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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's National articles  National
    Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream
     1 January 2026
    You can trace your summer treat all the way back to the ‘ice pits’ developed in the Persian desert in 550 BCE.
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    A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island
    1 Jan: A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island... more
    The Wellington Blaze have continued their unbeaten start to the women's T20 Super Smash with a 61-run thumping of Northern at Bay Oval
    31 Dec 2025: The Wellington Blaze have continued their unbeaten start to the women's T20 Super Smash with a 61-run thumping of Northern at Bay Oval... more
    The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there
    31 Dec 2025: The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there... more
    Police are appealing to the public to track down a 70-year-old man reported missing from Central Auckland
    31 Dec 2025: Police are appealing to the public to track down a 70-year-old man reported missing from Central Auckland... more
    A search is underway for a dog who went missing after a yacht capsized in Northland yesterday
    31 Dec 2025: A search is underway for a dog who went missing after a yacht capsized in Northland yesterday... more
    Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help
    31 Dec 2025: Police investigating the death of a woman in Hawke's Bay's Hastings in October, want the public's help... more
    Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat
    31 Dec 2025: How would-be autocrats manufacture a crisis to portray themselves as a saviour and expand their powers.... more
    A fillip for the Wellington Phoenix women, heading into the new year
    31 Dec 2025: A fillip for the Wellington Phoenix women, heading into the new year... more
    Why do we get snippets of songs stuck in our heads? And are earworms more common with OCD?
    31 Dec 2025: Most people experience earworms at least weekly, especially if you listen to a lot of music.... more

     Most Popular Recent National News
     17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     18 Dec: Albanese not invited to rabbi’s funeral, as Frydenberg calls for ban on ‘hate preachers’ ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     23 Dec: Police have made four arrests regarding the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     22 Dec: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui +++++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Dec: Eighteen people have been assessed by St John, after a school bus and car crashed on Christchurch's Wainoni Road about 3.15  +++++++++++++++++
     09 Dec: Police say an Auckland bus driver isn't at fault, who kept driving after a fatal attack on a passenger last night - one of two assaults ++++++++++++++++
     14 Dec: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch ++++++++++++++

     National NewsLinks
      6 Jan: Search ongoing for missing tramper graham in kahurangi national park (Stuff.co.nz)
      6 Jan: ‘it’s a bit surreal’: canterbury bowler completes family legacy with national title (Stuff.co.nz)
      6 Jan: Greenland and denmark should decide territory's future, says starmer after trump threats (BBCWorld)
      5 Jan: Tramper missing in national park for 10 days (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Jan: Black caps quick in doubt for t20 world cup with calf injury (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Jan: Starmer ready for closer alignment with the eu 'in the national interest' (BBCWorld)
      2 Jan: 'national treasure' brighton pier put up for sale (BBCWorld)
      2 Jan: Government suspends gabon team, bans aubameyang and sacks coach (BBCWorld)
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    Business:
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