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Two people killed in two-vehicle crash in Hamilton
21 minutes agoThe two people were found dead at the crash scene, when emergency services arrived at 12.30am.
Ed Sheeran set to rock Auckland on first night of tour
Warnings over car heat missing the mark for some dog owners
Pacific
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Pacific false flags common among Russia's shadow fleet - analyst
5:55 am todayAt least 10 sanctioned vessels tracking in the East China and South China seas are falsely flying under the flag of Tonga.
Indonesian VP cancels visit in West Papua after attack
From saviour to sacked: Scott Robertson's rapid rise and fall
Sport
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Kiwis set to receive medal bonuses at Olympic Games
10 minutes agoFor individual events, a gold medal winner will fetch a $5000 bonus.
Top seed Ben Shelton in strife as rain disrupts ASB Classic
Cantabrians react to axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson
Politics
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Funeral service to be held today for Sir Tim Shadbolt
7:01 am todayTributes have been flowing in for the former mayor since he died last week, describing him as a colourful and charismatic character who championed local politics and his city.
Lake weed: Minister reviews funding after Rotorua clean-up costs over $133,000
Election 2026: Labour proposes 'game-changing' streaming levy to fund local productions
World
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Trump threatens to invoke centuries-old law as new shooting triggers protests
6:45 am todayThe Insurrection Act allows the president to deploy soldiers to put down unrest deemed to be an insurrection. It has not been used in more than 30 years.
Victoria flood: Emergency warning for Great Ocean Road as record-breaking downpour sweeps cars to sea
More than 4.7m social media accounts closed in two days after Australia's ban began, data reveals
Comment & Analysis
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Does adding 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT really waste energy?
15 Jan 2026Analysis - As artificial intelligence use expands, so does its underlying footprint.
Did NZ’s sweeping health reforms deliver on their promise? Three years on, the verdict is mixed
Will Trump's new rules end the World Trade Organisation
Local Democracy Reporting
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'It's devastating': Generations-old eel population wiped out
15 Jan 2026Hundreds of tuna, including breeding stock thought to be 40 to 50 years old, have been found dead in the Waiatai Stream.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Many of Wairarapa's recent forest fires began in old burn piles, Fire and Emergency says
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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Two-star Michelin restaurant handed one-star hygiene rating
A British restaurant with two Michelin stars has been given a one-star hygiene rating after food standards inspectors visited the premises in November.
EB Games heaving with crowds as gamers snatch final deals
Should you take Elon Musk's advice not to save for retirement?
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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'Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
14 Jan 2026Scott Adams, the US cartoonist who wrote and illustrated the comic strip Dilbert, has died of cancer at the age of 68.
Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach on dark web
The best games we played in 2025
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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‘Turn your backs’: Ethnic leaders call for calm after Sikh parade disruptions
15 Jan 2026Community leaders seek dialogue after a protest group linked to Destiny Church has confronted religious processions in South Auckland and Tauranga in recent weeks.
Skilled migrants warned about changes to path to residency
Immigration New Zealand warns of ‘increasingly sophisticated’ phone scams