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European leaders endure a new level of embarrassment with Trump
21 Jan 2026Analysis - France's president and Britain's prime minister have been caught in the maelstrom.
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Home detention for $2m mortgage fraud
21 Jan 2026Gurraj Singh Bhachu pleaded guilty last September to 12 charges relating to four properties.
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20-year-old man dies after staff miss major red flag
21 Jan 2026Caregivers at the secure residence failed to notice the man was dying from a ruptured bowel.
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Fear 'ghost houses' will turn Queenstown into a trainwreck
20 Jan 2026At any given time, more than a quarter of the district's properties are unoccupied, data shows.
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When will Election Day be, and how is it decided?
20 Jan 2026Explainer - The PM is about to announce when Election Day 2026 is. How is it picked, and when is it likely to be?
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KiwiSaver or your house - which is a better investment?
While people are often told house prices double every 10 years that hasn't been the case since 2015, an expert says.
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'We know it's a sensitive issue': Luxon on rethink of intensification
20 Jan 2026After his State of the Nation speech, the prime minister said the conversation in Auckland was about "how much densification" and "where it happens".
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'They will lose money': Kāinga Ora to sell land it bought in 2021
20 Jan 2026The state housing agency faced claims it overpaid for the Ferncliffe Farm site.
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Is an inter-islander route from Picton to Clifford Bay a possibility?
20 Jan 2026The latest bid - dubbed the North South Express - has been submitted to the government's investment agency and comes more than a decade after the previous bid was quashed.
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The remote settlement attracting visitors from around the world
19 Jan 2026"People live here by choice and the visitors who come here will often comment on the simplicity and the quintessentially Kiwi feel to the place."
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Teen's epic solo 3000km cycling trip from Cape Reinga to Bluff
19 Jan 2026From punishing climbs near Karapiro to a final 240km push in a single day, Mahe Braaksma's month-long journey tested his limits.
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Kiwis smashing it abroad: Breaking out of the K-pop box
19 Jan 2026Rina Chae's name is often treated as shorthand for K-pop in New Zealand - a label she both appreciates and wrestles with.
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Stone skimming turns competitive at first-ever national champs
19 Jan 2026This May, Aotearoa's finest stone skimmers will test their powers at Lake Hāwea.
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Death toll in Iran protests over 3000, claim rights group
More than 3000 people have died in Iran's nationwide protests, rights activists said, while a "very slight rise" in internet activity was reported in the country after an eight-day blackout.
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Skilled migrants warned about changes to path to residency
16 Jan 2026Migrants told their jobs were skilled may find that's no longer be the case.
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Rock pools 'stripped out' by 'busloads' of sea life gatherers
16 Jan 2026One resident has seen several hundred people beach-combing at Army Bay, and says groups are there almost every day.
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'Shambolic': Health NZ confirms another major tech outage
16 Jan 2026A union says crumbling systems put staff and patients at risk, however, Health NZ disagrees.
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What the world media says about Robertson's sacking
16 Jan 2026The world's media has reacted quickly to the "jumpy" dumping of the All Blacks head coach.
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Students can now claim $12,000 but is it money well spent?
16 Jan 2026The funds have not lifted participation rates or helped more disadvantaged students, an economist says.
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How new passport rules for UK dual citizens work
16 Jan 2026From 25 February, dual citizens of the UK and Ireland will be prevented from entering on documents from a different country - such as a New Zealand passport.
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Trump threatens to invoke centuries-old law as new shooting triggers protests
16 Jan 2026The Insurrection Act allows the president to deploy soldiers to put down unrest deemed to be an insurrection. It has not been used in more than 30 years.
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Review: Why Hamnet is more than a march through sadness
What we really get is a release so intense that it becomes an ode to the power of drama.
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Germany sends soldiers to Greenland as Trump eyes control
15 Jan 2026Sweden and Norway have also announced they would send troops to the island.
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Child called 111 during family's shooting, police found illegally held gun earlier in day
15 Jan 2026And a family member had been due in court.
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