Former US captain dismisses Socceroos' World Cup threat
Ardie Savea reigns supreme at New Zealand Rugby Awards
Politics
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IHC settles claim with government
The service provider for people with intellectual disabilities alleged education policies disadvantaged disabled students in schools.
ACC petition for volunteer firefighters rejected by Parliament
Proposal for US to require five years of social media history 'hypocritical' - Phil Goff
World
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What Trump's latest dramatic Venezuela move means
6:40 am todayThe boarding of a foreign ship is an unusual step and expands a US operation already highlighted by strikes against more than 20 boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean that the administration claims…
NATO chief Mark Rutte tells allies: 'We are Russia's next target'
More than 600 British Empire artefacts stolen from museum - police
Comment & Analysis
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Data reveals what crash delays really cost Auckland
11 Dec 2025Analysis - Rolling back speed limits ignores the hidden costs of delays caused by an increased number of crashes, Timothy Welch writes.
8 reasons the government should not introduce oral nicotine pouches to NZ
Through the mill: Tokoroa’s tough year was about much more than job losses
Local Democracy Reporting
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'Nowhere near enough': A 780-tonne lake weed disaster
6:45 am todayA funding battle is brewing over lake weed control in Rotorua as the three-week, 780-tonne clean-up of the latest stinky stranding in Lake Rotorua wraps up.
Nearly 1200 dog-related complaints in Wairarapa over 2024/25 year
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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'Rock and a hard place': Inside the forced move from gas
11 Dec 2025Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options. Audio
Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show
ACC's financial squeeze: The human toll
Te Ao Māori
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Māori smoking rates stall for first time in over a decade
11 Dec 2025The latest New Zealand Health Survey showed daily smoking among Māori adults 15 and over has increased slightly from 14.8 to 15 percent.
24,000 sign petition calling for immediate reinstatement of school Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi reinstated as a member of Te Pāti Māori in interim High Court ruling
Business
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Minister bars cement company from using foreign-flagged ship
5:00 am todayHolcim says local seafaring jobs will suffer if it cannot transport its product around New Zealand on a Swiss ship for three years.
DIA says illegal gambling dens using predatory loans to ensare the vulnerable amid crackdown
'Shop around': Lamb popular Christmas choice, but prices are up
Country
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Farmers doing their bit to support those with intellectual disabilities in rural communities
11 Dec 2025Strong beef prices are helping raise record funds as part of a fundraising scheme that's been going for more than 40 years.
Biosecurity doubles Auckland's surveillance zone for yellow-legged hornets
How the world got talking about red-tipped bananas
Environment
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Emergency set net fishing ban to protect threatened hoiho extended
10 Dec 2025Meanwhile, the Oceans and Fisheries Minister is critical of recent legal action over hoiho protection.
Our Changing World: Restoring Te Awarua o Porirua / Porirua Harbour
NZ’s rejection of emission targets fuels risk of international law breach
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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Reduced trading hours hurting Auckland alcohol sales
10 Dec 2025One year after the council imposed a ban on alcohol sales after 9pm, some liquor store owners in the city have reported a drop in sales by at least 20 percent.
Spotlight falls on youth offending in wake of Christchurch dairy stabbing
Judge deciding whether Papatoetoe will face rare by-election