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New Zealand
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'Yeah boy': Meet Pleakley, the talking tūī
9:17 am todayWhile it's not unheard of for tūī to mimic car alarms and the like, birds that talk are relatively rare. Audio
Water supplies coming to Marton amid 'smell and taste issues'
Hawke’s Bay swimmers urged to check for toxic algae
Pacific
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Work hours cut in Northern Marianas due to financial pressure
10:30 am todayEffective 12 January, staff of the legislative bureau and youth congress will have their work hours reduced.
Cook Islands govt rejects research saying deep sea mining not profitable
AJ Lam to depart for France after Blues season
Sport
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Former England forward Keegan diagnosed with cancer
9:42 am todayKeegan, who is now 74, enjoyed a stellar playing career with trophy-laden spells at Liverpool and Hamburg.
Phoenix hit by third season-ending ACL injury
Cricket Ashes live: Australia v England, test 5, day 4
Politics
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Court decision sets up a big year for freshwater
9:14 am todayAnalysis: It's reasonable to assume freshwater will be a hot topic in the general election, partly, perhaps, because cow herds are expanding.
Hawke's Bay Māori housing project wants to see the model rolled out nationwide
Lawyers say privacy rules need more teeth, following Manage My Health hack
World
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US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker
7:43 am todayThe ship was being shadowed by a Russian submarine in a two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic.
Trump 'actively' discussing buying Greenland, White House says
AI uses sleep study data to accurately predict dozens of health issues
Comment & Analysis
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Trump’s credibility problem on Venezuela
5:27 am todayAnalysis - In 2008, Donald Trump took to CNN to bemoan the dangers of a president lying the United States into war.
Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: Is the UN failing?
Big Oil doesn’t share Trump’s dream of making Venezuelan oil great again
Local Democracy Reporting
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New home for rare skinks takes shape on Napier’s Marine Parade
42 minutes agoExperts are relocating the skinks to make way for a $37.4 million stormwater infrastructure project between Maraenui and Te Awa.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Ōhope Beach Golf club creates positive legacy from destructive mistake
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
7 Jan 2026Hundreds 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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Warner Bros Discovery board rejects Paramount’s revamped hostile takeover bid
The WBD board says Paramount's revised offer is still not as appealing as the existing Netflix agreement - even though Paramount said it's addressed many of the biggest concerns.
Get your finances sorted in 2026: Manage your mortgage
Dairy prices reverse course, with demand rising
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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Winners of void Auckland local body election seeking High Court judicial review
5 minutes agoThe Manukau District Court had declared the election for the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board void in December.
NZ universities accepting English proficiency tests through Duolingo
New Year honour reflects the 'resilience, strength, and contributions of refugee communities'