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New Zealand
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Getting through a natural disaster with a disability
12 Dec 2025A new emergency preparedness guide developed by, and for, disabled people, has been unveiled.
Ongoing strike action by paid firefighters 'rolling the dice on people's safety' - FENZ
Hamilton Zoo announces 'deeply tragic' death of giraffe Masamba
Pacific
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Tribunal finds France responsible for security failure during New Caledonia riots
12 Dec 2025An administrative tribunal has delivered a landmark ruling finding the French State responsible for not providing a "reasonable level of security" during last year's civil unrest.
Samoan government and journalists at odds over draft media rules
Vanuatu hospital staff back at work after earthquake allowance dispute
Sport
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Black Caps beat Windies inside three days
12 Dec 2025Jacob Duffy took five wickets as the home team cruised to victory.
Kiwis star Dylan Brown misses out on Golden Boot in baffling decision
Australian Olympic Committee offers cash incentives for Olympian mums
Politics
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Ruth Richardson still willing to debate Nicola Willis
12 Dec 2025The Taxpayers Union chair is suggesting Cameron Bagrie as a moderator.
Children being burnt by playground equipment sparks petition to parliament
Urgent debates in Parliament go into wee hours of the morning
World
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Japan lifts tsunami advisory after 6.9 earthquake
12 Dec 2025It comes days after a bigger earthquake hit the same region.
Cathay passenger tries to open aircraft door mid-flight from Boston to Hong Kong
Palestinian baby dies of hypothermia as winter storms worsen Gaza's humanitarian crisis
Comment & Analysis
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Faster, cheaper … but better? The devil in the RMA reform detail
12 Dec 2025Anaylsis: When the government this week unveiled reforms to finally replace the RMA, many of us would have been glad to see the back of it, writes Bill McKay.
Higher speeds lower productivity: what the data shows crash delays really cost Auckland
8 reasons the government should not introduce oral nicotine pouches to NZ
Local Democracy Reporting
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'Nowhere near enough': A 780-tonne lake weed disaster
12 Dec 2025A funding battle is brewing over lake weed control in Rotorua as the three-week, 780-tonne clean-up of the latest stinky stranding in Lake Rotorua wraps up.
Tūātapere Sports Day winding up after more than a century
Tasman needs more townhouses - Could a design competition help?
In Depth
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'Rock and a hard place': Inside the forced move from gas
11 Dec 2025Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options. Audio
Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show
ACC's financial squeeze: The human toll
Te Ao Māori
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Ngāi Tahu set to take 33% stake in Milford Sound Tourism
12 Dec 2025The move would help protect Piopiotahi for future generations, with talks creating a strong foundation for the future, chief executive Haylee Preston says.
Māori smoking rates stall for the first time in over a decade
24,000 sign petition calling for immediate reinstatement of school Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations
Business
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Major Queenstown tourism operator sentenced over landslip
Two other contractors were also sentenced for contributing to the slip that inundated a residential street, forcing dozens of evacuations. Audio
Another bank lifts home loan rates
Minimum wage workers to get pay increase next year
Country
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Appeal to backyard beekeepers over yellow-legged hornets
12 Dec 2025The hornets are at a stage where they will be attracted to beehives, the Auckland Beekeepers Club president says. Audio
How to support a low-emissions farming future
Farmers doing their bit to support those with intellectual disabilities in rural communities
Environment
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Emergency set net fishing ban to protect threatened hoiho extended
10 Dec 2025Meanwhile, the Oceans and Fisheries Minister is critical of recent legal action over hoiho protection.
Our Changing World: Restoring Te Awarua o Porirua / Porirua Harbour
NZ’s rejection of emission targets fuels risk of international law breach
Media & Technology
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Aussie band quits Spotify in protest, AI doppelgänger steps in
12 Dec 2025The fake account was recommended by Spotify's algorithms.
'Rage-baiting' is the word of the year: but what does it mean?
Why Melissa Stokes is excited to anchor the 1News flagship bulletin
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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Kiwi-Indians celebrate sporting excellence in droves
12 Dec 2025Tens of thousands attend the inaugural Punjabi Games, Sikh Games and Kabaddi World Cup, with the home team winning the third edition of the international sports tournament.
Reduced trading hours hurting Auckland alcohol sales
Spotlight falls on youth offending in wake of Christchurch dairy stabbing