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Is it the end of the lavish office Christmas party?
There was a time when companies spent big on rewarding their employees with raucous events.
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Heat alert as parts of country face 36C day
8 Dec 2025Residents are being warned to keep cool and hydrated over the next week as the mercury soars. Video
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Why the internet is getting worse - and how to fix it
Remember when Twitter used to be good? I reckon it peaked somewhere around the first Covid-19 lockdowns.
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Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery in deal of the decade
Streaming giant Netflix says it will buy film and television studio Warner Bros Discovery for nearly $US83 billion.
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Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain
The Southern Ocean may be "sweating" more in response to climate change - but what does that mean?
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Crown looks to seize Mongrel Mob base where 'torturous' beatings took place
8 Dec 2025Authorities are making legal moves to confiscate the gang pad in Mataura, Southland.
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Kaitāia woman sentenced after four dogs injure neighbours in Kaiwaka attack
7 Dec 2025A Kaitaia woman enjoying the sunshine ended up being flown to hospital, after four dogs set upon her.
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Kim Kardashian’s brain scan shows 'low activity' - a brain expert has questions
5 Dec 2025On a recent episode of The Kardashians, the reality TV star shared some startling news about her brain.
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Tax change may leave family businesses with bigger bills
Inland Revenue is planning to crack down on how owners of small companies can take loans.
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'Dumbfounded': Cat reunited with owner after 14 years
5 Dec 2025Paul Myburgh says Mo will be 'spoilt rotten' after their reunion.
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Remember when we flagged getting a new flag?
5 Dec 2025Ten years after the big vote, designers Kyle Lockwood and Lucy Gray look back at what might have been.
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Biosecurity mulls how to fund hornet hunt
5 Dec 2025It's estimated the war against the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland is costing about $1 million a month.
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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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A district 'swallowed' by pine trees: Fears over IKEA forests
5 Dec 2025The Swedish furniture giant is one of the biggest forestry owners in a region, and it's worrying residents.
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WorkSafe rule change introduces 'lethal' risk of electrocution - inspectors
5 Dec 2025A dispute has escalated over the past month as electrical inspectors repeatedly plead with officials to do a U-turn, RNZ can reveal.
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Trump renames peace institute 'he destroyed' after himself
5 Dec 2025The building's owners are currently trying to get the Trump administration evicted, after it took it by force earlier this year.
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Sky TV customer unhappy with how subscription rollover handled
5 Dec 2025A customer said he did not receive any notice of the rollover, and the price has risen by 50 percent.
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Why is the Aratere ferry still in New Zealand waters?
5 Dec 2025It was retired in August and sold for scrap in October, yet its currently sitting in Nelson Harbour.
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Surge of traffic around newly opened IKEA
5 Dec 2025The IKEA stampede and traffic jams failed to eventuate early in the day.
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Gang patch ban 'likely' behind increase in drug charges
Under questioning, ministry CEO Andrew Kibblewhite said it was a hypothesis.
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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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$283k to look into bullying claims at Starship Hospital
4 Dec 2025RNZ first reported on years-long ructions at the unit that treats abused children, Te Puaruruhau, in October.
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Concern new measles wave spreading undetected
4 Dec 2025"We should be really worried," the head of the Immunisation Taskforce says.
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Google’s top New Zealand searches of 2025 revealed
4 Dec 2025From sports stars to viral trends, Google's top searches reveal the year that's nearly over.
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