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	Sheep dog trials return to screen in new broadcasting deal RadioNZ - 26 Nov (RadioNZ) Sheep dog trials at next year`s New Zealand Rural Games will play on TVNZ`s platforms. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Cancelled Kapuni carbon storage scheme scrapped from national emissions plan RadioNZ - 26 Nov (RadioNZ) Despite a raft of climate policy cuts, the country is still on track to narrowly meet its greenhouse gas budget - but not a 2030 methane target set in law. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Theft thought to be behind spate of missing bus stop benches in Auckland Stuff.co.nz - 26 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) Auckland Transport said around 65 benches had gone missing. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Wairarapa Hospital misses out on ring-fenced payout Stuff.co.nz - 26 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) After months of wrangling, Health New Zealand say no settlement money is ring-fenced for Wairarapa Hospital. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Reserve Bank cuts OCR again as optimism around economic recovery grows Stuff.co.nz - 26 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) The Reserve Bank lowered the OCR by 0.25 percentage points to 2.25% on Wednesday, the ninth reduction in 15 months. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5, boosting coding & security ITBrief - 26 Nov (ITBrief) Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5, enhancing coding, reasoning, and security with improved performance and resistance to cyber attacks. Read... Newslink ©2025 to ITBrief Computing



	Police continuing to investigate 17 over 'misuse and inappropriate content' RadioNZ - 26 Nov (RadioNZ) Three staff have been cleared of any wrongdoing, with inquiries finding their searches were work-related. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	New Zealand's track record of racial equality under review at the UN RadioNZ - 26 Nov (RadioNZ) Maori leaders have told a UN committee that racism against Maori has escalated under the current government. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Auckland man taken to hospital with serious injuries, police trying to find offender RadioNZ - 26 Nov (RadioNZ) The man was found seriously injured in the main town centre of West Auckland`s Henderson. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Blues prop was already missing one finger. He was ‘lucky’ to not lose another Stuff.co.nz - 26 Nov (Stuff.co.nz) Marcel Renata almost had a second finger amputated because of rugby after a “freakish accident” in training. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport