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📢 On Tuesday morning, Willis challenged Richardson, who was finance minister from 1990 to 1993, to a debate.
Ruth Richardson agrees to debate country's fiscal position with Nicola Willis
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December 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
📢 Former nurse Rajwinder Singh was found guilty of murder seven years after Toyah's body was discovered on an isolated beach.
Life sentence for Queensland beach murder of Toyah Cordingley
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December 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
📢 Hundreds of thousands of Australians under 16 will be kicked off their accounts and blocked from making new ones on Wednesday.

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Legal threat as social media given final doomscrolling in Australia
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December 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
📢 Housing Minister said on social media "my apologies to those who need to come in for appointments today".
'Some dickhead': Chris Bishop's office 'smashed up' by vandal
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December 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
📢 The Japanese government said it was still assessing damages from the tsunami and quake, which struck around 80km off the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main Honshu island.
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake in northern Japan injures 33 people
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December 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
📢 In contrast, Hipkins received stronger backing in his position as the Labour leader in the latest 1News Verian poll.
Poll: Third of voters still back Luxon as best leader for National
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December 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
📢 US President has been hostile to renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, and prioritises fossil fuels to produce electricity.
US judge throws out Trump's order blocking wind energy development
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December 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
📢 The affected products were sold at selected stores in the South Island.
Cold-smoked salmon recalled over possible presence of Listeria
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December 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
📢 Among the trees that will have to be removed is a 75-year-old phoenix palm, which has stood sentinel on the land since about 1950.

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Neighbours fume over plans to axe trees for solar farm
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December 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
📢 Paramount argued that it's more likely to pass scrutiny from US President Donald Trump's administration, a big concern given his habit of injecting himself in American business decisions.

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Paramount goes hostile in Warner Bros bid, challenges Netflix offer
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December 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
📢 The bank said wholesale rates had risen by more than 40 basis points (0.40%) on longer terms since the day before the Reserve Bank's November OCR announcement.
Major bank lifts longer-term mortgage rates
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December 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
📢 The investigation has been underway since December 5.
Further arrests related to motorcyclist killing in Mt Wellington
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December 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
📢 Man arrested over fatal Auckland bus stabbing; Govt reveals big consenting reforms; Police confirm deaths of two people in large house fire in Foxton Beach.

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Five Big Things That Happened Today: Tuesday, December 9
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December 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
📢 A 36-year-old man is due to appear in court tomorrow.

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Man, 36, arrested in downtown Auckland over fatal bus stabbing
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December 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
📢 Housing Minister said on social media "my apologies to those who need to come in for appointments today".

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'Some dickhead': Chris Bishop says his office has been vandalised
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December 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
📢 A photo from the Bishopville prison showed a raw steak still in the grocery store packing, crab legs and Old Bay with side plastic baggies of marijuana and a couple of cartons of cigarettes.

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Drone drops steak, crab for US prisoner feast, but guards get it first
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December 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
📢 Police were called to at around 7.10pm yesterday to reports of two men "experiencing difficulties in the water and struggling to return to shore".
Man dies after drowning at Auckland's Kariotahi beach
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December 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
📢 Among the group – linked to the Head Hunters gang – was a 15-year-old who has been referred to Youth Aid.
Five arrested over alleged firebombing of Ōrewa cafe
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December 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
📢 More than 2000 dogs flocked to the park in Palermo. The record to beat was 1685.
Golden retrievers gather in Buenos Aires to fetch world record
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December 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
📢 FENZ said 30 firefighters were on the ground, blacking out a 15m containment line along the southern flank.
Tongariro wildfire now 80% contained – nearly 300ha scorched
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December 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
📢 The FMA's head of enforcement says issues stemmed from system deficiencies that meant it failed to deliver a publicly advertised discount to customers.
Tower ordered to pay $7 million penalty for misleading customers
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December 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
📢 Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27, and Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 28, went viral after allegedly bragging in a video about refusing to treat Israeli patients.
Former Sydney nurse denies threatening to hurt Israeli patients
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December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
📢 Christy Wasser testified that a loaded gun magazine had been found moments after Mangione was handcuffed at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s.
Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police he was their suspect
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December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
📢 Cantabrian will replace the injured Tom Blundell for the second Test against the West Indies that starts tomorrow in Wellington.

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Wicketkeeper Mitchell Hay to debut for Black Caps against Windies
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December 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
📢 Manawatu Area Commander Ross Grantham confirmed the bodies of two people who were earlier unaccounted for have since been recovered from the scene.
Police confirm deaths of two people in large house fire in Foxton Beach
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December 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM