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New Zealand
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Police spoke to pedestrians shortly before one was killed in Bay of Islands
5:45 pm todayA man died after being hit by a car on Puketona Rd, Haruru Falls on the weekend.
Man dead after drowning near Coromandel beach
Christchurch to Vanuatu flights to launch in coming months
Pacific
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FSM up for UN human rights review
2:31 pm todayThe Universal Periodic Review is a peer review of the human rights records of all 193 UN member states.
New Zealand and Kiribati sign statement of partnership agreement
Pro-France MPs confront Macron at New Caledonia talks
Sport
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Fainting ball girl helped by Australian Open player
5:05 pm todayZeynep Sönmez paused her match against Ekaterina Alexandrova to help the girl when she collapsed in the heat.
Senegal win African title after dramatic scenes over penalty
Basketball: Steven Adams injured in Rockets win
Politics
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'Management speak mumbo jumbo': Hipkins responds to Luxon's address
5:05 pm todayLuxon launched a defence of his government's progress and reform programme, and promised there would be no deviation from its plan should it win a second term.
RBNZ governor should have sought advice before signing letter of support for US Fed boss Jerome Powell
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon delivers State of the Nation speech
World
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Prince Harry set for final courtroom battle against UK media
4:36 pm todayIt is the third and final case brought by the prince, who is said to see holding the media to account as a personal mission.
Fatal rail accident in Spain after trains collide
Parents of Bondi victim Matilda pay tribute to mystery woman who saved their younger daughter
Comment & Analysis
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Stunned Europe wakes up to Trump's Greenland threat
6:15 am todayAnalysis - It's not often that Europe speaks with one voice - or responds with such urgency.
All Blacks: The big issues for whoever takes over
After Scott Robertson, the All Blacks face a deeper question than who coaches next
Local Democracy Reporting
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'They will lose money': Kāinga Ora to sell land it bought for $70.4m in 2021
2:28 pm todayThe state housing agency faced claims it overpaid for the Ferncliffe Farm site.
Cats kill millions of birds, bats, lizards and other native animals a year, HBRC says
Ōtara parents question pool ‘manu’ restrictions ahead of World Championships
In Depth
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How poo-detecting dogs can help native birds flourish
9 Jan 2026Kiwi have started to hatch on Waiheke Island and may thrive with the help of special detection dogs helping eliminate the last of the island's pests.
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC
Te Ao Māori
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'He lived fully. He loved deeply': Tributes for journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau
15 Jan 2026Awarau's debut play, Luncheon, starring Jennifer Ward-Lealand and directed by Katie Wolfe, won Best Play at the 2014 New Zealand Script Writing Awards.
Marlborough's only kaupapa Māori GP receives funding to address critical gap
'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
Business
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What exactly will New Zealand's free trade deal with India mean?
2:35 pm todayExplainer - Just before Christmas, Christopher Luxon announced a deal for a long-awaited free trade agreement with India. But what happens next?
Saveloys out, spinach in: Here's how our spending habits have changed
I'm 65 and working, what happens to tax on my pension? Ask Susan
Country
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'It's a little taonga': Saving one of our rarest plants
9 Jan 2026A critically endangered forget-me-not is being saved from the brink of extinction.
Queensland fruit fly could have 'massive impact' on fruit and vegetable crops
Dairy prices reverse course, with demand rising
Environment
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'Darkwaves': The phenomenon killing ecosystems
13 Jan 2026The underwater events affect the entire underwater food chain, and may get more common.
Nitrates in water: ECan's rule-making fell short of law over allowing discharges, High Court rules
Dog owners asked to keep away from nesting sites used by NZ's rarest bird
Media & Technology
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EB Games heaving with crowds as gamers snatch final deals
15 Jan 2026Huge lines formed outside EB Games stores after it was announced all NZ shops would close at the end of the month.
'Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach on dark web
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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Unpacking the details of NZ's free trade deal with India
8:16 am todayExplainer - The agreement eliminates duty on 100 percent of Indian imports, while 95 percent of New Zealand's current exports will be either tariff-free or face reduced tariffs.
‘Turn your backs’: Ethnic leaders call for calm after Sikh parade disruptions
Immigration New Zealand warns of ‘increasingly sophisticated’ phone scams