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How Sydney Sweeney transformed to play a boxing champ
The American actress is almost unrecognisable in the role of the stocky, brash boxer from West Virginia.
'Not beaten by this': Bondi returns to new normal after shooting tragedy
The community is determined to not let the terrorist attack define them or their summer. Audio
Bondi shooting suspect charged with 59 offences
The alleged Bondi shooter has been charged with 59 offences, including one terrorist act and 15 counts of murder. RNZ's Charlotte Cook spoke to Corin Dann from Bondi. Audio
The Oscars abandons broadcast TV for YouTube
The streamer will begin hosting the Academy Awards broadcast, starting in 2029, reflecting the industry's dramatic shift away from traditional media.
Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 59 offences
A twenty-four-year-old suspect in the mass shooting at Bondi has been charged with 59 offences, including one terrorist act and 15 counts of murder. Charlotte Cook reports from Bondi. Audio
Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner makes court appearance on charges he murdered parents
The younger son of Hollywood filmmaker and political activist Rob Reiner has made his first court appearance for the two murder charges he faces in the stabbing deaths of his parents, who were found…
Who loves Trump? Apparently fewer people than ever
Analysis - A year ago, President Donald Trump spoke as though the American people had just delivered him a landslide for the ages.
New Brown University shooting suspect captured on CCTV
US police are asking the public to pay attention to the posture, body language, and walk, of a Brown University shooting suspect, captured on CCTV. Correspondent Mitch McCann spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
World News Wrap
Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio
Warner Bros rejects Paramount bid, sticks with Netflix
Warner Bros described Paramount's offer as risky, saying it was backed by "an unknown and opaque" trust and depended on financing from Middle East sovereign wealth funds.
Manawatu woman in hospital after botched Turkey surgery
Jimmy Ellingham is our reporter who looks after the neighbourhoods around the Manawatu. He updates Nathan on the story of a Feilding woman who has spent weeks in hospital after a botched surgery in… Audio
UK: junior doctors to strike over job crisis in health
Doctors won't be turning up to work across the UK, Ellie Jay has the story from London Audio
Bondi shooter charged with 59 offences, including terror
Naveed Akram remains in hospital under police guard.
The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Richard Pamatatau, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Nalini Baruch and Richard Pamatatau. First up, the stories of bravery surrounding the Bondi terror attack are still coming through. One… Audio
BBC vows to defend itself in Trump defamation case
UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the BBC vowing to defend itself in defamation lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump, as well as a warning being issued for some… Audio
AFL star's son sentenced to more than six years' jail for rape
He will have to serve a non-parole period of three years and three months.
Bondi gunmen received 'military-style training' in Philippines
Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about revelations that the father and son at the centre of the Bondi terror attack recently visited the Philippines to apparently receive… Audio
Feature: A side of Bear Grylls you've never seen before
Bear Grylls has done some really hard things; fighting off a boa constrictor in a flooded ravine, drinking liquid from elephant dung in the dry Savannah, climbing Mount Everest. But the world-famous… Audio
What NZ needs to watch as Australia reforms gun laws after the Bondi terror attack
Analysis - The Bondi terror attack on Sunday has seen Australian federal, state and territory governments agree to the biggest overhaul of firearms regulations since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 17 December 2025
The Crown is returning more than 3,000 hectares of land to Maori in the top of the South Island - ending what's thought to be the country's longest running property dispute; Wellington's regional… Audio
