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New Zealand
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Weather: Front brings rain, wind to South Island - MetService
6 Dec 2025Some regions of Te Waipounamu are warned to expect gale northwesterlies gusting up to 120km/h, while others should expect to be lashed by downpours.
Auckland University group believes this season best in five decades for Kākāpō breeding
Christchurch house, shed fire across two properties now under control
Pacific
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Bougainville independence process enters 'final leg' amid lingering uncertainty
5 Dec 2025Representatives 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.
Former Kiribati President Anote Tong: 'Our fate has already been decided'
Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin back in New Caledonia
Sport
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Live: Australia build first-innings lead over England
6 Dec 2025Follow all cricket action, as the five-test Ashes series continues in Brisbane.
Live: Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix A-League derby
Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test - day five
Politics
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Greens critical of government's traffic-light system for beneficiaries
The Ministry of Social Development revealed only 12 people took advantage of the non-financial sanctions in six months.
Reinstatement of Mariameno Kapa-Kingi raises questions for Te Pāti Māori voters - experts
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi reinstated as a member of Te Pāti Māori in interim High Court ruling
World
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Notorious child murderer von Einem dies in Adelaide
6 Dec 2025South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas confirmed that von Einem died while serving a life sentence.
Extreme heatwave forecast for NSW, Sydney's west set to reach temperatures in the low 40s
What is the FIFA Peace Prize and why did Donald Trump win?
Comment & Analysis
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NZ rejecting emission targets risks international law breach
5 Dec 2025Analysis: 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
5 Dec 2025Lead negotiator Ken Mair said the ceremony marked a major milestone in a "long and tiring" Treaty settlement journey.
Southland's waters warming faster than most
'Full circle': Canterbury Tuahiwi School opens new whare for 250 tamariki
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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Petition urging re-instatement of school Te Tiriti obligations heads to parliament
5 Dec 2025Almost 24,000 have signed the petition since its launch in early November.
Education union supports Northland iwi in fight over schools' Treaty obligations
New Zealand Women's Rafting team head to Malaysia to compete
Business
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Is mid-50s too old to buy a bach? Ask Susan
RNZ correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions about money matters.
KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals: 'Worried where I will be in two weeks'
IKEA's Hawke's Bay pine tree expansion flames fears residents will be left to pay
Country
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Biosecurity mulls how to fund hornet hunt
5 Dec 2025It'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
Country Life: Sheep Dog test Aussie v NZ
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