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New Zealand
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Children exposed to asbestos sand should be monitored - agency
36 minutes agoIt says regular monitoring will ensure the best chance of successfully treating cancers - which could take decades to emerge.
'Incredibly concerning': One in eight teens report unwanted sexual experiences - study
Teaching Council says appointing board member Tom Gott as acting CEO isn't against the rules
Pacific
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Teachers strike may roll into third year if govt won't pay - union
The next meeting between the union and government officials has been set down for Friday.
NZ immunologist urges measles vaccination check before Christmas travel
New Zealand funding pause forces Cook Islands into early budget overhaul
Sport
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Black Caps in the box seat at the Basin
10 Dec 2025Seamer Blair Tickner was forced from the field with a shoulder injury after attempting to save a boundary.
Special Olympics kicks off in Christchurch with inclusion being the main theme
The unofficial NZ Rugby awards for 2025
Politics
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'Shop around': Willis' advice to mortgage holders
The finance minister has issued the advice after Westpac raised its home loan rates by 30 basis points.
Labour, National MPs join forces to address social media harm against children
Government increases major school property grant
World
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Two buildings collapse in Morocco's Fez killing 22 people
5 minutes agoSearch and rescue operations are ongoing at the two adjacent four-storey buildings, with 16 people injured.
Venezuela's Machado will not receive Nobel Peace Prize in person
Immunologist urges measles vaccination check before holiday travel
Comment & Analysis
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Why the government shouldn't bring oral nicotine pouches to NZ
10 Dec 2025Tobacco and nicotine companies want to introduce oral nicotine pouches, claiming these are a "cleaner way to enjoy nicotine".
Through the mill: Tokoroa’s tough year was about much more than job losses
NZ needs more entrepreneurs. Will its new tertiary strategy reward real risk takers?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Hastings is getting 180 new bus stops - not everyone's happy
10 Dec 2025A shake-up of Hawke's Bay's bus network has frustrated some Hastings residents who don't want bus stops installed outside their homes.
Gisborne flytipping surges nearly 55% - and it's being dumped at a surprising location
Rotorua Night Market to return to city centre, ending 'foolish' trial
In Depth
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NZ Cricket chief 'on leave' as spat escalates
Scott Weenink is said to be in a "state of purgatory" with former greats dismayed over a "campaign to see the CEO removed". Audio
New Zealand Olympic bosses weigh up major sporting merger
NZ Cricket boss Scott Weenink ‘fighting for his survival’ as T20 league debate gets ‘very ugly’
Te Ao Māori
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24,000 sign petition to reinstate Te Tiriti obligations in schools
8 Dec 2025The National Iwi Chairs Forum delivered the petition to Minister of Education Erica Stanford
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi reinstated as a member of Te Pāti Māori in interim High Court ruling
Petition urging re-instatement of school Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations heads to parliament
Business
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IKEA 'bowled over' by demand, orders delayed
10 Dec 2025Sales have surpassed IKEA's expectations, but a marketing expert says delays will not turn customers off.
No, pensioners aren't getting a Christmas bonus
Major New Zealand apple grower shuts off shipments to US as tariffs bite into profits
Country
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New rules for small-scale butchers
10 Dec 2025The government is looking to cut red tape for small meat processors and is also exploring how homekill meat could be made suitable for sale.
IKEA's Hawke's Bay pine tree expansion flames fears residents will be left to pay
Kiwis putting cost of living ahead of environment, ministry boss says
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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'Rage-baiting' is the word of the year: but what does it mean?
2 Dec 2025Trolling has been around for almost as long as the internet itself - here's how some are now using it to make money.
Why Melissa Stokes is excited to anchor the 1News flagship bulletin
Dancing, cooking, diving: How Kiwis beat Aussies at TikTok
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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Reduced trading hours hurting Auckland alcohol sales
10 Dec 2025One year after the council imposed a ban on alcohol sales after 9pm, some liquor store owners in the city have reported a drop in sales by at least 20 percent.
Spotlight falls on youth offending in wake of Christchurch dairy stabbing
Judge deciding whether Papatoetoe will face rare by-election