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New Zealand
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Annual meteor shower to be visible in NZ skies
11:26 am todayThe best chance to view the meteor shower is Monday morning between 2am and sunrise.
Bowel cancer survivor aiming to develop prehabilitation programme
Man found dead at Tauranga address
Pacific
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Tribunal finds France responsible for security failure during New Caledonia riots
12 Dec 2025An administrative tribunal has delivered a landmark ruling finding the French State responsible for not providing a "reasonable level of security" during last year's civil unrest.
Samoan government and journalists at odds over draft media rules
Vanuatu hospital staff back at work after earthquake allowance dispute
Sport
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A-League: Wellington Phoenix fall to Newcastle Jets
6:41 pm todayA disastrous seven-minute spell has proved costly, as they slumped to defeat at home.
Football: Auckland City claim back-to-back National League titles after penalty shootout
Football: Indian fans riot after Messi visit to Kolkata
Politics
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The House: Parliament gets urgent on voting rules, climate targets
In its penultimate sitting block of the year, Parliament was in urgency debating 12 bills, but the most controversial were among the last.
Chris Hipkins promises different Labour: 'Opportunity to stamp my own mark'
Media in the middle of fudge stunts, debate drama and 'right v left' rows
World
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Israel greenlights major West Bank settlement expansion
Palestinians say the move further buries hopes of a future state.
As Epstein releases near, Americans think Trump knew about Epstein’s alleged crimes
No suspect in custody after reports of shooting at Brown University
Comment & Analysis
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Faster, cheaper … but better? The devil in the RMA reform detail
12 Dec 2025Anaylsis: When the government this week unveiled reforms to finally replace the RMA, many of us would have been glad to see the back of it, writes Bill McKay.
Higher speeds lower productivity: what the data shows crash delays really cost Auckland
8 reasons the government should not introduce oral nicotine pouches to NZ
Local Democracy Reporting
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The marine species that have 'totally disappeared' from Marlborough Sounds
12 Dec 2025Of the four ecologically significant species monitored at 16 sites in Queen Charlotte Sound/Tōtaranui, only one remains.
'Dead duck': Decision looms on contentious Auckland rubbish trial
'Nowhere near enough': 780-tonne lake weed disaster lays bare Rotorua’s funding gap
In Depth
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'Rock and a hard place': Inside the forced move from gas
11 Dec 2025Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options. Audio
Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show
ACC's financial squeeze: The human toll
Te Ao Māori
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Ngāi Tahu set to take 33% stake in Milford Sound Tourism
12 Dec 2025The move would help protect Piopiotahi for future generations, with talks creating a strong foundation for the future, chief executive Haylee Preston says.
Māori rock art one of a dozen research areas to get $1.16m funding boost
Christchurch exhibition looks at decline in state of freshwater across Ngāi Tahu takiwā
Business
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Rising home loan rates blamed on 'another misstep from Reserve Bank'
Miscommunication from the Reserve Bank has driven interest rates higher than they should be, Kiwibank economists say.
If I die without kids, does the government get my KiwiSaver? - Ask Susan
Warner Bros Discovery battle draws in billionaires, celebrities and Trump's son-in-law
Country
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'It's the magic of training, the magic of animals'
13 Dec 2025Teens and kids at Bex Tasker's place find joy and life skills training farm animals.
Country Life: Cornwall Park, the farm in the heart of a city
How to support a low-emissions farming future
Environment
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Emergency set net fishing ban to protect threatened hoiho extended
10 Dec 2025Meanwhile, the Oceans and Fisheries Minister is critical of recent legal action over hoiho protection.
Our Changing World: Restoring Te Awarua o Porirua / Porirua Harbour
NZ’s rejection of emission targets fuels risk of international law breach
Media & Technology
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Aussie band quits Spotify in protest, AI doppelgänger steps in
12 Dec 2025The fake account was recommended by Spotify's algorithms.
'Rage-baiting' is the word of the year: but what does it mean?
Why Melissa Stokes is excited to anchor the 1News flagship bulletin
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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Kiwi-Indians celebrate sporting excellence in droves
12 Dec 2025Tens of thousands attend the inaugural Punjabi Games, Sikh Games and Kabaddi World Cup, with the home team winning the third edition of the international sports tournament.
Reduced trading hours hurting Auckland alcohol sales
Spotlight falls on youth offending in wake of Christchurch dairy stabbing