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    Trump’s new world order is taking shape in Venezuela. Five keys to understanding the US military attacks
     4 January 2026
    The US capture of Nicolás Maduro opens a new era in international relations.
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    A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented
    4 Jan: The operation in Venezuela has echoes of Panama in 1989. But in ordering President Maduro’s capture, Trump has broken with long-standing US policy in Latin America.... more
    I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers
    4 Jan: Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says an expert on war powers.... more
    Surf Life Saving New Zealand says its lifeguards tried to resuscitate two people pulled from the water in Northland yesterday evening
    4 Jan: Surf Life Saving New Zealand says its lifeguards tried to resuscitate two people pulled from the water in Northland yesterday evening... more
    ???1;Two more are being added to the holiday drowning toll after a pair was recovered from Ripiro Beach in Northland
    4 Jan: ???1;Two more are being added to the holiday drowning toll after a pair was recovered from Ripiro Beach in Northland... more
    Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano reckons self-inflicted hardship drove his side to a 3-nil A-League win away at the Brisbane Roar
    4 Jan: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano reckons self-inflicted hardship drove his side to a 3-nil A-League win away at the Brisbane Roar... more
    US snatches Maduro in raid on Caracas: what we know so far
    4 Jan: The US has captured the Venezuelan president, but whether this will lead to wholesale regime change remains unclear.... more
    The 10-man Wellington Phoenix men have stunned Brisbane 3-0 in the A-League, despite winger Carlo Armiento being given a red card in the 38th minute
    4 Jan: The 10-man Wellington Phoenix men have stunned Brisbane 3-0 in the A-League, despite winger Carlo Armiento being given a red card in the 38th minute... more
    The Wellington Phoenix men have helped Auckland FC stay top of the A-League ladder...upsetting the third placed Brisbane Roar 3-nil across the ditch...despite playing more than an hour with just 10 men
    4 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix men have helped Auckland FC stay top of the A-League ladder...upsetting the third placed Brisbane Roar 3-nil across the ditch...despite playing more than an hour with just 10 men... more
    The Wellington Phoenix women have made history...scoring their first-ever A-League football point in Queensland
    4 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix women have made history...scoring their first-ever A-League football point in Queensland... 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 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     23 Dec: Police have made four arrests regarding the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     18 Dec: Albanese not invited to rabbi’s funeral, as Frydenberg calls for ban on ‘hate preachers’ ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++++++
     16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby ++++++++++++++
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning ++++++++++++++

     National NewsLinks
      10 Jan: Black jacks star joins elite company with 10th national title after maiden singles win (Stuff.co.nz)
      10 Jan: Search on for inaugural women's national scrabble champion (RadioNZ)
      10 Jan: Doctors strike in scotland called off as union backs latest pay deal (BBCWorld)
      9 Jan: ‘i’m not looking for wallabies’: leadership shake-up offers clue to world cup path (Sydney Morning Herald)
      9 Jan: Canadian national sentenced to home detention for child abuse images (RadioNZ)
      9 Jan: National war memorial ‘dishonoured’ by vandals, mayor says (Stuff.co.nz)
      9 Jan: Search for missing tramper in kahurangi national park moved to 'limited search phase' (RadioNZ)
      9 Jan: How atsc 3.0 aims to win over cord-cutters in 2026 (PC World)
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