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Man claims prosecution over unconsented building work 'overcooked'
9:22 am todayTauranga City Council spotted unconsented work in a real estate ad for Bryant's $2.4m property.
Body pulled from water at Waiotapu, near Rotorua
Officials say transparency key to build trust in govt data system, release heavily redacted docs
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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England crumble to Ashes defeat at Adelaide
5:10 pm todayThe result gifts Australia the series victory with two matches to spare, after they won the first three tests.
Arsenal top EPL for Christmas, Manchester City stay close
Anthony Joshua delivers reality check to Jake Paul with sixth-round KO
Politics
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Parliament's year in numbers: Who spoke the most and how many bills were introduced?
3:51 pm todayAnalysis: We look back at this year's Parliament in data, including just how much coffee fuels our democracy?
Threat from organised crime needs new approach - Associate Police Minister Casey Costello
Winston Peters offers advice to anyone thinking of rolling a Prime Minister
World
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Released files vindicate Epstein survivor, others still seek answers
11:21 am todayEpstein files vindicate a survivor who reported him in the 1990s, but others are still seeking answers
Australia stops in silence for Bondi Beach shooting victims
How Bondi shooters gained access to now-banned guns
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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'Devastating in all ways': Tokerau Beach sand dunes destroyed by vehicles
20 Dec 2025Thrill-seekers causing significant damage to dunes on the Far North beach have forced the installation of temporary fences and blockage of access points. Audio
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke tops list of favoured candidates to lead Te Pāti Māori in new poll
Study shows the experience of Māori grappling with 'te reo trauma'
Business
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Rocket Lab signs huge deal with US space agency
20 Dec 2025The NZ company will manufacture 18 satellites equipped with advanced sensors to track and detect missile threats.
Can my child get a Community Services Card? - Ask Susan
Business confidence rises to 30-year high
Country
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Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River's rural postie
Rural postie Tracy Marshall takes visitors along her mail delivery route which winds along the Whanganui River.
Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way
Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy's berry farm
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