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A Russian Christmas to keep the tradition alive
24 Dec 2025An Auckland-based Russian playgroup is helping families teach their children traditional festivities.
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Where will traffic be on Christmas and Boxing Day?
24 Dec 2025The Transport Agency is warning more cars on the road, tired drivers, and people driving on unfamiliar roads can all add up.
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Festive spirit spurs teens to commit to neighbourhood spruce-up
24 Dec 2025The initiative has also inspired other residents to contribute by tidying up their own properties. Audio
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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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Calls for UK's role to be considered in sinking of Manawanui
The former Samoa Prime Minister confirmed the navy ship had been surveying the south coast as part of security for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and King Charles.
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'It's a wonderful life': Inside NZ's only Trappist monastery
27 Dec 2025Down a mossy tree lined driveway in rural Hawke's Bay, the six monks of the Kopua Monastery start their day at 4am with prayer.
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End of the line for Melling train station
26 Dec 2025The iconic station would close for about 36 months.
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Man charged with murder over Hamilton death
Jason Poa, 55, died at a home on Hamilton's Lake Crescent last week.
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Residents return home after Hawke's Bay blaze
24 Dec 2025A Fire and Emergency spokesperson told RNZ there's now one fire truck monitoring the scene, and the fire investigators have left.
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Where the 'good BBQ weather' is on Christmas - and where will be rainy
24 Dec 2025Forecasters are predicting a mixed bag of weather on Christmas Day. Video
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One dead after Christmas Eve fire in New Plymouth
24 Dec 2025One person has died after a house fire in New Plymouth early on the morning of Christmas Eve.
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Cardrona ski pioneer John Lee dies at 89
24 Dec 2025The Wānaka farmer and entrepreneur died peacefully on Sunday surrounded by family.
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Accidents reported in Auckland Christmas Eve traffic
24 Dec 2025Several accidents have snarled Auckland traffic on Christmas Eve.
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Waikato's newly elected mayors talk about the rigours of the job
24 Dec 2025RNZ caught up with seven new mayors in the Waikato region to see how they were doing a couple of months after being elected to the position.
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Ruatiti huts reopen amidst murder investigation
Mitchell Cole is a person of interest in an investigation into the deaths of Brendon and Trina Cole.
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Kiwis hatch in Nelson sanctuary during Christmas season
24 Dec 2025"It was an absolutely delightful, joyful moment. I couldn't hope for anything better than that just before Christmas," sanctuary ecologist Robert Schadewinkel says.
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Oyster farmers to receive another $1m over catastrophic sewage spill
24 Dec 2025It's after an initial $1 million was given last month.
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Five people injured in crash on Waikato highway
24 Dec 2025Three people were seriously injured, and another two sustained moderate injuries.
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Anchors, camels and kayaks: A less traditional Christmas for Kiwi travellers
24 Dec 2025From yachts to deserts, these families are celebrating Christmas without a fixed address - proving that home, and the holiday spirit, can be found anywhere.
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Body recovered near Thames believed to be missing person
24 Dec 2025Police received reports of a body being located on the beach by a member of the public near Thames Coast Road, Kereta.
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Police dog Teo recovers from burns during Rotorua search
24 Dec 2025Teo was being gradually eased back from seven years of patrol work when she fell into scalding geothermal water.
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NZTA orders data analysis to identify full scale of falsely recorded breath tests
24 Dec 2025RNZ earlier revealed about 130 police staff were under investigation throughout the country after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were "falsely or erroneously recorded".
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Scrub blaze near Hastings almost out
24 Dec 2025The fire in Fernhill has left one person hospitalised and multiple buildings destroyed, with many other residents forced to evacuate their homes.
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One injured after fire destroys home in Christchurch
24 Dec 2025Four crews responded around 5am and found the single-storey property in Mairehau well ablaze.
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