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New Zealand
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Water nitrate levels rise in town previously hit by unsafe levels
7:55 am todayNitrate levels are inching up in a South Canterbury town, where some council water supplies were previously off limits for extended periods.
Kaitāia woman sentenced after four dogs injure neighbours in Kaiwaka attack
One Wairarapa council to rule them all? The mayors' view
Pacific
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Fiji men defeat New Zealand to book sevens semifinal spot
Fiji defeated New Zealand 35-5 in their final pool game at the Cape Town 7s tournament
Bougainville independence process enters 'final leg' amid lingering uncertainty
Former Kiribati President Anote Tong: 'Our fate has already been decided'
Sport
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Kiwi secures back-to-back giant slalom wins
12:48 pm todayNew Zealand's Alice Robinson claimed her second straight giant slalom win and sixth World Cup victory of her career in the discipline.
FIFA World Cup: All Whites to play in Los Angeles and Vancouver
F1: Max Verstappen on pole for title-decider, Lawson 13th on grid
Politics
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Te Pāti Māori tensions expected to loom as party AGM goes ahead
7:55 am todayTe Pāti Māori gathers for its long-awaited AGM today, after months of turmoil that led to the expulsion of two of their six MPs.
Dame Jacinda Ardern discusses pregnancy, politics on 'The Graham Norton Show'
Greens critical of government's traffic-light system for beneficiaries
World
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Fears number of homes lost in NSW fires could rise
10:37 am todayMore than 70 fires continue to burn across NSW.
US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defence, officials say
World Bank to partner with global vaccine group on $2 billion funding
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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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
Petition urging re-instatement of school Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations heads to parliament
Education union supports Northland iwi in fight over schools' Treaty obligations
Business
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Is mid-50s too old to buy a bach? Ask Susan
RNZ correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions about money matters.
KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals: 'Worried where I will be in two weeks'
IKEA's Hawke's Bay pine tree expansion flames fears residents will be left to pay
Country
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Kiwis putting cost of living ahead of environment, ministry boss says
5 Dec 2025Pressures on households mean environmental action is understandably of less importance, the Environment Ministry boss says.
Country Life: Sheep Dog test Aussie v NZ
Country Life:Tangihau Angus' record-breaking bulls
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