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Chinese martial artists fight to keep heritage alive
29 Dec 2025"Learning kung fu is a process of enduring hardship. It's a way to continuously strengthen your mind, body and spirit," an Auckland instructor says.
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Brigitte Bardot, the French star you 'had to see to believe'
29 Dec 2025Few epitomised French chic like Brigitte Bardot, whose sensuality rocked a post-war world - but her repeated court appearances for 'inciting racial hatred' also drew fire.
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How can I get water out of my ear after swimming?
29 Dec 2025While water usually drains naturally, a few tips can help speed things up and prevent swimmer's ear.
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Lakes Festival delivers a one-day rave marathon in Hagley Park
29 Dec 2025Review - The festival delivered a high-BPM, drum-and-bass-heavy day that felt both like a post-Christmas purge and a warm-up for a crowded festival summer, writes Adam Burns.
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2025's memorable global sporting moments
29 Dec 2025RNZ sport looks at this years more unforgettable moments across the globe.
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Staycation activities in New Zealand's main cities
28 Dec 2025If summer traffic and crowds have made you stay put this year, here are some ideas that keep you and your kids engaged, without breaking the bank.
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The best board games to play (and gift) this summer
28 Dec 2025Over the holiday period, the right game can make all the difference. So which board games should you try out - and which ones should you gift?
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Essential New Zealand Albums: Bressa Creeting Cake
28 Dec 2025Out of West Auckland in 1997 came an album full of sonic and songwriterly surprises.
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The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
27 Dec 2025Bamonte, who became a full member of The Cure in 1990, "passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas".
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The most popular recipe we served up this year
27 Dec 2025Whether it was curried sausages or Christmas cake, chicken soup or spicy dhal, cozy comfort food was the big trend in 2025.
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Ten of the best literary chats of 2025
27 Dec 2025RNZ met with authors from around the literary world this year, taking in famous fictional sleuths, true life murders, medical mysteries and dystopian futures.
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What it's like learning to swim as an adult
25 Dec 2025When I went to swimming classes as most kids do in New Zealand it did not stick, so I went back as an adult, writes Nick James.
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Why it's rare to give birth on Christmas
25 Dec 2025Christmas is a rare day to be born in New Zealand. Let alone to be having twins, as was the case for Lee Scanlon in Westport.
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What to watch on Christmas Day
Belly full? Christmas cheer all spent? Need the kids to flop? Here's what's on the box on Christmas Day.
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How to handle awkward interactions this Christmas
24 Dec 2025There's nothing like tearing into a few presents… and then that out-of-line family member.
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Boy left swimming for life as rescue helicopter call delayed
24 Dec 2025Police stood down rescue helicopter despite calls about a 14-year-old swimming away from a burning boat in Lake Taupō, RNZ has learned.
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What was in the email Marlon Williams sent the Treaty Negotiations Minister?
24 Dec 2025The acclaimed singer-songwriter brought up the 2023 email to Paul Goldsmith during his acceptance speech at this year's Silver Scroll Awards.
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Human rights lawyer asks Ombudsman for urgent investigation into asbestos sand
24 Dec 2025Sophie Bradwell-Pollak says there have been multiple failures amounting to a human rights issue, and so far there has been no substantial response from MBIE.
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'So cheeky and curious': Kea smarter than cockatoos - study
24 Dec 2025In the latest competition between New Zealand and Australia, researchers at the University of Vienna found that kea were more capable of surprise than cockatoos.
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What is (and isn't) open on Christmas Day
24 Dec 2025By now, for many of us, presents will be wrapped and the groceries bought. But for those who need a last-minute gift or a dash to the supermarket, you may be in luck.
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Grieving through Christmas when tragedy strikes
23 Dec 2025The grief that follows a tragedy can make any situation unpredictable, and that includes Christmas.
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The most popular stories you read on RNZ in 2025
24 Dec 2025RNZ's top read stories included major breaking news events, but there was also a lot of talk about laundry.
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What we know about the couple killed in Ruatiti and the search for their son
23 Dec 2025Sheep farmer husband and wife, Brendon and Trina Cole, were found dead at their Murumuru Road property.
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Winston Peters on a mission to restore NZ's diplomatic 'mojo'
Peters says New Zealand has a 'good reputation', but it is not the reputation it once had.
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