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Two people charged with murder of man in Manurewa
31 minutes agoA 41-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman have been jointly charged with murder.
Firefighters, helicopters battling Canterbury scrub blaze amid sweltering heat
Reprieve from scorching temperatures, calmer weather on the way
Pacific
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'Lamest excuse ever given' in Solomons larceny case
6:27 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
36 minutes agoTwenty 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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Government u-turns on prescription fees
People will now only need to pay a $5 fee once for new, 12-month prescriptions.
Sir Tim Shadbolt turned around Invercargill's slide - former council CEO
Criticism of Manage My Health cyber attack response mounts as another deadline passes
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.
Person dies as Australia's bushfire emergency enters its sixth day
Deaths from Iran protests reaches more than 500, rights group says
Comment & Analysis
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Has Trump landed a dud with his Venezuelan oil play?
11 Jan 2026While debate rages over the legality and the potential fallout from America's incursion, there's been a quiet acceptance that it is all about oil.
Court decision sets up a big year for freshwater
Trump’s credibility problem on Venezuela
Local Democracy Reporting
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Free week of bus travel, as Hawke’s Bay unveils major network shake-up
10 Jan 2026The new service replaces the previous MyWay trial, which ends on 23 January.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Failed drug test among vehicle policy breaches as Rotorua Council pushes for greener fleet
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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The 'eyesore' builds that have stalled for years
7:50 am todaySeveral large projects are sitting in limbo, leaving what neighbours say is a blight on their suburbs.
Jehovah's Witness Convention to bring $20m boost to Auckland economy
Roaming cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland
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