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New Zealand
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The tragic story behind Hawke’s Bay’s blossom spot
1 Jan 2026The Pakowhai Rd site is near the scene of a fatal car crash on the Chesterhope Bridge in 1998.
Crash closes section of State Highway near Levin
Towel shortage at Waikato Hospital leaves elderly patient unable to shower
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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The shocks, scandals and sagas that rocked sport in 2025
1 Jan 2026Jonty Dine takes a look back at the most dramatic headlines in sport in 2025.
Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after car crash in Nigeria
Auckland FC determined to avenge earlier loss to Newcastle
Politics
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Nominations open for new vote after election nullified
31 Dec 2025Nominations 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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Why did fashion make us so mad in 2025?
1 Jan 2026While fashion can be a source of pleasure, pain and humor, this year it was more likely to inspire something else: pure, unadulterated rage.
Mamdani's inauguration: New York, New Year, new mayor
US Coast Guard searches for survivors after strike on suspected drug vessels
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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'For Wairarapa an amalgamation proposal will help': Wilde
1 Jan 2026In a summer series on Wairarapa leaders' views on the government's proposed local council reforms, South Wairarapa mayor Dame Fran Wilde shares her perspectives.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Northland’s population to quadruple with summer tourist influx
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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18 Māori in New Year Honours - 'Wonderful work in maintaining and uplifting our identity'
31 Dec 2025Eighteen Māori have been recognised for 2026, and include Companions, Officers, and Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Ngā Kaupapa Hirahira o te Tau: A look back at the year that was in Te Ao Māori
Court of Appeal: Māori Land Court cannot rule on Porotī Springs water
Business
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What to expect from power prices in the coming year
Consumer NZ is hopeful that electricity prices will improve in 2026, saying there are some positive signs.
New Year Honours: Xero co-founder Sir Rod Drury knighted
Ten businesses that didn't survive 2025
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'
31 Dec 2025Half 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