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New Zealand welcomes 2026 with fireworks at Auckland’s Sky Tower

Auckland celebrated the new year with fireworks from the Sky Tower despite steady rain, marking 2026 ahead of the world.

Euronews

Sydney welcomes 2026 with spectacular fireworks display as world rings in new year

An hour before midnight, the victims of the Bondi Beach attack – during which 15 were killed and 40 injured – were commemorated with a minute of silence

The Independent UK

New Zealand's Auckland kicks off 2026 celebrations with fireworks

Auckland has become the first major city to ring in 2026 with fireworks from Sky Tower

The Independent UK

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NZ report card 2025: how the country fared in 28 key global and domestic rankings

Standardised testing and regular progress assessment became key features of the education system this year, so why not apply those same principles to New Zealand as a whole?

The Conversation

Santa Tracker 2025 LIVE — how to find Santa now with Google and NORAD

You can follow Santa Claus on his journey around the world thanks to Google and NORAD's festive trackers.

Tom’s Guide

After more than a decade of tragedy, Christchurch emerges as New Zealand’s most ‘vibrant city’

Christchurch now at the centre of the country’s fastest-growing region as lower house prices, job prospects and thriving cultural scene entice people to the city

The Guardian - AU

Most of NZ’s flowering plants grow nowhere else – and Christmas falls in peak blooming season

Traditionally, the plants associated with Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere – holly, ivy, mistletoe – are celebrated for their evergreen leaves in winter or their fruits.

The Conversation

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OpenAI launches "Your Year with ChatGPT" — a Spotify Wrapped-style recap that analyzes your most intrusive thoughts and chat habits from 2025

OpenAI has rolled out an annual review feature, "Your Year with ChatGPT," to users in select markets, including the United States, Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.

Windows Central

Chile coach Pablo Lemoine: ‘Rugby is in trouble, even in countries like Wales’

The former Uruguay prop has praise for the new World Cup format but believes World Rugby must do more for developing nations

The Guardian - UK

Rocket Lab launches final mission of 2025, sends Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

Space

Time to stop the blame game: Breakers stuck in a funk

The New Zealand Breakers have lost three games in a row, including to the bottom two teams, and their coach isn't holding back.

AAP

India and New Zealand finalize a free trade agreement, eyeing growth as global uncertainties persist

India and New Zealand have reached a free trade deal to deepen economic ties amid global trade uncertainties

The Independent UK

‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch

Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest city

The Guardian - AU

‘Miracle’ of Zealandia: chick is born to rare takahē pair thought to be infertile

Unexpected arrival is a boon for birdlife in New Zealand, where there are only 500 takahē left

The Guardian - AU

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Circle back in February? If only we could

Letters: David Parker responds to the news that some New Zealanders are taking an extremely long summer break

The Guardian - UK

Tom Jordan brings a smorgasbord of skills to Bristol’s Big Game at Harlequins

Late developer overlooked in New Zealand but has progressed from semi-pro in Ayr to Scotland international

The Guardian - AU

Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns

Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’

AAP

McVeigh enters 'dad mode' to lift Taipans over NZ

Days after the birth of his first child, Jack McVeigh scored a career-high 47 points as the Cairns Taipans ended a long losing streak against New Zealand.

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The Conversation

Trump’s new security strategy exposes the limits of NZ’s ‘softly-softly’ diplomacy

President Donald Trump’s recently-issued National Security Strategy marks a decisive break in United States foreign policy. It also poses an uncomfortable challenge for New Zealand and other countries that have long depended on a rules-based order.

AAP

New Zealand's GDP rollercoaster continues with Q3 lift

New Zealand enjoyed a much-needed 1.1 per cent boost to GDP in the September quarter, fuelled by tourism, dairy and manufacturing.

The Conversation

Jevon McSkimming sentencing: why a public inquiry into the police should be next

The sentencing of former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming represents not just the downfall of a senior officer, but a cloud over the system that enabled him to rise almost to the top.

The Guardian - AU

The rural towns fighting for survival as New Zealand grapples with a growing exodus

Ruapehu is emblematic of question facing New Zealand: how to prevent rural regions – and the country at large - from hollowing out

The Conversation

What NZ needs to watch as Australia reforms gun laws after the Bondi terror attack

The Bondi terror attack on Sunday has seen Australian federal, state and territory governments agree to the biggest overhaul of firearms regulations since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.

AAP

Return to surplus pushed out again in New Zealand

New Zealand's fiscal woes are set to lengthen with the mid-year budget pushing out a return to surplus to 2030.

The Conversation

Communities must be central to climate adaptation strategies – 10 insights to guide national policy

Discussions about how New Zealand should adapt to a changing climate have been going on for more than two decades.

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