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Parliament chamber shut to public for rest of year after protest
10 Dec 2025Parliament's Speaker Gerry Brownlee called the decision "very disappointing" but necessary after Palestine protesters disrupted proceedings and indicated they intended further action.
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Warning vital public records could be lost forever
10 Dec 2025Three intended amendments will weaken the Public Records Act and create loopholes, the former chief archivist says.
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Government revokes charter school contract with non-existent trust
The agency previously explained the mistake happened because the school's sponsor changed its arrangements during the process.
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Could Australia's 'No Jab, No Pay/No Play' policies work in NZ?
Under Australia's long-standing 'No Jab, No Pay' legislation, parents must have kids immunised to qualify for family tax benefits and subsidised childcare. Audio
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Rat numbers could double by 2090, DOC warns
10 Dec 2025The Department of Conservation is urgently hunting an extra $150 million in revenue, warning it's at risk of going backwards.
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No, pensioners aren't getting a Christmas bonus
Superannuitants are being warned not to fall for a new scam.
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ACC backs down on less flexible working from home policy
10 Dec 2025The agency planned to require staff to work in the office three days a week, rather than two.
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New rules for small-scale butchers
The government is looking to cut red tape for small meat processors and is also exploring how homekill meat could be made suitable for sale.
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Gisborne flytipping surges more than 50 percent
10 Dec 2025Rubbish left outside the transfer station has cost ratepayers $570,000.
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Rotorua Night Market to return to city centre, ending 'foolish' trial
10 Dec 2025The council has cut short a trial move to Kuirau Park after just two months.
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Cash-strapped councils can't afford SNA compensation
10 Dec 2025A regional councillor who lobbied for years for compensation for landowner affected by SNAs says the government's changes are sound, but case compensation on the West Coast was a "pipe dream".
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Lake to be drained in fight against invasive clams
The invasive clam Corbicula fluminea was found in Lake Rotomanu on 8 November, the first discovery in NZ outside the Waikato River.
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In pictures: 150 years of quirky Kiwi collectibles
11 Dec 2025Christine Fernyhough's private collection of NZ objects - including a rare albino kiwi specimen and 'Molly' the stout-legged moa - have been highlighted in a new book.
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Drugged driver ignored pleas to stop as he drove car across train tracks, killing three
10 Dec 2025Norton Sowerby tried to deny he was the driver when speaking to police after the crash.
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'It's not safe in Auckland anymore': Locals worried after fatal bus stabbing
10 Dec 2025The cordon in Glen Innes has been lifted, and locals are trying to get on with daily routines, but some do not feel safe anymore. Audio
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School not blamed over mouldy lunches, but fixes needed
NZ Food Safety says the most plausible explanation is lunches meant to be served the week before were accidentally mixed in. Audio
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Double-bunk cell death: Family wants Corrections held accountable
16 Dec 2025The 69-year-old's death is the third homicide investigation involving inmates in double-bunk cells at Mt Eden prison since September last year. Audio
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Luxon marmite jab in running for 'Quote of the Year'
10 Dec 2025Politicians have dominated this year's list, along with some frank conservationists.
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London protest turns to custard as Kiwi cop on holiday makes arrests
10 Dec 2025"I figured my arrests procedures would stick," Waikato cop Mark Strongman said after detaining four people over a Tower of London protest.
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Man accused of fatal Auckland bus stabbing remanded in custody
10 Dec 2025The man accused of a fatal stabbing on an East Auckland bus and wounding another has been remanded in custody.
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Search for masked offender after Upper Hutt bar robbery
10 Dec 2025Hutt Valley Police are appealing for information after a masked offender brandishing a firearm approached bar staff at Quinns Post bar.
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From Bella to Bobo: Top dog names revealed
Names that leapt out of the pack this year included Chicabella, Chico Chan and Gyeoul Winter.
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Mark Lundy no longer has curfew, is making friends
10 Dec 2025The convicted murderer is expanding his social contacts, but isn't able to have social media accounts.
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Mount Victoria tunnel reopens after crash
10 Dec 2025The Transport Agency says the Mount Victoria tunnel has now fully reopened after a crash.
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