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'Probably had too many scones': Ministerial advisory group defends catering bill
The group for victims of retail crime spend almost $24,000 on 22 meetings around the country. Audio
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$538 million unspent in health budget, hospitals still asked to save millions
about 1 hour agoThe "underspend" was due in part to unfilled vacancies and the fact Health NZ has yet to settle collective contract disputes. Audio
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Why people with dementia can be so moved by music
6 minutes agoResearchers are looking into why patients can still have a powerful response to music even as their memory fades.
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Family business: Whitney Hansen’s time has arrived
about 1 hour agoWatch: The new Black Ferns coach couldn't speak highly enough of the support and guidance of father Sir Steve, who coached the All Blacks from 2012-2019.
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The Briefing
New Zealand
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Pushed-back deadlines for owed holiday pay frustrate couple
6:59 pm todayA retired Waikato couple who worked at Hamilton's hospital for more than six decades between them face a lengthy wait for tens of thousands of dollars. Audio
Bethell's Beach: Lifeguard shortage, club house yellow-stickered
Could human tears be the key to diagnosing Parkinson’s disease?
Pacific
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'As undemocratic as it gets': Push back against proposed referendum bill
However, the Fijian government says the National Referendum Bill 2025 is "intended solely to ensure the orderly, transparent, and impartial conduct of referendums". Audio
Samoan villagers still waiting for compensation more than a year after Manawanui disaster
No-confidence motion against Vanuatu PM defeated
Sport
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West Indies show resistance in chase of big Black Caps score
7:01 pm todayThe Bay Oval pitch is proving batter friendly in the third test of the series.
Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua: what you need to know
NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink resigns after controversy
Politics
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Court rules rights commissioner appointments unlawful
5:09 pm todayMinister of Justice Paul Goldsmith appointed Stephen Rainbow and Melissa Derby in August 2024.
More funding announced in battle to eradicate yellow-legged hornets
Restaurants may be able to sell take-home alcohol under revised law
World
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Seven men detained in dramatic Sydney arrest released, police say
7:27 pm todayThe men were arrested after tactical police rammed a car in Liverpool on Thursday.
EU reaches $182 billion deal on Ukraine funding, won’t use frozen Russian assets for now
Villagers who watched Manawanui sink still waiting for compensation
Comment & Analysis
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Putin's brazen new tactics
7:15 am todayAnalysis: Undercover Russian personnel have been placed on board ships carrying the country's oil and they're spying on Europe, intelligence sources say.
Takeaways from US President Donald Trump's primetime address
What is the BRICS ‘UNIT’ – and could it really challenge the US dollar?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Camera catches man damaging grave, police say it's not enough
7:32 am todayA family is distraught that a mother's headstone has been repeatedly damaged.
Community cheers as booze back on tap at Castlepoint Hotel bar
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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3000 hectares returned in one of country's longest land disputes
18 Dec 2025Māori landowners will have the land returned, and receive $420 million in compensation, in a landmark agreement with the Crown, ending questions going back to the 1830s. Audio
New Zealand's only Māori visual arts degree celebrates 30 years of arts education
Kōkiri Marae adds period care to Christmas kai parcels as costs bite
Business
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Business confidence hits 30-year high
4:35 pm todayANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner says "things are clearly looking up".
Australian company Santana Minerals push for quicker decision on its fast-track application
ASB drops Motorola Solutions from investment funds after review
Country
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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.
Privatised meat inspections could increase costs, reduce flexibility - report
Harraways invests $11m into NZ's only working oat mill
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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Dozens protest outside Immigration Minister’s office over migrant exploitation
6:05 pm todayThe protest was organised to mark the International Migrants Day which falls on 18 December.
Overturned board election fires up concerns over postal voting
Migrant bus drivers want strict language rules for residency eased
