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Te Pati Maori 'high performing' despite dismal poll result - co-leaders
Support for the party dropped to one percent in the latest poll after weeks of in-fighting, two expulsions and one court order.

Auckland's trains to shut down for almost a month next year
Commuters can expect more rail network closures ahead of the highly anticipated opening of the City Rail Link in the second half of 2026.

Full-time carers' appeal for employee status upheld by Supreme Court
Two parents who care full-time for their disabled children are, in fact, employees of the government - and should receive the same benefits and protections. Supreme Court rules.

Watch: Liam Lawson's partial apology for erratic driving incident
It went unsighted on the F1 broadcast, but Ollie Bearman’s driver cam has revealed just how close he was to being shunted into the fence by Lawson.

academyEX names Glenn Elith as Group Chief Executive
academyEX appoints Glenn Elith as its first Group Chief Executive to drive trans-Tasman growth in AI-focused tertiary education.

Study links scabies to rheumatic heart disease in Tongan children
There are calls for more efforts to eliminate scabies in Tonga in order to reduce the incidence of rheumatic heart disease in local children.

New Zealand Rugby pour water on All Blacks head coach report
Claims Scott Robertson had essentially allowed one of his assistants to take over the helm of the national side have been shot down.

Victory for family carers in years-long legal battle
Christine Fleming and Peter Humphreys have fought for years to be recognised as employees of the Ministry of Health while caring full-time for their disabled children.

Wells Fargo Just Upgraded This 1 Buy-Rated Software Stock. Should You Add Shares Here?

Trump approves Nvidia H200 chips for sale to China

Tether Invests in Italian Robotics Startup Generative Bionics Amid Humanoid Hype

Watch: Tory Whanau's parting message as she bows out of politics
Her message was targeted at Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour, who she accused of beaching Cabinet standards.

Five people linked to Headhunters arrested over arson, ram raids in Auckland's Orewa
Police executed a series of search warrants across Auckland as part an investigation into the arson and ram raids of businesses in Orewa.

Officials recommended against lower target for methane emissions
The government chose to go ahead with its preferred option, despite advice that it could increase New Zealand's contribution to global warming.

Cricket: Test captain Tom Latham joins chorus of support for NZ T20 franchise league
Tom Latham says a proposed T20 league in New Zealand would boost the standard of cricket in Aotearoa.

Five things you need to know about the RMA replacements
The government has unveiled its proposed replacement bills for the Resource Management Act. Here's five key details.

Auckland mostly without trains for a month - from late December
A shutdown has been scheduled from December 27 to January 28, 2026, to accommodate crucial work on the CRL, and wider network.

Parliament interrupted by protest demanding sanctions on Israel
Question Time was just beginning as the call "free Palestine" rang out from above the chamber.

Tower Insurance hit with $7m penalty for misleading customers
Around 61,000 customers, or about 11% of Tower's total customer base, were affected by the overcharges.

ACC backs down on proposal to force staff to WFO at least three days a week
The decision to drop the plan followed significant pushback from staff, as well as an Employment Relations Authority action over recruitment ads.

Protest interrupts Parliament, Brownlee shrugs off ‘performative art’
A large bunch of papers landed on Pacific Peoples Minister Shane Reti.