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European Union leaders have announced a 183 billion New Zealand dollar loan for Ukraine to help fund its defence against Russia as the war moves into its fourth year

20 December 2025

European Union leaders have announced a 183 billion New Zealand dollar loan for Ukraine to help fund its defence against Russia as the war moves into its fourth year

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Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise
	19 Dec: Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise... more

Trump’s new security strategy exposes the limits of NZ’s ‘softly-softly’ diplomacy
	19 Dec: The new US National Security Strategy marks a historic break – and a problem for the NZ government’s policy of closer strategic alignment with Washington.... more

Optimism about the prospects of the economy heading into next year
	19 Dec: Optimism about the prospects of the economy heading into next year... more

Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport
	18 Dec: Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport... more

An infamous use of the c-word is back in the headlines - earning Quote of the Year
	18 Dec: An infamous use of the c-word is back in the headlines - earning Quote of the Year... more

Is democracy the worst form of government – apart from all the others? We asked 5 experts
	18 Dec: Recent studies have shown declining levels of trust in democratic systems. We asked experts to consider democracy’s strengths and weaknesses.... more

A Northland suicide cluster presents stark revelations of rangatahi being lost in the system
	18 Dec: A Northland suicide cluster presents stark revelations of rangatahi being lost in the system... more

Frydenberg calls for antisemitism royal commission after Bondi attack
	17 Dec: Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called for bans on radical "hate preachers," protests, stronger immigration laws and a royal commission into antisemitism in an emotional speech at the site of the Bondi terror attack.... more

Meanwhile, Ngapuhi's is getting back Northland's historic Kororipo Pa - in the Kerikeri Basin
	17 Dec: Meanwhile, Ngapuhi's is getting back Northland's historic Kororipo Pa - in the Kerikeri Basin... more

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