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New Zealand
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Chilly Christmas Day forecast for much of the country
7:43 am todayMetService says the pattern of periodic cool weather is likely to be prolonged.
'Some justice' for exploited workers as ex-employer gets home detention
Plan to ditch flu tracking tool will leave big data gap, epidemiologist says
Pacific
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Rabuka: Fijian govt won't interfere in Grace Road investigations
His comments follow reports that Fiji risks losing all non-humanitarian US aid unless it takes "decisive action" against the South Korean sect over human trafficking allegations. Audio
Marshall Islands court awards US$29m for ship grounding damage
Former diplomat named Foreign Affairs head to repair New Zealand relations
Sport
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Live: Third Ashes test - Australia v England
12:14 pm todayFollow all the cricket action, as the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England continues.
Netball New Zealand boss Jennie Wyllie resigns
World No 1 Alcaraz ends 'incredible ride' with coach Ferrero in tennis shock
Politics
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Principals warn new year-by-year curriculum won't work for mixed-level classes
5:00 am todayThe Principals Federation says most schools have at least some multi-level classrooms and it would take a much larger workforce to avoid that.
South Island Māori landowners to get more than 3000 hectares returned by Crown
Watch live: Nicola Willis responds as economy bounces into growth
World
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Pregnant mum who shielded stranger's child in Bondi says she is 'not a hero'
11:43 am today"If you see a baby and the baby is crying and they do not have anyone ... you help a baby," Jessica Rozen says.
Donald Trump to vow 'stronger' US in TV address as economic worries mount
AI-generated images of alleged Bondi gunman used to spread false information
Comment & Analysis
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What is the BRICS ‘UNIT’ – and could it really challenge the US dollar?
12:36 pm todayAt a major summit in Russia last year, a banknote was unveiled that carried more symbolism than monetary value.
What NZ needs to watch as Australia reforms gun laws after the Bondi terror attack
Racist and antisemitic false information spreads online following Bondi Beach terrorism attack
Local Democracy Reporting
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300 hours of work destroyed: Vandals leave Featherston’s Christmas tree in tatters
7:33 am todayThe tree, handmade by a local craft collective entirely from recycled materials, was found in tatters after it came down on Monday night.
Condescending and costly: Advocates slam disability and ageing revamp
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
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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New Zealand's only Māori visual arts degree celebrates 30 years of arts education
12:05 pm todayThe indigenous-led programme Toioho ki Āpiti is based at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University.
Kōkiri Marae adds period care to Christmas kai parcels as costs bite
Parliament bill set to return historic Māori site in Northland to Ngāpuhi
Business
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Fonterra lowers milk price forecast amid strong supply
The co-op reduced the forecast range on its Farmgate Milk Price from $9-$10 per kilogram of milk solids to $8.50-$9.50 per kg.
ASB, BNZ increase some fixed home loan interest rates
Households ponder future of gas as supply dwindles
Country
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Privatised meat inspections could increase costs, reduce flexibility - report
Meat inspectors gathered at Parliament on Monday to express their concerns about the proposed changes.
Harraways invests $11m into NZ's only working oat mill
Strong agricultural sector boosts PGG Wrightson
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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Overturned board election fires up concerns over postal voting
17 Dec 2025A judge has ordered a new election to take place for seats an Auckland board over manipulation of voting papers.
Migrant bus drivers want strict language rules for residency eased
Papatoetoe faces new local body election after voter fraud claims