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New Zealand
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Big music festivals struggle as cost of living bites
16 Dec 2025Some smaller events are hoping they can pick up punters let down by the big music festivals. Audio
Water fight: Farmers strive to limit cows' environmental footprint
Potential extreme fire risk for Northland as high winds and low humidity looms
Pacific
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'We've paid a heavy price': Former PM wants compensation for Indo-Fijians
Mahendra Chaudhry says justice has not been done for those whose lives were destroyed during past political turmoil in the country.
What could follow Bougainville's exit - and why Papua New Guinea struggles to let go
What does the election of Tonga's new noble PM mean for democracy?
Sport
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Auckland FC striker getting better protection
16 Dec 2025A-League opposition have been "ganging up" on Auckland FC's Sam Cosgrove and his coach says refs are now taking notice.
Black Caps chase millions in IPL auction
Stokes issues Ashes rallying cry for England players
Politics
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Earthquake strengthening law changes pass first reading
16 Dec 2025Buildings under three storeys and in towns with under 10,000 people will not need strengthening, remediation or warning notices.
Willis v Richardson debate unlikely to go ahead
Chris Bishop can't say how many jobs could be lost to multiple ministries merger
World
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18yo charged over allegedly displaying Nazi symbol near Perth Mosque
16 Dec 2025Officers were conducting proactive patrols in the vicinity.
Some dolphins appear to have orca friends - scientists think they have figured out what’s going on
French first lady Brigitte Macron apologises for slur after feminist backlash
Comment & Analysis
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Americans think Trump knew about Epstein's alleged crimes
14 Dec 2025Analysis: But it's not just a poll that suggests the public believes he has something to hide.
Faster, cheaper … but better? The devil in the resource management reform detail
Higher speeds lower productivity: what the data shows crash delays really cost Auckland
Local Democracy Reporting
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Hawke's Bay cities in level 3 water restrictions
16 Dec 2025Hastings and Napier water restrictions have been upgraded to Level 3, meaning sprinkler use is now banned.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
'Take a mask': Rotorua tourist toilets not up to standard
In Depth
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'Rock and a hard place': Inside the forced move from gas
11 Dec 2025Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options. Audio
Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show
ACC's financial squeeze: The human toll
Te Ao Māori
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Parliament bill set to return historic Māori site in Northland to Ngāpuhi
16 Dec 2025Kororipo Pā, at Kerikeri Basin, was the stage for some of the most formative events in the history of Aotearoa. Audio
Lack of partnership in health sector changes - Iwi Partnership Boards
Ngāi Tahu set to take 33% stake in Milford Sound Tourism
Business
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Warning from Willis as government finances get gloomier
The Finance Minister says agencies and ministers will need to manage "with little or no additional funding".
Food prices show signs of easing but 4.4% higher than a year ago
Shoppers get surcharge warning
Country
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Privatised meat inspections could increase costs, reduce flexibility - report
Meat inspectors gathered at Parliament on Monday to express their concerns about the proposed changes.
Harraways invests $11m into NZ's only working oat mill
Strong agricultural sector boosts PGG Wrightson
Environment
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Most NZ glaciers on track to disappear - study
16 Dec 2025At the current rate of global warming, just a few hundred of the country's 3000 glaciers could remain by the end of the century.
Emergency set net fishing ban to protect threatened hoiho around Otago Peninsula extended
Our Changing World: Restoring Te Awarua o Porirua / Porirua Harbour
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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Papatoetoe faces new local body election after voter fraud claims
16 Dec 2025A Manukau District Court judge has ruled that voting irregularities materially affected the result, declaring the election of local board members for the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe…
Kiwi-Indians celebrate sporting excellence in droves
Reduced trading hours hurting Auckland alcohol sales