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New Zealand
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'Where's the dosh?': Two violent home invasions in one night by group demanding cash
4 Dec 2025The group went on to target another address just an hour later, where a woman was held for two hours as they demanded money.
Scammer activity on the rise ahead of Christmas period, police say
Principal says school not to blame for mouldy lunches as authorities review footage
Pacific
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Rare PNG conjoined twins en route to Australia as case reaches 'critical' point
4 Dec 2025The boys, Tom and Sawong, were born two months ago in remote PNG
Fringe Fiji cannabis 'movement' demands legalisation reform for 'freedom to use'
Another major cocaine shipment intercepted in Papeete
Sport
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Live: Crawley, Root steady England after Starc's double strike
4 Dec 2025Follow all cricket action as the five-test series between arch-rivals Australia and England continues.
Black Caps v West Indies first test - day three
NZ Olympian medley swimmer Lewis Clareburt says Southern Hemisphere must unite
Politics
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Schools left to foot the bill for asbestos sand clean-up
4 Dec 2025The Ministry of Education says childcare centres and schools are legally responsible for funding asbestos-contaminated sand removal. Audio
Transport Agency halts $6m in funding to police until breath test targets met
'Pitiful' decision on emissions targets will cost the country, former climate commissioner says
World
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Google’s top New Zealand searches of 2025 revealed
4 Dec 2025From sports stars to viral trends, Google's top searches reveal the year that's nearly over. Audio
Hong Kong races to remove scaffolding nets blamed for fuelling deadly fire
Sydney's M4 tunnel shut over fears concrete roofing could fall onto vehicles
Comment & Analysis
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Analysis: Can Andrew Coster come back from this?
4 Dec 2025Analysis - Writers had their fun calling it 'Coster's Last Stand', and like the general's doomed battle, it ended with a crushing fall, writes Craig McCulloch.
Putin sends Trump's messengers packing, with eyes on a geopolitical win
What led Donald Trump to pardon a foreign leader convicted of flooding the US with drugs?
Local Democracy Reporting
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Health and safety paralysis holding back walkway - volunteers
4 Dec 2025About 100 people crowded into the Whakatāne District Council chambers on Wednesday in a show of support for the restoration of Ōhope Beach's iconic West End walkway.
No mow trials, recycled bags: Carterton's push for climate adaption
Code browns strike again in Invercargill
In Depth
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New Zealand Olympic bosses weigh up major merger
For decades, New Zealand has had two organisations doing the work of one Olympic movement. Now the NZ Olympic Committee and Paralympics NZ are asking if that still makes sense.
NZ Cricket boss Scott Weenink ‘fighting for his survival’ as T20 league debate gets ‘very ugly’
How feral cats spread toxoplasmosis risk across hundreds of Kiwi farms
Te Ao Māori
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'Language, culture and identity matter': Union backs iwi fight over schools' treaty obligations
4 Dec 2025NZEI Te Riu Roa says principals and school boards are frustrated the government dropped the Treaty requirement without any engagement.
New Zealand Women's Rafting team head to Malaysia to compete
Iwi file urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry over education Treaty changes
Business
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Surge of traffic around newly opened IKEA
4 Dec 2025The IKEA stampede and traffic jams failed to eventuate this morning, but it seems shoppers might have been waiting until later in the day. Audio
Government finances worse than expected as tax take falls
Italian police seek governance documents from 13 fashion firms in labour abuse probe
Country
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Why haven't butter prices fallen?
The price of butter has been one of the big consumer issues of this year. Audio
Emissions Trading Scheme: Year's final auction fails to sell a single carbon unit
Hawke's Bay's Horse of the Year show cancelled for 2026
Environment
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Will they or won't they? Ministers at odds over key policy
3 Dec 2025Willis says the government won't be sending "cheques for billions of dollars" offshore, but an expert says this could have real-world trade and legal risks. Audio
New weapon in war against invasive yellow-legged hornet
'We're basically stuffed': Oyster farmers shut down by another overflow
Media & Technology
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'Rage-baiting' is the word of the year: but what does it mean?
2 Dec 2025Trolling has been around for almost as long as the internet itself - here's how some are now using it to make money.
Why Melissa Stokes is excited to anchor the 1News flagship bulletin
Dancing, cooking, diving: How Kiwis beat Aussies at TikTok
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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Indian community shuns jewellery for bullion as gold prices soar
2 Dec 2025The price of trading gold bullion on world markets has almost doubled in the past year.
Man guilty of murdering Gurjit Singh in his home
Deportation for Indian man convicted of raping new wife