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World News Wrap for 17 December 2025
Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio
Winter weather deepens misery of tent-dwelling Gazans
Gaza's being hit by wild weather, while most of the population are surviving in tents - Alex Baird reports from Doha. Audio
Flash floods in Morocco kill dozens
Flash flood are hitting Morocco, Nabil Ahmed Rufai has his report from Africa Audio
Australia's gun law 'complacency' a result of early success - expert
Rebecca Peters was the leader of the grassroots movement in Australia to change gun laws following the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre.
18yo charged over allegedly displaying Nazi symbol near Perth Mosque
Officers were conducting proactive patrols in the vicinity.
'It will never be forgotten' - RNZ on the ground at Bondi Beach
First Person: The shock and horror in Sydney after the Bondi Beach attack feels awfully familiar, writes RNZ correspondent Charlotte Cook.
Some dolphins appear to have orca friends - scientists think they have figured out what’s going on
It is the first time this type of cooperative behaviour has been documented between the two marine mammals.
The Panel with Alan McElroy and Jennie Moreton, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Alan McElroy and Jennie Moreton. First up, Hauraki Mayor Toby Adams says council staff are copping serious threats from members of the… Audio
Witnesses still shaken by Bondi beach terror attack
A Dunedin woman caught up in the Bondi beach terror attack says she has only just stopped trembling and been able to get some sleep. Frankie Lewis says tension had been building in the Sydney area for… Audio
Bondi beach hero speaks for the first time from hospital
The man hailed as a hero for disarming one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has spoken for the first time from his hospital bed. Ahmed Al Ahmed was shot multiple times after he rushed one of the attackers… Audio
US military says it carried out strikes on three vessels in eastern Pacific
Eight men were killed.
Bondi Beach gunman was follower of pro-Islamic State preacher
At least one of the gunmen responsible for the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach had long-standing links to Australia's pro-Islamic State network.
French first lady apologises for slur after feminist backlash
"I am sorry if I hurt women victims."
Feature interview: The Art of Sisu
The Danes have hygge, a cultural inclination to try to make things cosy. In Finland, they have a very different cultural trait called sisu, a quiet, inner strength drawn from surviving hardship. Dr… Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
As vigils for victims are held and more information about the alleged gunmen of the Bondi Beach attacks is revealed, Sydney residents are still reeling from the event. Brad Foster joins Jesse to offer… Audio
Trump sues the BBC over editing of speech
Trump's lawyers say the BBC caused him overwhelming reputational and financial harm.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 16 December 2025
27 people remain in Sydney hospitals following Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi beach; Consumer NZ says shoppers should now be paying less for card payment surcharges; The government is creating a new… Audio
Changes to the Foreign Buyers Ban have been confirmed
It's official .. the foreign buyers ban, which has always seemed to attract commentary - both good and bad - is changing. Policy changes to the foreign buyers ban were suggested in September and on… Audio
Manhunt renewed after police release Brown Uni shooting suspect
Saying the "evidence now points in a different direction," law enforcement officials have released a man they had detained in connection with the shooting.
Jane Austen would have turned 250. Here's why she is still relevant
Few writers have made a greater mark than Jane Austen.
