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December 22, 2025

‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch

Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest cityOutside an abandoned...

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December 19, 2025

‘Some will take their own lives’: Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns

Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and...

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December 08, 2025

UN report sounds alarm over Māori rights in New Zealand

UN committee raised concerns over government policies including scrapping the Māori Health Authority and funding cuts for Indigenous servicesA United...

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November 18, 2025

Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs

Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence useThe books of two award-winning...

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November 13, 2025

Stunning aurora australis lights up sky above New Zealand and Australia after ‘cannibal’ solar storm

The geomagnetic storm, caused by powerful bursts of energy from the sun, also postponed the launch of two Mars-bound Nasa spacecraft in the US

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November 12, 2025

‘Atrocious on every level’: sex case findings shame New Zealand’s senior police culture

Inspector general will be inaugurated to oversee service after report on how top officers steered investigation of Jevon McSkimming, who went on to...

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November 04, 2025

Backlash after New Zealand government scraps rules on incorporating Māori culture in classrooms

Minister says obligations for school boards to ‘give effect’ to the treaty are unfair while critics argue the move will sideline Indigenous education

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October 27, 2025

Weather tracker: Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Melissa nears category 5

Record-breaking hurricane expected to make landfall on Tuesday with 160mph winds, while New Zealand reels from storm damageThe Caribbean is

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October 24, 2025

Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines

Boy, 13, swallowed the high-power magnets after apparently buying them from the online retailer TemuA 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to...

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October 23, 2025

New Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions

Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and also pressing for more government investment in health and educationAn...

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October 21, 2025

More than 1,000 guns and parts seized in illicit weapon crackdown in Australia and New Zealand

Police make more than 180 arrests and capture 281 privately manufactured weapons and parts, including those made by 3D printers

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October 16, 2025

Jim Bolger, former New Zealand prime minister who drove reconciliation with Māori, dies at 90

Tributes flow from across political spectrum for man known for high ideals but also remembered for controversially slashing welfare and health...

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