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    Critical support's rolling out to at-risk regional airlines - with Golden Bay Air announced as a first loan recipient
     25 February 2026
    Critical support's rolling out to at-risk regional airlines - with Golden Bay Air announced as a first loan recipient
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    Police say the community is safer without the pathetic gutless coward who murdered a Christchurch mother in front of her children
    25 Feb: Police say the community is safer without the pathetic gutless coward who murdered a Christchurch mother in front of her children... more
    The Government's quietly ditched its quarterly action plans
    25 Feb: The Government's quietly ditched its quarterly action plans... more
    Extreme weather is transforming the world’s rivers. We need new ways to protect them
    25 Feb: Rivers support billions of people but are among the least protected parts of nature. A major review shows what needs to be done as climate change accelerates.... more
    Hamnet was dec lared Outstanding British Film at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards
    25 Feb: The Shakespeare drama - which stars Paul Mescal, 30, and 36 year old Jessie Buckley - managed to beat 28 Years Later, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy, Die My Love, H Is For Hawk, I Swear, Mr Burton, Pillion, and Steve, to bag the accolade.... more
    Jessie Buckley dedicated her 2026 EE BAFTA Film Award for Best Leading Actress to the women who inspired her to break the mould
    25 Feb: The 36-year-old actress encouraged more women to tell stories in cinema after she beat Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) and Emma Stone (Bugonia) to the gong for her role of Agnes Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare, in Hamnet.... more
    Lizzie McGuire and Revenge of the Nerds star Robert Carradine dies at 71
    25 Feb: Robert Carradine — the youngest member of a legendary Hollywood family —  dies, with his loved ones revealing his struggle with bipolar disorder.... more
    Pauline Hanson’s no ‘good’ Muslims comment shows how normalised Islamophobia has become in Australia
    25 Feb: Recent events show troubling signs that Islamophobia has become normalised, tolerated in ways other forms of racism are not.... more
    A 41-year-old Auckland man has received the maximum sentence for possessing child sex material
    25 Feb: A 41-year-old Auckland man has received the maximum sentence for possessing child sex material... more
    Meridian's strong bounce-back in the second half of last year has renewed talk of hydro expansion
    25 Feb: Meridian's strong bounce-back in the second half of last year has renewed talk of hydro expansion... more

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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Jessie Buckley dedicated her 2026 EE BAFTA Film Award for Best Leading Actress to the women who inspired her to break the mould 14:21

    Environment:
    Extreme weather is transforming the world’s rivers. We need new ways to protect them 14:17

    Politics:
    The Government's quietly ditched its quarterly action plans 14:07

    Entertainment:
    Lizzie McGuire and Revenge of the Nerds star Robert Carradine dies at 71 13:57

    Entertainment:
    Hamnet was dec lared Outstanding British Film at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards 13:51

    Law and Order:
    Police say the community is safer without the pathetic gutless coward who murdered a Christchurch mother in front of her children 13:47

    Business:
    Meridian's strong bounce-back in the second half of last year has renewed talk of hydro expansion 13:27

    Entertainment:
    Robert Aramayo joked he was scared to pick up his EE BAFTA Rising Star Award after he previously dropped a gong 13:21

    National:
    Pauline Hanson’s no ‘good’ Muslims comment shows how normalised Islamophobia has become in Australia 13:07

    Law and Order:
    A 41-year-old Auckland man has received the maximum sentence for possessing child sex material 13:07

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