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Sam Kerr to make final call on Matildas minutes

After missing Chelsea's last two games, Sam Kerr will determine how many minutes she will play in the Matildas' clashes against New Zealand.

AAP

Inquiry to probe case of fugitive father who hid children in New Zealand forest for years

Tom Phillips forced his children to live in remote campsites, without access to education or healthcare

The Independent UK

Tom Phillips case: New Zealand to hold public inquiry into disappearance of fugitive father and children

Hearings will be held in private to assess ‘whether government agencies took all practicable steps to protect the safety and welfare of the Phillips children’, says attorney general

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Your risk of catching COVID is at its lowest since 2020 – but here’s why you should still get boosted for Christmas

As the Christmas season looms, with its crowded end-of-year parties, family gatherings and busy travel schedules, many New Zealanders might be asking a now familiar question: should I get another COVID-19 booster?

The Conversation

‘I love my country. I don’t want to leave’: readers reflect on the exodus from New Zealand

As people continue to move away in record numbers, readers share their reasons for leaving and contemplate life in New Zealand

The Guardian - AU

Feral cats on list as New Zealand toughens conservation

New Zealand's ambitious Predator Free 2050 strategy to rid the country of invasive mammals is adding feral cats to its target species list.

AAP

Woman gets life sentence for killing children in New Zealand’s ‘suitcase murders’ case

Hakyung Lee attempted to kill herself and her children but woke up to find them unresponsive

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Fresh rate cut likely the last as NZ looks to recovery

New Zealand hopes to strengthen its economy with a fresh rate cut while boosting business and consumer confidence in what could be the last move for a while.

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'Suitcase Murders' Case Ends With Life Sentence for Mother Who Drugged and Killed Two Children

A New Zealand mother has been jailed for life after murdering her two children and hiding their bodies in suitcases, a case known as the 'suitcase murders'.

International Business Times UK

Matildas to ramp up Asian Cup prep in NZ friendlies

While their immediate sights are on friendlies against New Zealand, star Caitlin Foord says the Matildas are focused on their final Asian Cup preparations.

AAP

What is happening with the government’s contentious review of the Waitangi Tribunal?

Resistance to the New Zealand government’s policies aimed at rolling back Māori rights and protections under te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi has now reached the United Nations.

The Conversation

Bodies of US climber and guide found after distress call from New Zealand’s highest peak sparked desperate search

The other person who died was an internationally-recognized climbing guide

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games aspirations for island with population of less than 40

A dwindling population of less than three dozen currently sates its sporting appetite with occasional games of tennis.

The Independent UK

A November to remember: let’s celebrate the good in international rugby

We turn the dial towards whimsy and revisit some of the moments that made the autumn internationals irresistible

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Two climbers dead after fall on New Zealand's Aoraki Mount Cook

Authorities say they were alerted late on Monday night local time that four climbers needed help as they attempted to climb Mount Cook. Two people were rescued and airlifted by helicopters, as authorities work to recover the bodies of the two remaining climbers.

The Independent UK

Two climbers die scaling New Zealand’s highest peak

Two mountaineers airlifted to safety after climbing party of four runs into trouble on Aoraki

The Conversation

NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking

New Zealand’s draft science curriculum, released last month, promises to advance “knowledge-rich” learning.

AAP

Rate cut a shoo-in as Kiwi economy searches for spark

With an economy shrinking and unemployment at eight-year highs, New Zealand's central bank is all but certain to cut rates at its last meeting of the year.

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The Independent UK

FBI director’s Nerf-inspired printed guns gifted to New Zealand officials destroyed

New Zealand law tightly restricts pistols, requiring a specific permit beyond a standard gun licence

The Independent UK

2 climbers die and 2 more rescued on New Zealand's highest peak

Two mountain climbers have died on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, while two others from the same group were rescued

Metal Hammer

Watch Tool play a bunch of rarities for the first time in 20 years, plus a Black Sabbath cover, during New Zealand shows over the weekend

Deep cuts from the Undertow, Ænima and 10,000 Days albums found their way back onto the setlist as the prog metal icons kicked off their Oceania/Asia tour

The Guardian - AU

‘Stone-cold killers’: New Zealand to eradicate feral cats by 2050

Feral cats are already caught and killed in some areas but will now be subject to coordinated targeting, with large-scale eradication programs

The Guardian - AU

‘The whole thing stinks’: outsourced ATO call centre workers shocked by conditions as callers complain about inexperienced staff

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand also say the ATO’s ‘phone system just doesn’t work’

AAP

Sydney to host Tonga-Samoa World Cup blockbuster

The draw has been released for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup with Australia in the same pool as Fiji, New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

The Guardian - AU

Rocky Horror creator Richard O’Brien: ‘The Spice Girls couldn’t sing. But lovely girls’

The actor, writer and musician on growing up on a sheep farm in New Zealand, being in Spice World and a lovely afternoon with Aretha Franklin

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