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The Detail: The stories that defined a year
If 2025 had a national soundtrack, it would be a mix of money worries, power struggles and sporting turbulence.
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Heat, holidays, hikes, and a 'stinking strong' sun
11 Dec 2025Holidaymakers are being warned to expect a summer that swings from scorching heat to downpours - sometimes in the same afternoon.
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Why the bugbears of suburbia make us so mad
10 Dec 2025From battles over berms to stray dogs and noise - why do we get so angry about our neighbourhoods?
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The safest way to get up close with sharks
9 Dec 2025The new exhibition letting visitors to get face-to-face with some of the largest creatures on the planet.
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When buying cheaper puts child safety in danger
Between the high cost of living and a slew of toys failing safety tests, buying Christmas presents for kids is fraught.
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Year of Kiwi sporting turbulence, triumph
6 Dec 2025A year of highs, lows and hard questions - inside New Zealand's rollercoaster sporting season.
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Testing, testing and more testing for the country's biggest transport job
5 Dec 2025The opening has been pushed back again, the price is extraordinary, but Auckland's City Rail Link is expected to deliver the region the wow factor.
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Mismanagement and procrastination over deer control
4 Dec 2025There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling the rapidly expanding deer population.
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Why flying is still the safest way to travel
3 Dec 2025Aviation under pressure: Airbus A320 glitch adds to a year of crashes, questions, and shaken confidence
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Local govt shake-up: A complicated job for a complex system
2 Dec 2025Regional councils have to find a different way of operating that cuts down on double ups and layers of bureaucracy.
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Tips for hosting a fabulous summer Christmas do
29 Nov 2025It doesn't have to be extravagant, expensive or loaded with tinsel and tat - bring your smile to host the perfect seasonal party
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Why we failed to reach our Smokefree 2025 target
28 Nov 2025In 34 days we hit the deadline - but to reach that goal we'd need 120,000 people to quit smoking pretty much immediately.
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The fierce battle over mining on Denniston Plateau
27 Nov 2025It's long been mining country, but a proposed expansion of coal mining operations - and the backlash - leaves the region's economy and ecology uncertain.
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'Where does it all stop?': The ballooning cost of insurance
26 Nov 2025Consumer NZ says there are worrying signs that more people are dropping their house insurance as a result.
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A grey area still lingers over the gig economy
Unions who won an employment case for four Uber drivers in three different courts could find the ruling short-lived, with the introduction of new legislation
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The internet traps designed to keep your cash
Psychological tricks and traps using deceptive website design techniques are starting to overwhelm online shopping.
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The politicians missing from libraries
22 Nov 2025Two big political memoirs have hit the bookshops this year - but which high profile politicians are missing from the shelves.
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What Trump's backflip on beefed up tariffs means
21 Nov 2025A surprise reversal on high beef tariffs has been a welcome relief for farmers, but with Donald Trump in the White House, celebrations are muted
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Why this is the year of the kākāpō
20 Nov 2025Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands to put them on.
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If we can't trust the police, who can we trust?
19 Nov 2025Government pressed for action as scandal over police handling of McSkimming complaints sparks national reckoning
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The rising crisis of child sexual exploitation in NZ
18 Nov 2025Sexual exploitation of children is seen as one of the worst crimes out there - but do the prison terms reflect the severity?
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How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes
17 Nov 2025Type 1 diabetes used to be called 'juvenile diabetes', and Type 2 affected adults. But that's no longer the case, and the number of kids with Type 2 in New Zealand is rising.
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Failed braking system led to Graeme Rabbits' death - his wasn't the first or last
15 Nov 2025For years, a father has been fighting for Waka Kotahi to do more about the dangers of a vehicle braking system involved in his son's death. Now a coroner's report backs him up, but NZTA still… Audio
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Trust the real casualty in the latest BBC scandal
Editing scandal at BBC sparks 'existential crisis' for public-service broadcaster and puts the spotlight on trust in journalism.
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Earth's weakest link may be in space
Space terrorism is no longer relegated to sci-fi movies: it's happening already, and one legal expert warns we're far from prepared
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Fears of bubble trouble with AI shares
12 Nov 2025More finance experts are predicting the AI bubble is getting ready to pop - so what does that mean for Kiwi investors, and the economy?
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A devastating fire looms over a struggling community
11 Nov 2025Ruapehu District's mayor says the huge fire could have the same effect on the local economy as the 1996 eruption.
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How Taiwan is leading the way in fight against disinformation
In a country swamped by disinformation, two entrepreneurs have come up with solutions to tackle the problem on and offline.
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