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New Zealand
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Severe thunderstorm watch for Canterbury including Christchurch
17 minutes agoMetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Christchurch City, the Canterbury Plains and Canterbury High Country.
E-scooter rider dies after being struck by train in Christchurch's Addington
'Ill-advised': Documentary crew told about Tom Phillips shootout by police before family
Pacific
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Tokelau airport scrapped, NZ cites high cost
MFAT says the Government of Tokelau have been advised of Wellington's decision.
Six charged in Fiji after half a billion dollar drug seizure
Down to The Wire? New US test venue confirmed for All Blacks
Sport
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Phoenix captain CJ Bott announces pregnancy
11:01 am todayWellington Phoenix captain CJ Bott will sit out the remainder of the women's A-League season after announcing her pregnancy.
Seventeen NZ athletes confirmed for Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026
Mercedes run new car at Silverstone, announce Microsoft deal
Politics
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ACC's plan to avoid $26 billion deficit
11:20 am todayACC's board chair says if they don't act now, the scheme will become unaffordable.
Alleged conflict of interest messages between Teaching Council Chair and Education minister
Regular school attendance in term 4 last year at highest level since 2022
World
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US withdraws from the World Health Organisation
It comes after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the US and globally.
3000kgs of mourners' flowers from Bondi Beach to be transformed into art
Donald Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher
Comment & Analysis
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NZ is again being soaked this summer – record ocean heat helps explain it
22 Jan 2026Analysis: For many people this summer - especially those across Northland Auckland and Coromandel - showery days and bursts of heavy rain have become all too familiar.
Deep sea mining is the next geopolitical frontline – and the Pacific is in the crosshairs
Sexualised deepfakes on X are a sign of things to come. NZ law is already way behind
Local Democracy Reporting
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The mystery 'Tick Tong' sticker campaign in Southland
12:04 pm todayFive-hundred stickers were created and appeared around the region.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Dangerous playground levelled in South Wairarapa
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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Global Indigenous ocean leaders to gather at Waitangi for moana protection wānanga
11:33 am todayIndigenous leaders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather at Waitangi next month for a 10-day wānanga focused on protecting and restoring the Pacific Ocean, Te Moana Nui a Kiwa.
Rātana celebrations get underway
Emerging Māori artist TAWHAKI hopes music can help rangatahi choose a different path
Business
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Inflation rises back above Reserve Bank's target rate
44 minutes agoRising bills for food, electricity, rates and rents have driven inflation up to 3.1 percent.
Fonterra expects to wrap up Mainland Group sale in the first quarter
Warning insurance delays likely after severe weather
Country
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New world record blazes trail for more female shearers
21 Jan 2026Four Kiwi women established a new standard by shearing 1938 lambs in eight hours in a South Otago woolshed.
Hawke's Bay conservationists work to save critically endangered forget-me-not
Queensland fruit fly could have 'massive impact' on fruit and vegetable crops
Environment
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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.
'Darkwaves': New research sheds light on underwater phenomenon
Nitrates in water: ECan's rule-making fell short of law over allowing discharges, High Court rules
Media & Technology
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Why do we all wish it was 2016?
5:19 am todayListening to Justin Bieber, perfecting your pout for the "dog filter", and casting a purplish haze over your pictures - why is the internet pining for the past?
EB Games heaving with crowds as gamers snatch final deals
'Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies
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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'Vote on the go' events nixed from new Auckland local body election
2:45 pm todayThe voting option was questioned in the 2025 Papatoetoe election that was ruled void after officials uncovered irregularities in ballot papers.
Big bill for failed property flip
Experienced envoy named India's next high commissioner to New Zealand