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New Zealand
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Teen's sentence to be quashed after colleague chained to car, dragged
9:20 am todayJacob Ramsay's killing was motivated by an alleged "small" debt he owed the offenders.
Ruatiti homicide: Police appeal over quad bike and trailer as search for Mitchell Cole continues
Caught on camera damaging headstone, but police say evidence not enough
Pacific
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Manawanui disaster: Samoan villagers still waiting for compensation
The New Zealand Navy vessel sank off the south coast of Samoa's island of Upolu in October last year, and affected locals have yet to be compensated. Audio
Vanuatu parliament to debate no-confidence motion following court ruling
French President Macron calls New Caledonia's politicians back to the table
Sport
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Whitney Hansen announced as Black Ferns head coach
8:31 am todayHansen will take charge on a two-year deal which includes next year's series against the British and Irish Lions.
'Snicko' technology under fire again in Ashes test
Halberg Award finalists revealed, athletics and snow sports dominate
Politics
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Crayfish fishing to be banned on Northland's east coast
1 minute agoThe Minister said the closure of the rock lobster fishery was needed to give the species a reprieve and allow stocks to build up again.
More funding announced in battle to eradicate yellow-legged hornets
On their final day, MPs consider quality of our final years
World
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Seven men arrested in Sydney have ideological links to Bondi gunmen, police say
14 minutes agoFootage showed seven handcuffed men as heavily armed police and riot squad officers stood behind them.
The Kremlin’s brazen tactics: Russia’s shadow fleet is doubling as a spy asset, intelligence sources say
Queensland police investigating Nazi symbol and offensive words graffitied on Brisbane mosque
Comment & Analysis
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Takeaways from Trump's primetime address
6:38 am todayIn case there was any doubt, Trump made clear his message will continue to feature a heavy dose of the B-word: Biden.
What is the BRICS ‘UNIT’ – and could it really challenge the US dollar?
What NZ needs to watch as Australia reforms gun laws after the Bondi terror attack
Local Democracy Reporting
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Community cheers as booze back on tap at hotel bar
8:36 am todayA popular Wairarapa coastal watering hole is back in business.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Rangatira Marae holds burial ceremony for taonga lost to Cyclone Gabrielle
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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How savers can fight back against inflation
9:00 am todayWhat are your options if you don't want to see your money going backwards? Audio
Fears looming chip shortages will hit supply of electronic devices
Sisters build business on back of knack for flatpacks
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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Overturned board election fires up concerns over postal voting
17 Dec 2025A judge has ordered a new election to take place for seats an Auckland board over manipulation of voting papers.
Migrant bus drivers want strict language rules for residency eased
Indian all-women tri-services naval vessel arrives in Lyttelton