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

29 December 2025

New Zealand compares well on global measures of freedom, happiness and transparency. But rankings in some important areas, including climate, drag the averages down.

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Music can affect your driving – but not always how you’d expect
	29 Dec: 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.... more

Nick Kyrgios has blitzed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 across what has been coined their battle-of-the-sexes tennis match in Dubai
	29 Dec: Nick Kyrgios has blitzed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 across what has been coined their battle-of-the-sexes tennis match in Dubai... more

With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge
	29 Dec: Every new extinction ripples out beyond the affected species, from ecosystems to human knowledge across culture, spirituality and science.... more

Aid agencies fear lifesaving program banned in Gaza under new Israeli requirements
	29 Dec: The Israeli government has introduced new rules for aid organisations, including that they must not engage in any activities or criticism which "delegitimise" the state of Israel.... more

Ex-Wallabies and Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has continued his dominance of former All Blacks mentors Sir Steve Hansen and Ian Foster in Japan Rugby League One
	29 Dec: Ex-Wallabies and Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has continued his dominance of former All Blacks mentors Sir Steve Hansen and Ian Foster in Japan Rugby League One... 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

To an unusual-looking tennis court in Dubai on Sky Sport..
	29 Dec: To an unusual-looking tennis court in Dubai on Sky Sport..... more

The family of a convicted sex offender found dead in his cell at Ngawha Prison - are still seeking answers nearly 400 days later
	29 Dec: The family of a convicted sex offender found dead in his cell at Ngawha Prison - are still seeking answers nearly 400 days later... 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

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