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New Zealand
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Locals want popular swimming spot reopened
9:37 am todayRecord temperatures have highlighted a long-standing bugbear - declining access to once-popular swimming spots. Audio
'Our food culture wasn't destroyed, it was buried'
Coroner calls for urgent support for prisoners as parolee dies after 30 years in jail
Pacific
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New Caledonia's FLNKS will not take part in Paris talks this week
7:13 am todayIn mid-December Emmanual Macron invited New Caledonia's politicians back to the negotiating table in Paris.
Samoa by-election set for February after court voids result in Safata I
Miracle journey: From village rugby to Super Rugby captain
Sport
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Tennis: Monfils' title defence over at first hurdle
7:02 am today"For me, Auckland is in a special place in my heart, so thank you very much," the 39-year-old Frenchman said afterwards.
Olympic medallist Ueli Kestenholz dies in avalanche in Switzerland
Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz eyes Australian Open crown to complete career slam
Politics
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NZ's health data hack needs a proper diagnosis
8:03 am todayAnalysis: Two cyber hacks have highlighted the vulnerability of New Zealand's digital health systems.
NCEA exam results can be accessed from today
Did NZ’s sweeping health reforms deliver on their promise? Three years on, the verdict is mixed
World
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Why Iran's clerical establishment still holds as protests rage
6:48 am todaySupreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, has survived several past waves of unrest.
The new TV shows we’re excited to watch in 2026
Trump promises 'help is on its way' as Iran death toll tops 2000
Comment & Analysis
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'Completely bonkers': Trump's mining dreams collide with reality
Denmark's ownership of Greenland is not what's stopping the US from tapping the island's treasures.
NZ's low productivity is often blamed on businesses staying small. That could be a strength in 2026
Has Trump landed a dud with his Venezuelan oil play?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Council opens door to private management of Rotorua Night Market
10:06 am todayIt's the latest potential shift for the long-running Thursday event.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Funding fears for fragile road to Cape Palliser
In Depth
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How poo-detecting dogs can help native birds flourish
9 Jan 2026Kiwi have started to hatch on Waiheke Island and may thrive with the help of special detection dogs helping eliminate the last of the island's pests.
Landmark integrity probe into Yachting NZ drags into second year
A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC
Te Ao Māori
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'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
12 Jan 2026Landlocked whenua has been identified as one of the biggest challenges to public access in 2025.
Waka Ama pays tribute to one of its pillars at 2026 Nationals
Hundreds gather in Northland to remember the Battle of Ruapekapeka Pā
Business
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Cost of building a new house set to rise
New data shows residential building costs increased by 0.9 percent in the three months to December.
Australia vs NZ: Who's doing retirement income better?
Fears popular heritage area will become forgotten if access bridge not restored
Country
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'It's a little taonga': Saving one of our rarest plants
9 Jan 2026A critically endangered forget-me-not is being saved from the brink of extinction.
Queensland fruit fly could have 'massive impact' on fruit and vegetable crops
Dairy prices reverse course, with demand rising
Environment
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'Darkwaves': The phenomenon killing ecosystems
13 Jan 2026The underwater events affect the entire underwater food chain, and may get more common.
Nitrates in water: ECan's rule-making fell short of law over allowing discharges, High Court rules
Dog owners asked to keep away from nesting sites used by NZ's rarest bird
Media & Technology
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'Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
8:15 am todayScott Adams, the US cartoonist who wrote and illustrated the comic strip Dilbert, has died of cancer at the age of 68.
Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach on dark web
The best games we played in 2025
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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NZ universities accepting English proficiency tests through Duolingo
7 Jan 2026It's part of a global trend - by last year, all eight Ivy League universities in the United States were using Duolingo scores.
Kohli leads India to tense win over Black Caps
What you need to know about washing cars (and more) at home