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Why did fashion make us so mad in 2025?
Source: Radio New Zealand Fashion! A delight to the senses, a thing of beauty, a source of pleasure, pain and, in its determined ridiculousness, humor. But this year, fashion was...
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News Hub Asia announces the NHA Top 10 Middle Eastern Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 December 2025 – As Malaysia prepares to welcome the world ahead of Visit Malaysia Year 2026, the country’s...
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How this clever film proves romance isn’t about choosing ‘the one’
Source: Radio New Zealand Opinion – In the new rom-com Eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) faces an impossible choice: spend forever with the steady husband she’s loved for years, or reunite...
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18 Māori recognised for 2026 in New Year Honours list
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Thomas Charles Roa has become a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori language and education RNZ / Pokere Paewai...
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Mega strike, police scandals and bye-bye Census: The biggest stories from 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ’s biggest news stories 2025. RNZ / Quin Tauetau The year 2025 felt like the year of the strikes. Over the past 12 months, we saw...
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Navy Commodore Andrew Brown awarded in New Year Honours List
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Brown has been recognised for his leadership of New Zealand’s response to the grounding of the HMNZS Manawanui. RNZ/ Susana Lei’ataua A Navy Commodore has...
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16 Māori recognised for 2026 in New Year Honours list
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Thomas Charles Roa has become a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori language and education RNZ / Pokere Paewai...
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What to expect from power prices in the coming year
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Consumer NZ is hopeful that electricity prices will improve in 2026, but does not expect much of a change. The consumer advocacy group says investments...
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New Zealand opts not to join international statement warning of deteriorating situation in Gaza
Source: Radio New Zealand A new displacement camp set up by the Egyptian Committee in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip on 11 November 2025. AFP / Eyad Baba New Zealand has not...
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BBSB International Limited Proposes Listing on GEM of HKEx to raise a maximum of approximately HK$87 million by way of Share Offer
Source: Media Outreach Highlights An established civil engineering contractor in Malaysia specialised in providing bridge engineering services as a subcontractor for large scale transportation infrastructure, with over 16 years of...
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Nominations open for new election in Papatoetoe subdivision
Source: Radio New Zealand An Auckland judge had upheld a petition in the Manukau District Court calling for a judicial inquiry following allegations of fraud in an Auckland local body...
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NZ Government urgently needs to join international condemnation of Israeli suspension of aid organisations in Gaza – PSNA
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa says the government urgently needs to join international condemnation of Israel’s suspension of dozens of humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without...
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Authorities urge violence-free night in Auckland, New Year’s events cancelled elsewhere
Source: Radio New Zealand An Auckland councillor is urging calm as revellers prepare to ring in the 2026 new year. AFP / NurPhoto An Auckland councillor is urging calm on...
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Defence News – Naval officer decorated for leadership of response to sinking of HMNZS Manawanui
Source: New Zealand Defence Force Commodore Andrew Brown RNZN (Retd) has been awarded the Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD) In the New Year Honours List 2026 for his leadership of New Zealand’s...
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George Clooney becomes French citizen
Source: Radio New Zealand Actor George Clooney and his family have been granted French citizenship, official government documents show, after he has previously voiced concern about raising his children amid...
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Māori excel in New Year Honours 2026
Source: New Zealand Government Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora e mua – Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give...
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New Year Honours: Recognition for Dame Coral Shaw – Teacher, lawyer, judge and head of a royal commission
Source: Radio New Zealand Dame Coral Shaw has been recognised for her work, among other things, as a Commissioner on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Libby...
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New Year Honours 2026 – the full list
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Here is the full list of everyone receiving a 2026 New Year Honour: Dame Companions of the New...
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Ten businesses that didn’t survive 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kitchen Things went into receivership mid-year. Google Maps It’s been another tough year financially for many New Zealand households and businesses. While some commentators said in...
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Te Arawa Lakes Trust battles invasive gold clams
Source: Radio New Zealand The invasive gold clams. Supplied / MPI Te Arawa Lakes Trust and local councils are banding together in the battle against invasive gold clams. The trust...
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Lane Crawford and AiDLab Partner to Innovate Fashion Retail through AI, Launching Interactive Personal Stylist
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 December 2025 – Lane Crawford, Hong Kong’s iconic luxury department store and the Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in...
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Te Arawa Lakes Trust battle invasive gold clams
Source: Radio New Zealand The invasive gold clams. Supplied / MPI Te Arawa Lakes Trust and local councils are banding together in the battle against invasive gold clams. The trust...
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Sport in 2025: The weird, wacky and wonderful
Source: Radio New Zealand There were a plethora of bizarre, quirky, and eye popping moments in the world of sport in 2025. Photosport What happened in the unpredictable world of...
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Year in review: NZ Warriors ride rollercoaster to NRL playoffs
Source: Radio New Zealand The Warriors hopes suffer a crippling blow, as star halfback Luke Metcalf falls to a season-ending knee injury. Tertius Pickard/www.photosport.nz Under the Go Media Stadium stand,...
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Idris Elba, former All Blacks coach recognised in UK honours list
Source: Radio New Zealand English actor Idris Elba attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023. AFP/SUPPLIED Actor Idris Elba, a...
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Political coups, fake doctors, deepfake porn and wild weather – What RNZ explained in 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ explainer journalism aims to make sense of the news of the day. 123rf Explainer – What were some of the biggest topics RNZ’s journalists explained...
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Tourism sector optimistic about next year, summer bookings positive
Source: Radio New Zealand Tourism New Zealand’s René de Monchy says the recent month-on-month visitor growth rate has been promising. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Tourism New Zealand is confident it...