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Plaques on Trump's 'Presidential Walk of Fame' insult predecessors
18 Dec 2025Written in the style of the US president's social media posts, they include baseless claims and random capitalisation.
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'I'm bored': Let the kids deal with it
18 Dec 2025Why the right amount of boredom can help imagination and creativity.
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Six youths died amid 'possible contagion' in suicide cluster
18 Dec 2025Coroner Tania Tetitaha held a joint inquiry into the deaths of five teenagers and a 12 year old, who died in 2018 and 2020 amidst "possible contagion".
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We can't put the quote of the year in this headline
18 Dec 2025The winning quote's power lies in its purpose, say judges for the 2025 Massey University 'Quote of the Year'.
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Households ponder future of gas as supply dwindles
18 Dec 2025Faced with dwindling gas supplies, manufacturers are shutting down, but more than 2000 homes were hooked up this year.
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Bondi shooter charged with 59 offences, including terror
18 Dec 2025Naveed Akram remains in hospital under police guard.
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3000 hectares returned in one of country's longest land disputes
18 Dec 2025Māori landowners will have the land returned, and receive $420 million in compensation, in a landmark agreement with the Crown, ending questions going back to the 1830s.
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How to navigate the toy aisles these holidays
17 Dec 2025Buying kids the right Christmas presents can feel like a minefield, and "pinkification" looms large.
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If social media is bad for kids, should we post their photos online?
17 Dec 2025Questions are being asked about the ethics of "sharenting" - parents sharing their children's lives on social media.
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3000 hectares returned in one of country's longest land disputes
17 Dec 2025Māori landowners will have the land returned, and receive $420 million in compensation, in a landmark agreement with the Crown, ending questions going back to the 1830s.
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New Reserve Bank governor won't hesitate if house prices surge
Anna Breman sat down for an extensive interview with incoming RNZ business editor Corin Dann, just a day after she issued a statement about financial conditions.
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Parliament adjourns for the year with barbed words
17 Dec 2025The prime minister likened Labour to "picked-over box of favourites", with the good ones gone and "most of them like a Cherry Ripe".
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How changes to the foreign buyers ban will work
17 Dec 2025Explainer - New Zealand's ban on overseas buyers of real estate has been softened - but there's one rather large catch.
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Bondi terrorists went to Philippines for 'military-style training'
17 Dec 2025Investigators are now examining the Akrams' ties to an international jihadist network.
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The rivers without any fish
17 Dec 2025Anglers are becoming an endangered species on some parts of the country.
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Shoppers get surcharge warning
17 Dec 2025Shoppers are being told to "swerve" any unreasonable surcharges they encounter this Christmas.
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Mega ministry merger: Bishop can't say how many jobs will be lost
17 Dec 2025A plan was unveiled today to merge housing, transport, and local government functions into one ministry.
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Fortnightly rubbish collection trial kicked to curb
17 Dec 2025The proposed trial would've halved the number of kerbside collections.
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Where to find the best DOC campsites this summer
16 Dec 2025They're affordable, available and set in some of the best spots around the country.
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Donations pour in for 'hero' who disarmed Bondi gunman
16 Dec 2025Ahmed al Ahmed, who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers, is in hospital recovering from bullet wounds.
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How two friends who co-own a house make it work
16 Dec 2025Christchurch-based teachers Claudia Gray and Scarlet Bennett were flatmates before taking a joint leap into home ownership.
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Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles in a year
16 Dec 2025A worker at a special court that helps Auckland's homeless who have committed low-level crimes turn their lives around, says she is seeing increasing levels of distress in recent months.
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Trump lays into Rob Reiner as Hollywood director's son arrested over death
16 Dec 2025The US President faced a backlash for the "inappropriate and disrespectful" comments after the Hollywood director's death.
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