In Case You Missed It
In Case You Missed It headlines with summaries.
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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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'Second-class': UK dual citizens say change a 'bombshell'
15 Jan 2026But the British High Commission says it warned people last year.
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Men found clinging to life jacket, bucket and petrol can after capsize
15 Jan 2026The three men spent six hours in the water off Tolaga Bay before a major search and rescue effort reached them.
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Dog rescued after being left in 49C car
15 Jan 2026The SPCA is warning dog owners of the possibly "horrific outcomes" of leaving their pet in a hot vehicle.
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'A tragedy': Road worker dies after being hit by vehicle
15 Jan 2026Worksafe and police are jointly investigating the circumstances of the road worker's death, a spokesperson confirmed.
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How to talk to your teen if their NCEA results aren't what they wanted
The nerve-racking wait is over today, for better or worse.
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'Our food culture wasn't destroyed, it was buried'
A collective of Māori chefs aim to revive knowledge of classical kai Māori culture and the native flora and fauna that underpins it.
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Why the Heated Rivalry TV series understands gay men better than the book
Based on the popular novel by Rachel Reid, the TV series follows the sexual encounters and budding romance of two closeted athletes,
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'Sheer panic': Dual-citizenship Brits told they have to get UK passport to return
14 Jan 2026Travel agents are warning many are unaware of the change coming into effect soon.
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Locals want popular swimming spot reopened
14 Jan 2026Record temperatures have highlighted a long-standing bugbear - declining access to once-popular swimming spots.
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'Deliberately absurd': Mountain biker rides around McDonald's for 24 hours
14 Jan 2026Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Fairbrother clocked up 500 kilometres on the ride on Christmas Day
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Former gun safety boss 'pissed off' at police, speaks on McSkimming probe
14 Jan 2026Angela Brazier says she's been "targeted" by police leadership, including the commissioner, and says her reputation is now "s...".
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Did NZ's sweeping health reforms deliver on their promise?
14 Jan 2026While some health indicators have improved three years after the reforms, access to primary care remains uneven.
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