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With Iran weakened, Trump’s end goal may now be regime change. It’s an incredibly risky gamble

30 January 2026

Iran’s theocratic leaders are prepared to fight to the end, making regime change a very costly and destabilising exercise for the US.

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Insurers are getting increasingly sophisticated about where they offer cover - particularly in areas most affected by climate risks
	30 Jan: Insurers are getting increasingly sophisticated about where they offer cover - particularly in areas most affected by climate risks... more

This year's first Super Rugby Pacific pre-season matches take place across New Zealand this afternoon
	30 Jan: This year's first Super Rugby Pacific pre-season matches take place across New Zealand this afternoon... more

NZTA says the Coromandel's State Highway 25 has now fully reopened in time for the weekend - but speed restrictions remain in place
	30 Jan: NZTA says the Coromandel's State Highway 25 has now fully reopened in time for the weekend - but speed restrictions remain in place... more

Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey
	30 Jan: Just one of the many ways the Anthropocene is reshaping life on Earth.... more

The West Coast Regional Council is upping their game on flood protection - to ensure Westport can continue to insure their homes
	30 Jan: The West Coast Regional Council is upping their game on flood protection - to ensure Westport can continue to insure their homes... more

Rethinking Troy: how years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city
	30 Jan: The real heartbeat of Troy is a story that history has long forgotten.... more

What the ‘mother of all deals’ between India and the EU means for global trade
	30 Jan: The new agreement will affect the lives of 2 billion people across economies representing about a quarter of global GDP.... more

ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb
	30 Jan: ICE, created in response to 9/11, meets most definitions of paramilitary forces. Critics worry it’s gone beyond its writ of immigration enforcement.... more

The Wellington Phoenix are matter-of-fact about missing football's Australia Cup, alongside Auckland FC
	30 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix are matter-of-fact about missing football's Australia Cup, alongside Auckland FC... more

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