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New Zealand
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What will happen to Gloriavale students once school closes?
2:12 pm todayThe Education Ministry has advised the West Coast Christian community that the private school's registration will be cancelled from 23 January.
SH2 closed near Dannevirke after three-vehicle crash
'Devastating in all ways': Sand dune ecosystems on Tokerau Beach being destroyed by vehicles
Pacific
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Tongans reassured of fuel supply over Xmas holiday - government
The Tonga government is reassuring citizens they won't need to worry about running out of fuel over the Christmas period after months of petrol shortages.
'Blatant propaganda': Fiji lawyers, civil society push back against proposed National Referendum Bill
Samoan villagers still waiting for compensation more than a year after Manawanui disaster
Sport
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Live: England suffer early setback in chase for victory
2:49 pm todayFollow all the Ashes cricket action, as the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England continues.
Black Fern Layla Sae faces extended time out with knee injury
Teammate reveals Mohamed Salah apology as Liverpool close ranks
Politics
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Winston Peters' advice to anyone thinking of rolling a PM
In a sit-down interview with RNZ, the New Zealand First leader discusses the year that's been and the upcoming election.
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke tops list of favoured candidates to lead Te Pāti Māori in new poll
Goldsmith unlawfully appointed Human Rights Commissioner and Race Relations Commissioner
World
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UK author Walliams dropped by publisher after allegations
2:08 pm todayPublisher HarperCollins says it will no longer publish the British children's author, after an internal investigation of complaints from a staff member.
French court rejects Shein suspension
Three killed in Taipei metro attacks, suspect dead
Comment & Analysis
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Putin's brazen new tactics
19 Dec 2025Analysis: Undercover Russian personnel have been placed on board ships carrying the country's oil and they're spying on Europe, intelligence sources say.
Takeaways from US President Donald Trump's primetime address
What is the BRICS ‘UNIT’ – and could it really challenge the US dollar?
Local Democracy Reporting
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What is Local Democracy Reporting?
31 May 2021Find out more about the scheme and how to become a host newsroom or accredited media partner.
Caught on camera damaging headstone, but police say evidence not enough
Community cheers as booze back on tap at Castlepoint Hotel bar
In Depth
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Feral cat trapping could get easier
17 Dec 2025The paperwork currently required to legally trap feral cats could be replaced with a simpler online system, after criticism from hunters.
Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis
Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show
Te Ao Māori
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3000 hectares returned in one of country's longest land disputes
18 Dec 2025Māori landowners will have the land returned, and receive $420 million in compensation, in a landmark agreement with the Crown, ending questions going back to the 1830s. Audio
New Zealand's only Māori visual arts degree celebrates 30 years of arts education
Kōkiri Marae adds period care to Christmas kai parcels as costs bite
Business
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Can my child get a Community Services Card? - Ask Susan
7:34 am todayRNZ's Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
Business confidence rises to 30-year high
Australian company Santana Minerals pushes for quicker decision on its fast-track application
Country
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How planting exotic trees can help native ones grow
7:10 am today"You can come here and see nearly every type of forestry system that can be applied," Blair Jamieson says of Tāmata Hauhā's demonstration farm near Palmerston North.
Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy's berry farm
Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River's rural postie
Environment
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The farmers working to shrink the environmental footprint of their cows
16 Dec 2025Can the planting of special crops and experiments with new winter grazing systems make a real difference? Audio
Climate change could claim nearly all of NZ's glaciers, research shows
Emergency set net fishing ban to protect threatened hoiho around Otago Peninsula extended
Media & Technology
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The best games we played in 2025
16 Dec 2025More than 200 titles dropped this year, here are some we loved playing the most.
It’s not you - some fonts feel different
Tova O'Brien announced as new Breakfast presenter
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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Dozens protest outside Immigration Minister’s office over migrant exploitation
19 Dec 2025The protest was organised to mark the International Migrants Day which falls on 18 December.
Overturned board election fires up concerns over postal voting
Migrant bus drivers want strict language rules for residency eased