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    Trump threatens Iran with 'major destruction' as US fleet arrives in Gulf
     29 January 2026
    The US president says Tehran should make a deal or face military strikes as tensions between the two countries escalate.
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    Non-urgent events are dominating the number of 111 calls for ambulances, as paramedics struggle to keep up with demand
    29 Jan: Non-urgent events are dominating the number of 111 calls for ambulances, as paramedics struggle to keep up with demand... more
    Iranian doctor who fled to Australia after operating on massacre victims estimates death toll in tens of thousands
    28 Jan: In one of the most harrowing accounts yet, a doctor who fled Iran for Australia recounts trying to save bullet-riddled victims of the government crackdown on protests.... more
    Te Pati Maori is justifying its stance on prison abolition, in the face of criticism from the Government and Labour
    28 Jan: Te Pati Maori is justifying its stance on prison abolition, in the face of criticism from the Government and Labour... more
    New Health and safety laws for teaching and research laboratories - could take effect this year
    28 Jan: New Health and safety laws for teaching and research laboratories - could take effect this year... more
    Tensions in Minnesota could send the US into another government shutdown — here's why
    28 Jan: Politicians across the spectrum in the US are looking for ways forward as public outrage intensifies in Minnesota. From a border czar to a partial government shutdown, here's what could come next.... more
    Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge
    28 Jan: When officials lie time and again, people don’t know what to trust. And when this happens, citizens cannot deliberate, approve or dissent coherently, because a shared world no longer exists.... more
    Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui
    28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui... more
    Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets
    27 Jan: Taxes raise prices, and higher prices reduce smoking. But duty-free tobacco sales remain a policy anomaly and deny the government much-needed health revenue.... more
    The coalition government has retained a small lead in the latest RNZ-Reid Research Poll
    27 Jan: The coalition government has retained a small lead in the latest RNZ-Reid Research Poll... more

     Most Popular Recent Politics News
     01 Jan: Countries adopting 'new year's resolutions' with health, economy and internet laws ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Jan: NetBlocks reports internet blackout imposed in Iran amid nationwide protests +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Authorities are working to get to the bottom of a major cyber security breach which may have exposed the personal health data of tens of thousands of Kiwis +++++++++++++++++++++++++
     01 Jan: Enrolling in this year's General Election is different this year, from last time, in 2023 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     01 Jan: Hopes the new vocational education model kicking in from today will put industry in the driver's seat +++++++++++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: The Privacy Commissioner is expecting Manage My Health to demonstrate it has appropriate safeguards in place following a data breach +++++++++++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: Cautious optimism from tech experts, in the wake of this week's ManageMyHealth cyber attack +++++++++++++++++++++++

     Politics NewsLinks
      29 Jan: How judith collins unwillingly became the crusher (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Jan: Earnest speeches delay the first politics in parliament's year (RadioNZ)
      28 Jan: Curtains down for crusher collins, one of politics' leading players (RadioNZ)
      28 Jan: Judith collins confirms retirement from politics, with new job (Stuff.co.nz)
      28 Jan: National's judith collins retires from politics, appointed law commission president (RadioNZ)
      27 Jan: Coalition mps accuse opposition of ‘politicising’ weather disasters (Stuff.co.nz)
      27 Jan: Politics live: parliament returns for 2026, first poll shows boost for nz first, labour (RadioNZ)
      26 Jan: Tech versus politics (Aardvark)
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    Environment:
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    National:
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    International:
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