SpaceX's sixth Starship test flight splashed down in the Indian Ocean following today's highly-anticipated test mission. 

The booster earlier plunged into the Gulf of Mexico soon after the launch.

President-elect Donald Trump joined Elon Musk to watch the test - and wrote a supportive post about Musk and the team on his Truth Social network.

US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says the pair have been inseparable after the US election - when Musk was made a key adviser to Trump.

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SpaceX's sixth Starship test flight splashed down in the Indian Ocean following today's highly-anticipated test mission.&nbsp;
The booster earlier plunged into the Gulf of Mexico soon after the launch.
President-elect Donald Trump joined Elon Musk to watch the test - and wrote a supportive post about Musk and the team on his Truth Social network.
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says the pair have been inseparable after the US election - when Musk was made a key adviser to Trump.
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on Donald Trump and Elon Musk watching the test flight for SpaceX’s Starship rocket

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There's more power pain to come next year - as Kiwi households can expect a slight increase to their bills come April.

The Commerce Commission has warned the average power bill will go up by $10, and there's room for additional increases to come.

Commissioner Vhari McWha says additional funding is needed to create a safe and reliable power network.

"For Transpower in particular, some of their assets are quite old and they need to be replaced - and some of them are less old and they'll be maintaining those."

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There's more power pain to come next year - as Kiwi households can expect a slight increase to their bills come April.
The Commerce Commission has warned the average power bill will go up by $10, and there's room for additional increases to come.
Commissioner Vhari McWha says additional funding is needed to create a safe and reliable power network.
"For Transpower in particular, some of their assets are quite old and they need to be replaced - and some of them are less old and they'll be maintaining those."
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Vhari McWha: Commerce Commission Commissioner on power bills going up from April 2025

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New Zealand has pledged $10 million to a global fund to help developing countries respond to climate change damage. 

Minister-in-charge, Simon Watts has made the commitment at the UN Climate Change Summit in Azerbaijan.

Watts says the contribution will help deliver effective support to help people in the most-affected regions build stronger communities.

He explained that this will come out of New Zealand's overseas aid budget.

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New Zealand has pledged $10 million to a global fund to help developing countries respond to climate change damage.&nbsp;
Minister-in-charge, Simon Watts has made the commitment at the UN Climate Change Summit in Azerbaijan.
Watts says the contribution will help deliver effective support to help people in the most-affected regions build stronger communities.
He explained that this will come out of New Zealand's overseas aid budget.
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Simon Watts: Climate Change Minister on New Zealand pledging $10 million to help developing countries respond to climate change

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There's concern for hundreds of Kiwi workers as one of New Zealand's biggest pulp and paper mills looks to halt production.

Tokoroa's Kinleith Mill plans to halt paper processing by June 2025 - with 230 jobs on the line.

E tū negotiations specialist Joe Gallagher says these jobs cuts will have a ripple effect that impacts the rest of Tokoroa.

"Tokoroa was born out of the fact that a lot of people migrated to the area to work at Kinleith - a lot of people rely on Kinleith. 230 jobs is not insignificant and that's not counting the downstream of people in cafes, doctors, nurses and all those other jobs.

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There's concern for hundreds of Kiwi workers as one of New Zealand's biggest pulp and paper mills looks to halt production.
Tokoroa's Kinleith Mill plans to halt paper processing by June 2025 - with 230 jobs on the line.
E tū negotiations specialist Joe Gallagher says these jobs cuts will have a ripple effect that impacts the rest of&nbsp;Tokoroa.
"Tokoroa was born out of the fact that a lot of people migrated to the area to work at Kinleith - a lot of people rely on Kinleith. 230 jobs is not insignificant and that's not counting the downstream of people in cafes, doctors, nurses and all those other jobs.
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Joe Gallagher: E tū negotiations specialist on Kinleith Mill halting paper production and putting jobs on the line

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Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on Donald Trump and Elon Musk watching the test flight for SpaceX’s Starship rocket

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