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What were the most popular stories of the year on RNZ? They included major breaking news events, but there was also a lot of talk about laundry.
RNZ is setting audience records regularly and is now the third most popular news site in New Zealand.
In November, our digital audience was up to 1.73 million - a new record for unique audience.
RNZ has come close to matching the audience for the New Zealand Herald - 1.92 million for November - and market leader Stuff (2.17m).
Media columnist Tim Murphy of Newsroom has called RNZ's website "the media performance of the year" and noted it is the best performing news website this year for audience growth.
That's thanks to all of you, and we'll continue bringing you the latest headlines and features in 2026. Here are some of the stories that you read the most, and the ones that you spent the most time with on
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