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Comedians and kings: is Donald Trump reviving the ancient crime of lèse-majesté?

19 November 2025

Donald Trump’s claim that some satire could be ‘illegal’ harks back to an age when criticising a monarch could see the offender drawn and quartered.

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Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death
	19 Nov: Landmark ruling cites UN evidence of coordinated state killings as Dhaka confronts its deadliest crackdown in decades.... more

Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday
	19 Nov: Police are working towards determining how three young children died, following a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday... more

Multiple fire engines are battling a building fire in Northland's Port Whangarei this evening
	18 Nov: Multiple fire engines are battling a building fire in Northland's Port Whangarei this evening... more

A Christchurch man's one of New Zealand's newest millionaires - after a snap decision to get a Lotto ticket at Pak n Save Moorhouse - for the first time in 10 years
	18 Nov: A Christchurch man's one of New Zealand's newest millionaires - after a snap decision to get a Lotto ticket at Pak n Save Moorhouse - for the first time in 10 years... more

As people live longer and healthier, nurse training needs to respond to avoid ageist attitudes
	18 Nov: Ageism influences how people’s health concerns are interpreted. Symptoms can be dismissed as normal ageing, and older people don’t receive the treatment they need.... more

Police have released a picture of a man in North Dunedin, they're hoping can help with a homicide investigation
	18 Nov: Police have released a picture of a man in North Dunedin, they're hoping can help with a homicide investigation... more

Tutankhamun was decapitated 100 years ago – why the excavation is a great shame instead of a triumph
	18 Nov: Irreversible damage was done to the pharaoh’s body.... more

Australians are markedly more worried about the US, still wary about China: new poll
	18 Nov: More than half of respondents in a new survey said they were concerned about US interference in Australia, a jump of nearly 20 points since 2021.... more

The search for a missing fisherman is being scaled back in Northland - after one body was found on Saturday
	18 Nov: The search for a missing fisherman is being scaled back in Northland - after one body was found on Saturday... more

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19 Nov: Private northland water supply to be taken over by council after 10 years of poor quality (RadioNZ)

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19 Nov: Police face a deepening crisis of trust (RadioNZ)

19 Nov: Bright-line test vs labour’s capital gains tax: are we just arguing over names? (Stuff.co.nz)

18 Nov: A legendary nfl boss says afl clubs must follow these eight commandments for success (Sydney Morning Herald)

18 Nov: Bbc 'determined to fight' looming donald trump lawsuit over speech edit (RadioNZ)

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Soccer:
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Living & Travel:
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Rugby:
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