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Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 17 December 2025
The Crown is returning more than 3,000 hectares of land to Maori in the top of the South Island - ending what's thought to be the country's longest running property dispute; Wellington's regional… Audio
Heading Off to Nashville, USA!
Time for heading off, our weekly travel segment, where you share your adventures and offer any tips or tricks to wannabe travellers. Today we're off to the home of country music, Nashville, Tennessee… Audio
Live: Bondi terror attack gunman wakes from coma
The surviving gunman in the Bondi terror attack has woken from his coma.
Bondi terrorists travelled to Philippines for 'military-style training', security sources say
Investigators are now examining the Akrams' ties to an international jihadist network.
Art of Banksy exhibition lands in Christchurch
It is the first time original Banksy works will be displayed in the South Island, showcasing more than 150 original pieces.
World News Wrap for 17 December 2025
Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio
Winter weather deepens misery of tent-dwelling Gazans
Gaza's being hit by wild weather, while most of the population are surviving in tents - Alex Baird reports from Doha. Audio
Flash floods in Morocco kill dozens
Flash flood are hitting Morocco, Nabil Ahmed Rufai has his report from Africa Audio
Australia's gun law 'complacency' a result of early success - expert
Rebecca Peters was the leader of the grassroots movement in Australia to change gun laws following the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre.
18yo charged over allegedly displaying Nazi symbol near Perth Mosque
Officers were conducting proactive patrols in the vicinity.
'It will never be forgotten' - RNZ on the ground at Bondi Beach
First Person: The shock and horror in Sydney after the Bondi Beach attack feels awfully familiar, writes RNZ correspondent Charlotte Cook.
Some dolphins appear to have orca friends - scientists think they have figured out what’s going on
It is the first time this type of cooperative behaviour has been documented between the two marine mammals.
The Panel with Alan McElroy and Jennie Moreton, Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Alan McElroy and Jennie Moreton. First up, Hauraki Mayor Toby Adams says council staff are copping serious threats from members of the… Audio
Witnesses still shaken by Bondi beach terror attack
A Dunedin woman caught up in the Bondi beach terror attack says she has only just stopped trembling and been able to get some sleep. Frankie Lewis says tension had been building in the Sydney area for… Audio
Bondi beach hero speaks for the first time from hospital
The man hailed as a hero for disarming one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has spoken for the first time from his hospital bed. Ahmed Al Ahmed was shot multiple times after he rushed one of the attackers… Audio
US military says it carried out strikes on three vessels in eastern Pacific
Eight men were killed.
Bondi Beach gunman was follower of pro-Islamic State preacher
At least one of the gunmen responsible for the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach had long-standing links to Australia's pro-Islamic State network.
French first lady apologises for slur after feminist backlash
"I am sorry if I hurt women victims."
Feature interview: The Art of Sisu
The Danes have hygge, a cultural inclination to try to make things cosy. In Finland, they have a very different cultural trait called sisu, a quiet, inner strength drawn from surviving hardship. Dr… Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
As vigils for victims are held and more information about the alleged gunmen of the Bondi Beach attacks is revealed, Sydney residents are still reeling from the event. Brad Foster joins Jesse to offer… Audio
