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New Zealand
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Memorial for kids killed in fire lets mum know 'her little ones' lives mattered'
31 minutes agoAugust, Hugo and Goldie Field died late last year, in a fire that's being treated as a murder-suicide.
'Shambles': Metlink troubles makes return to work even more sour for Wellington commuters
Man charged over theft of war grave plaques in Invercargill
Pacific
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Cook Islands says sanctioned oil tanker falsely using it's flag
2:23 pm todayThe Bertha is among at least 16 vessels reportedly attempting to evade US blockades in Venezuela.
Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project
Cooks, Niue say data secure after NZ hack but independent Niue users could be at risk
Sport
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Australia take first innings lead; Stokes limps off
13 minutes agoFollow all the action from Sydney with Australia on the front foot.
Black Caps pace ace Jacob Duffy selected for T20 World Cup
Australian Open prize fund reaches record $130 million
Politics
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Minister and union clash over health info delays
The PSA says Simeon Brown is blaming officials for slow responses, when his government's cuts are at fault.
New cycle trail builds hit a brick wall - but riders optimistic that will change in 2026
NZ universities accepting English proficiency tests through Duolingo
World
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Australia facing worst heatwave since 'Black Summer'
Officials say dangerous heat and fire conditions will last until Saturday, with Friday looking particularly dangerous.
Big Oil doesn’t share Trump’s dream of making Venezuelan oil great again
Suspect in Brown University mass shooting confessed in a series of videos, officials say
Comment & Analysis
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Trump's new US mission statement: Strength, force, power
6 Jan 2026Analysis - An interview with Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller laid bare how the White House sees its place in the world now.
Trump’s intervention in Venezuela: The three warnings for the world
Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun
Local Democracy Reporting
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'Outside the box': Swimming excavator dredges river
7:52 am todayAn amphibious excavator has begun dredging the pop-up garden patch growing out of a river in central Blenheim.
Wipes and rocks wreak havoc on Tasman’s wastewater
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
In Depth
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Integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
The Sport Integrity Commission's first major investigation, triggered by dozens of complaints about Yachting NZ, remains unfinished a year on.
A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC
Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis
Te Ao Māori
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Remembering the Battle of Ruapekapeka Pā
2:17 pm todayHundreds are expected to descend on a Northland pā this weekend to remember one of the most famous battles fought in Aotearoa.
The hidden river that shapes central Wellington
Māori recognised for 2026 in New Year Honours list
Business
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Caracas, Washington in talks to export Venezuelan oil to US, sources say
Venezuela has millions of barrels of oil loaded on tankers and in storage tanks that it has been unable to ship due to a blockade on exports imposed by US President Donald Trump since mid-December.
Dairy prices reverse course, with demand rising
Get your finances sorted in 2026: Get rid of debt
Country
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'A lot of mud, a lot of logs, a lot of debris': Tolaga Bay farmer back at square one
5 Jan 2026Intense localised downpours caused damage that could take up to a year to repair.
Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River's rural postie
Nitrates in water: ECan's rule-making fell short of law over allowing discharges, High Court rules
Environment
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DoC warns dog owners after rare fairy tern nests disturbed
23 Dec 2025Only about 40 adult tara iti survive in the wild, and of those just 10 are breeding females.
Water fight: Farmers strive to limit cows' environmental footprint
Climate change could claim nearly all of NZ's glaciers, research shows
Media & Technology
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Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach
5 Jan 2026The website Neighbourly - at the centre of a major cyber breach - has headed to court to try to stop the stolen information spreading.
The best games we played in 2025
It’s not you - some fonts feel different
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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NZ universities accepting English proficiency tests through Duolingo
2:20 pm todayIt's part of a global trend - by last year, all eight Ivy League universities in the United States were using Duolingo scores.
New Year honour reflects the 'resilience, strength, and contributions of refugee communities'
‘Millennial nostalgia with Bollywood bangers’: Young Indian Kiwis embrace DJ life