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Tony Stamp: 'Once I started just making beats my music fell into place'
25 Jan 2026RNZ Music's award-winning journalist talks about facing the fact he would never be a "good singer" on The Mixtape.
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Chalamet getting fresh for an Oscar, or is his campaign a bit (ping) pongy?
25 Jan 2026Does awards-buzz movie Marty Supreme mark Timothée Chalamet's time to win an Oscar?
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Italian town waits for news of 15-year-old missing after Mt Maunganui landslide
24 Jan 2026An Italian town is waiting for news on a 15-year-old Italian girl, now living in Auckland, who is missing in the Mt Maunganui slip.
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'Automatic citizenship': Children of GB-NZ parents need UK passports to fly to Britain
24 Jan 2026British citizens living in New Zealand will have to get UK passports for their children before they can fly there - as they are automatically citizens, authorities say.
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Weeks of work ahead to clear part of SH35 on the East Cape due to 'massive' landslide
24 Jan 2026It will take weeks of work to clear part of State Highway 35 on the East Cape where a "massive landslide" collapsed the road down the hill.
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Is there a 'normal' amount of sex couples should be having?
24 Jan 2026On average, couples say between one and three times a week feels good for them, but frequency isn't the only measure of a good sex life, experts say.
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'Ill-advised': Film crew told about Tom Phillips shootout before family
23 Jan 2026Police have apologised to the family in person, saying the situation was "very regrettable".
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Couple woke to screaming in destructive landslide
23 Jan 2026John Drummond described helping his elderly neighbours escape in the dead of night.
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Extreme rainfall 'a peek into the future'
23 Jan 2026One expert says the kind of weather events New Zealand was now experiencing on a regular basis had long been warned of.
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'Oh, the mountain is collapsing': Witness recounts Mauao landslide
23 Jan 2026A visitor staying near the Mount Hot Pools has described confusion and fear as a landslide smashed into campervans and tents at Mauao.
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'My home looks like mud and logs': Footage shows vast East Coast damage
23 Jan 2026Te Araroa on the East Coast remains cut off by road, while over 300 in the region are without power.
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Almost $1m bill for failed property flip
A property reseller caught out by the falling housing market has been told to pay an Auckland couple more than $750,000 in damages, plus more than $100,000 in interest.
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Woolworths warned it might be breaking the law
23 Jan 2026The Commerce Commission has warned Woolworths for what it believes is a likely breach of the Grocery Industry Competition Act.
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Traveller hikes three days with abandoned kitten on Te Araroa trail
22 Jan 2026Carrying the black kitten with one hand, Katie Evans clambered over fallen trees and navigated a swinging bridge over the Hurunui River to reach the nearest hut.
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The long road to November: Luxon puts time on his side
22 Jan 2026Analysis - A November election date leaves a runway between now and polling day which may give time for an economic recovery, but also leaves plenty of time for things to go awry.
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Warbirds Over Wānaka display of deadly jets sparks backlash
22 Jan 2026The F-22 Raptors are widely considered the most lethal fighter jets ever built, says a former Doctors Without Borders worker.
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Mother of teen found dead surrounded by dingoes says life 'will never be the same'
22 Jan 2026Piper James' father wrote in a tribute: "We will always remember her infectious laugh and her kind spirit."
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'The logical time': PM Luxon sets election for 7 November
22 Jan 2026Christopher Luxon made the announcement from National's caucus retreat in Christchurch.
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Weather in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding
22 Jan 2026From Northland to Gisborne, communities are scrambling to keep themselves and their possessions safe against the weather.
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'Community of carers': Neighbours pluck 94yo man from Tairua flooding
22 Jan 2026Debbie Gray's social media plea to help her father brought out the best in the local community.
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Racist threats amid accusations rockpools being stripped
21 Jan 2026Calls for Asians to be deported and threats of physical violence are among some of the latest comments.
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Massive solar storm fires up aurora in New Zealand skies
21 Jan 2026Rays from the biggest solar storm of the last couple of decades hit the Earth overnight, causing aurora visible in both the north and south extremes of the globe.
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David Beckham breaks silence after son Brooklyn cuts ties
21 Jan 2026David Beckham has addressed the family feud after it was blown into the public arena by his eldest son, Brooklyn.
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Luxon throwing Bishop under the bus on housing, Hipkins says
21 Jan 2026The Labour leader has accused the prime minister of starting this election year by "panicking".
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