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What is open banking, and how does it work?
3 Dec 2025Explainer - It's often touted as a way New Zealanders could get a better deal on their banking - but how?
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NZX seen as forward-thinking
ASX-listed Locate Technologies says it is moving to New Zealand's Exchange in pursuit of a faster pathway to growth.
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Study exposes gaps in prison data and support for Māori
3 Dec 2025Māori are being undercounted by around six percent, masking the true scale of incarceration and its impact on whānau, a new study says.
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'Grinch' mayor may save Winter Festival
3 Dec 2025Max Brough who campaigned on a rates cap dressed as the Grinch in New Plymouth's Christmas Parade last weekend.
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Five new cases of measles confirmed, increase 'concerning'
3 Dec 2025The new cases are in both the North and South Islands.
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Notorious criminal charged with historical serious sexual assault
The man, aged in his 70s, is charged with a serious sexual assault of a woman in Auckland's Onehunga in 1988.
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Far North substation repaired after major power outage
Top Energy says repairs to a substation that failed spectacularly almost a month ago have now been completed.
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Thunderstorms are noisily kicking off summer in NZ – what’s driving them?
3 Dec 2025Thunderstorms form when warm, moist air rises into cooler layers above.
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Another teen charged with murder over Kyle Whorrall killing
3 Dec 2025Police have made another arrest in relation to the murder of American PhD student Kyle Whorrall.
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First live show for new Christchurch stadium revealed
The brand new One New Zealand Stadium is due to open in April, and the following month, a dance and light extravaganza will take over.
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Foodbanks warn of closures if government fails to give ongoing funding
3 Dec 2025The Salvation Army, Auckland City Mission and Food Network are renewing a call for ongoing government funding as they look ahead to next year.
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Witnesses sought after man suffers serious stab wounds
3 Dec 2025Wellington police are appealing for information after the incident in Wellington's Te Aro in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Cars torched at popular Invercargill park
Police believe the cars were deliberately set alight.
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Linkin Park are coming to New Zealand
The rock band, which formed in California in 1996, was last in New Zealand in 2013.
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He's accused of swallowing a $30,000 pendant - police still haven't got it back
3 Dec 2025A 32-year-old man is before the courts, accused of swallowing a necklace worth more than $33,500.
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The most popular books at the library this year
3 Dec 2025So many books have hit the shelves this year, but what caught readers' and listeners' attention in New Zealand?
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Defence Force turns to 1930s strategies
3 Dec 2025The country needs to be able to quickly add up to 10 times more personnel if needed, the NZDF's boss says.
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Principal, officials clash amid claims CCTV shows mouldy meals weren't leftovers
3 Dec 2025The authority says it's more than likely that some lunches provided last week remained at the school and were not refrigerated. Audio
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Critics launch campaign against second Mt Victoria tunnel
Green MPs and former and current councillors spoke out against the project, saying it's too expensive, too disruptive and too focused on cars. Audio
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Rates cap divide: Ratepayers cheer as mayors urge caution
3 Dec 2025South Wairarapa Mayor Fran Wilde said more detail was needed from the government to answer important questions on the banded rates cap.
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Police charge Dunedin man after seizing 820kg of pounamu
3 Dec 2025Officers found the stone, which was cut and ready for sale, during a search on Monday.
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Call for ban as 20th person drowns at notorious fishing spot
3 Dec 2025Olson Canatoy and Eric Dabalos had been warned about the dangers of Papanui Point.
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Christchurch mosque terrorist likely to give evidence at Court of Appeal hearing
The court will hear evidence on an extension of time for the terrorist to appeal his conviction and sentence in February next year.
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Mayors challenge FENZ ban on use of watercraft in river emergencies
3 Dec 2025The trio want watercraft reinstated immediately - however, FENZ says this won't be happening.
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