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Music can affect your driving – but not always how you’d expect

29 December 2025

We tend to think music relaxes us, energises us, or helps us focus when we’re behind the wheel. Here’s what the science says.

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NZ report card 2025: how the country fared in 28 key global and domestic rankings
	29 Dec: New Zealand compares well on global measures of freedom, happiness and transparency. But rankings in some important areas, including climate, drag the averages down.... more

Police are continuing to look into reports someone had a firearm in Christchurch's Halswell Quarry and Kennedy's Bush area about 10.30 yesterday morning
	29 Dec: Police are continuing to look into reports someone had a firearm in Christchurch's Halswell Quarry and Kennedy's Bush area about 10.30 yesterday morning... more

Three men have been receiving hospital treatment, after mass brawls early yesterday on Auckland's Karangahape Road
	29 Dec: Three men have been receiving hospital treatment, after mass brawls early yesterday on Auckland's Karangahape Road... more

Two people have been hospitalised, after reports of fighting in South Auckland's Wiri last night
	29 Dec: Two people have been hospitalised, after reports of fighting in South Auckland's Wiri last night... more

Police are continuing to look for alleged offenders, after two serious brawls in Auckland yesterday
	29 Dec: Police are continuing to look for alleged offenders, after two serious brawls in Auckland yesterday... more

Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast
	28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast... more

In Upper Hutt near Kaitoke, the intersection of SH2 and Waterworks Road has reopened after a collision
	28 Dec: In Upper Hutt near Kaitoke, the intersection of SH2 and Waterworks Road has reopened after a collision... more

History for Sparks batter Laura Harris during her side's six-wicket victory over the Canterbury Magicians in their women's T20 Super Smash match in Alexandra
	28 Dec: History for Sparks batter Laura Harris during her side's six-wicket victory over the Canterbury Magicians in their women's T20 Super Smash match in Alexandra... more

Gisborne-bound motorists are being urged to drive safe, and plan ahead, as traffic's expected to worsen, over the holiday break
	28 Dec: Gisborne-bound motorists are being urged to drive safe, and plan ahead, as traffic's expected to worsen, over the holiday break... more

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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 ++++++++++++++++++++++

17 Dec: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September +++++++++++++++++

05 Dec: A Christchurch school at the centre of this week's mouldy lunches debacle, has launched an internal inquiry +++++++++++++++++

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 ++++++++++++++++

03 Dec: Auckland restaurateur Leo Molloy says he'll pay the fine the Veterinary Council's imposed - for breaching name suppression of the murderer of British backpacker, Grace Millane +++++++++++++++

National NewsLinks

29 Dec: ‘outstanding legacy’: former england opener and ecb chief dies at 62 (Stuff.co.nz)

28 Dec: Uk restricts dr congo visas over migrant return policy (BBCWorld)

27 Dec: Rahui in place after death at tongariro national park (Stuff.co.nz)

27 Dec: Rahui enacted after death at tongariro national park (RadioNZ)

27 Dec: Pukaha national wildlife centre back from brink of closure (RadioNZ)

26 Dec: Man in court after handing himself in to police on christmas day over suspected double homicide (Stuff.co.nz)

26 Dec: Andrew bayly and the fight for antarctica (RadioNZ)

23 Dec: Coalition splinters as pm and peters clash over india trade deal (Stuff.co.nz)

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International:
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Politics:
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Entertainment:
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Education:
The PPTA says the popularity of school life skills and personal development classes reflects a shift in what students want from school - not just parents 8:47

National:
Music can affect your driving – but not always how you’d expect 8:27

National:
NZ report card 2025: how the country fared in 28 key global and domestic rankings 8:17

Law and Order:
Police are continuing to look into reports someone had a firearm in Christchurch's Halswell Quarry and Kennedy's Bush area about 10.30 yesterday morning 8:17

Rugby:
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Environment:
With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge 8:07

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