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2020 in review
Looking back on the big news, sport and animal moments in an unprecedented year.
Our best pics of 2020
Our photographers have been out and about this year – donning masks and gloves – to bring you some amazing images of 2020.
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The year that would see the world turned upside down by a pandemic started with Australia’s devastating bush fires which tore through millions of hectares on its east coast
PART I — A look back at 2020, RNZ revisits the big stories of the first five months of the year
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Jacinda Ardern's eyes roll as 'plandemic' conspiracy theories run rife
PART II — A look back at 2020, RNZ revisits the big stories of June through to October
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Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer pulls no punches in her maiden speech 4 December, describing early New Zealand governments as "monsters, murderers and rapists"
PART III — A look back at 2020, RNZ revisits the big stories of the last three months of the year
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Someone also said something about some sort of virus which seemed to be spreading in China. Corona-something. Probably not that important
The year in politics: The Kiwi lexicon expanded with much discussion of "social-distancing", "bubbles", and the dreaded "team of five million"
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Like someone turning out the lights, each major sporting competition suspended operations over the course of around a fortnight — leaving an awful lot of people out of work before the lockdown had even actually started
The villains and the heroes – Jamie Wall looks at how the sporting year unfolded
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Pungent penguin flatmates, a desexed dog mother and Hogwart the once-homeless kunekune pig...
Our top ten animal stories of the year
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Stories that made international news in 2020
We look back at the year that was around the world
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More from
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The Newsmakers
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2020 in review
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We were there — how 2020 changed lives and perspectives
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Reflecting on 2020
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I’m tearing up now, because it was such a harsh lesson to learn. But it taught me that it really matters
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