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11 stranded whales euthanised, 42 returned to sea
23 minutes agoEleven whales have been euthanised five days on from a mass stranding in Golden Bay.
Hundreds gather in Northland to remember the Battle of Ruapekapeka Pā
Passengers urged to wave down buses - but not required
Pacific
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'Lamest excuse ever given' in Solomons larceny case
11:50 am todayA former teacher in Solomon Islands who had a large sum mistakenly deposited into their account, has been jailed for spending some of the money.
Slavemaster Moeaia Tuai set to be sentenced
Drua name co-captains for Super rugby 2026
Sport
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First NZ Women's Championship in Scrabble goes down to the W-I-R-E
10:24 am todayTwenty Kiwi women vied for the title in Auckland over the weekend, the winner not decided until the very last match of the round-robin tournament.
Former NZ basketball player Nathaniel Salmon accepts American football college offer
Andrea Bocelli to sing at Winter Olympics
Politics
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Sir Tim Shadbolt: Pineapple, cheese and 33 arrests
10:28 am todayThe long-serving mayor will be remembered not only for a life service, but for his own style, charisma and upbeat charm. Video
New Zealanders in Iran 'should leave now', Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns
Manage My Health breach: Northland doctors frustrated by inconsistent messaging
World
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Trump weighs potential military strike in Iran
6:37 am todayThe US Pesident is seriously considering action as the death toll in Iran continues to rise.
Man allegedly carrying a vest covered in duct-taped objects in Bondi charged with offensive conduct
Ignore emails asking for password reset, Instagram warms
Comment & Analysis
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Why small businesses could strengthen NZ's low productivity
12:41 pm todayAnalysis: For decades, we have heard a familiar story about why New Zealand's firms choose to stay small.
Has Trump landed a dud with his Venezuelan oil play?
Court decision sets up a big year for freshwater
Local Democracy Reporting
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Residents say solar farm fell short on native plantings
12:45 pm todayResidents are unhappy with their view of a new solar farm built across the road as they say it hasn't delivered the amount of planting that was promised.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Free week of bus travel, as Hawke’s Bay unveils major network shake-up
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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‘The only noise is ourselves’: Inside iwi's two-week Whanganui River journey
9 Jan 2026A Whanganui iwi leader says reserving stretches of the Whanganui River exclusively for the two-week tribal river journey has transformed the experience for participants.
Popular Auckland hot springs gets name change
Hawke's Bay Māori housing project wants to see the model rolled out nationwide
Business
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Hard economic times aren't new
12:32 pm todayWith the phrase "cost of living" first popping up in newspapers more than a century ago, we take a dive into the history of tough times. Audio
Auckland’s stalled housing developments a year on: What's changed
Is this the year food price pressure eases?
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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Kohli leads India to tense win over Black Caps
7:37 am todayVirat Kohli hit 93 to help India chase down 301 in a nervy four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first one-day international.
What you need to know about washing cars (and more) at home
Winners of void Auckland local body election seeking High Court judicial review