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New Zealand
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An acre full of colourful Christmas lights, extravagant animations
5:10 am todayThe Shands Rd Christmas Experience in Christchurch has been attracting thousands of visitors for the past 19 years.
Wellington's Transmission Gully to close for southbound traffic over weekend, while trains replaced by buses
Principals stunned no tally kept of schools testing positive for asbestos from coloured play sand
Pacific
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Tahiti landslide: no survivors, all bodies retrieved
29 minutes agoThe final toll comes after one day and one night of searching for potential survivors in the town of Afaahiti-Taravao, southeast of Tahiti.
Air NZ workers in Rarotonga demand fair conditions citing employment law violations
HSBC SVNS: Fiji 7s teams set for tough Dubai challenge
Sport
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White Fern star goes for $586,000 in WPL auction
7:06 am todayThe Kiwi was the second most expensive player at the auction held in New Delhi.
Matildas v Football Ferns: What you need to know about Friday night's game
Ryan Fox starts well in Brisbane while Kobori aces hole
Politics
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Why we failed to reach our Smokefree 2025 target
8:14 am todayIn 34 days we hit the deadline - but to reach that goal we'd need 120,000 people to quit smoking pretty much immediately.
New Zealand's biggest navy ship made transit through sensitive Taiwan Strait this month
Labour gathers for AGM as it shifts into campaign mode
World
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France's Macron unveils voluntary military service amid 'accelerating threats'
17 minutes agoHe says the voluntary scheme will be open to 18 and 19-year-olds, who would be paid, and would last 10 months.
Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 83, scores missing
Trump vows immigration crackdown after shootings of National Guard members in DC
Comment & Analysis
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Māori face harsher sentences than NZ Europeans for similar drink-driving offences
27 Nov 2025People of Māori descent are over-represented at every stage of the criminal justice system.
Your risk of catching Covid-19 is at its lowest since 2020 – here’s why you should still get boosted for Christmas
UK tax hikes to placate bond markets likely to be costly for Reeves
Local Democracy Reporting
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Cyclone red zones to be phased out
27 Nov 2025Land categories are about to be a thing of the past for Hawke's Bay properties.
What is Local Democracy Reporting?
Rotorua lakefront stench lingers as decomposing weed and dead fish pile up
In Depth
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NZ Cricket boss 'fighting for survival'
Scott Weenink's future as chief executive is under threat amid an bitter power struggle over a proposed T20 league.
How feral cats spread toxoplasmosis risk across hundreds of Kiwi farms
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
Te Ao Māori
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Construction of controversial Rotorua pipeline back in court
27 Nov 2025The Rotokākahi Board of Control is taking the council to court over the Tarawera Sewage Scheme.
Carving returned to marae after more than 100 years
Regional council revamp 'pretty serious attack' on Treaty rights - Andrew Little
Business
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'Green shoots well established': Business confidence at 11-year high
The more closely followed measure of businesses' expected own activity also rose to the highest level in more than a decade.
'There's nothing we opposed': Board responds to outrage over Eden Park events
Women 'working for nothing' from this week
Country
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Habits may change as price of beef mince soars by 18%
27 Nov 2025The average price of a one-kilogram pack of beef mince climbed 18 percent since the start of the year.
Sheep dog trials return to screen in new broadcasting deal
High beef prices hit McDonald's NZ's bottom line
Environment
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Overseas counterparts never raised concerns over climate policies - Trade Minister
27 Nov 2025The Trade Minister said no one had raised concerns with him directly about New Zealand's oil and gas developments.
Fish thought to be lost from Auckland wetland found after decade of searching
Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres
Media & Technology
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Dancing, cooking, diving: How Kiwis beat Aussies at TikTok
27 Nov 2025A New Zealand cook, a dancer, a dad and a comedian have taken out top prizes.
Why celebrity scandals leave us feeling shattered
Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt named Podcast of the Year
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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Regional Indian films outshine Bollywood at NZ box office
27 Nov 2025A South Indian movie has become the highest-grossing film in 2025, replacing Bollywood as the mainstream favourite.
Ethnic community leaders want extra day of flexible paid leave
'Iconic' Bollywood actor dies at 89