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New Zealand
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Bomb disposal team called as Hāwera residents evacuated
8:03 pm todayCordons were put in place, after "an item" was found on a nearby property.
Feral cat that decimated a black-fronted tern colony finally caught
Public Health Agency faces job cuts to emergency management, pandemic preparedness, Māori health
Pacific
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Anote Tong: 'Our fate has already been decided'
The former Kiribati president says Australia's failure to secure its bid to host the next United Nations climate conference with Pacific nations is a missed opportunity.
Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin back in New Caledonia
Samoan PM had achilles tendon surgery during two-month absence - High Commission
Sport
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Weatherald gets maiden fifty as Australia race to 130-1
7:33 pm todayFollow all cricket action as the five-test series between arch-rivals Australia and England continues.
Opening of Christchurch multisport aquatic centre 'Parakiore' looms
Black Caps v West Indies first test - day four
Politics
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Minister raises concerns over fish heading south due to warming waters
4:32 pm todayShane Jones says there has been a drift into the South Island of fisheries resources that have historically been located in the North Island.
Petition urging re-instatement of school Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations heads to parliament
Oranga Tamariki aims to use new design for young offenders' boot camp in March
World
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Bougainville independence process enters 'final leg' amid lingering uncertainty
34 minutes agoRepresentatives of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville held talks this week in Port Moresby over the future of the autonomous region's political status this week.
Victoria Police say search for alleged killer Dezi Freeman focused on finding his body
Red-tipped bananas go viral - so what's the appeal?
Comment & Analysis
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NZ rejecting emission targets risks international law breach
12:53 pm todayAnalysis: 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
9:16 am todayLead negotiator Ken Mair said the ceremony marked a major milestone in a "long and tiring" Treaty settlement journey.
Controversial flag exhibit Flagging the Future stolen from Hastings art gallery
Watch: Wairoa residents get first glimpse of planned flood spillway
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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'Language, culture and identity matter': Union backs iwi fight over schools' treaty obligations
4 Dec 2025NZEI Te Riu Roa says principals and school boards are frustrated the government dropped the Treaty requirement without any engagement.
New Zealand Women's Rafting team head to Malaysia to compete
Iwi file urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry over education Treaty changes
Business
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A district 'swallowed' by pine trees: Fears over IKEA forests
4:05 pm todayThe Swedish furniture giant is one of the biggest forestry owners in a region, and it's worrying residents.
Negotiate with your landlord - but how?
Financial Markets Authority chair Craig Stobo steps aside during investigation
Country
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Biosecurity mulls how to fund hornet hunt
4:43 pm todayIt's estimated the war against the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland is costing about $1 million a month. Audio
Kiwis putting cost of living ahead of environment, ministry boss says
Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose
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