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New Zealand
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Authorities urge violence-free New Year's Eve
12:01 pm todayIt comes after two straight nights of violence in Auckland, involving group brawls.
2026 New Year Honours: Seven New Zealanders named Knights and Dames
Police investigating Teishallia Te Paea's death, looking to speak with some who visited victim's home
Pacific
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Unease in Palau over US deportee deal
There's unease and confusion in Palau over a deal made with the US to accept deportees.
2025 in review: Politics, health and climate change dominated Pacific news headlines this year
Eight Pasifika recipients in New Year Honours
Sport
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'Genius in him': Racing Bulls boss praises Liam Lawson
3:04 pm todayThe Racing Bulls boss has some encouraging words for New Zealand driver Liam Lawson.
Cricket: Australia's Head hopes Ashes rivals meet for post-series drinks
Max Verstappen named top driver of the year
Politics
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Nominations open for new vote after election nullified
1:24 pm todayNominations are open for a new election in an Auckland local body after previous results have been voided by a judge.
Ministerial advisory group wants commitment to tackling transnational organised crime in Budget 2026
Sheep shearing industry, government announce $75,000 animal welfare programme
World
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NZ tourist thought grounded cruise ship was 'going to sink'
9:15 am todayAn angry passenger has confronted cruise ship staff after her dream Christmas voyage came to a crashing halt off the Papua New Guinea coast on the weekend.
Stranded passengers to fly home from PNG after failed efforts to free Coral Adventurer
Denmark becomes first country in world to end letter delivery
Comment & Analysis
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NZ report card 2025: How we fared in key global and domestic rankings
29 Dec 2025To borrow a phrase from old school reports: Shows great potential but needs to try harder, Alexander Gillespie writes.
JD Vance tries to have it both ways on Nick Fuentes and antisemitism
Parliament's year in numbers
Local Democracy Reporting
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Libby Fletcher honoured for protecting Lake Tarawera
12:01 pm todayThe recognition follows more than a decade of work in environmental protection, community engagement, and local public service.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
New Year Honours: Dark sky champion initially didn't believe honour email
In Depth
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Integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
The Sport Integrity Commission's first major investigation, triggered by dozens of complaints about Yachting NZ, remains unfinished a year on.
A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC
Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis
Te Ao Māori
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Ngā Kaupapa Hirahira o te Tau: A look back at the year that was in Te Ao Māori
30 Dec 2025RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team look back at the kaupapa and the people that shook Te Ao Māori in 2025.
Court of Appeal: Māori Land Court cannot rule on Porotī Springs water
Study shows the experience of Māori grappling with 'te reo trauma'
Business
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What the man behind one of NZ's largest tech exporters is most proud of
7:00 am todayFounder of accounting company Xero, Sir Rod Drury, has been made a Knight Companion in the New Year Honours.
Ten businesses that didn't survive 2025
Starbucks doesn’t want to be on every street in New York and Los Angeles anymore
Country
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Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River's rural postie
Rural postie Tracy Marshall takes visitors along her mail delivery route which winds along the Whanganui River.
Nitrates in water: ECan's rule-making fell short of law over allowing discharges, High Court rules
Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way
Environment
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DoC warns dog owners after rare fairy tern nests disturbed
23 Dec 2025Only about 40 adult tara iti survive in the wild, and of those just 10 are breeding females.
Water fight: Farmers strive to limit cows' environmental footprint
Climate change could claim nearly all of NZ's glaciers, research shows
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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New Year honour reflects the 'resilience, strength, and contributions of refugee communities'
2:31 pm todayHalf a dozen Asian New Zealanders have been recognised for their contributions to the country in the New Year Honours list released today.
‘Millennial nostalgia with Bollywood bangers’: Young Indian Kiwis embrace DJ life
Celebrating Christmas with Indian culinary favourites