Politics
The 4.5km Te Ara Tupua path between Ngauranga and Petone was opened today by Transport Minister Chris Bishop and his son Jeremy.
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Sport
Ethan Ewing was eliminated by fellow Australian Morgan Cibilic on the opening day of competition at Manu Bay in Raglan.
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Crime and Justice
An electrician was working in the area when he noticed "unusual wiring" coming from a warehouse on Queen St in Ōtāhuhu.
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Healthy School Lunches programme has been funded for another year, with David Seymour signalling changes are likely for 2028 and beyond.
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Business
Afterpay's results for the year to December show it made $18.5 million in late fees in 2024, which rose to $19.7 million last year.
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Lower North Island district scoops the grand final of a competition to find New Zealand’s best tap water.
Environment
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Price of petrol and diesel surges, under-16s social media ban on hold, and impact of Govt's move-on orders
Newsletters
A navy officer accused of threatening an interpreter in Afghanistan has been found not guilty at a court martial.
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Finance Minister launches a brazen pitch for Australians to relocate with a dig at Labour's trans-Tasman counterparts.
Hayden Tasker is accused of murdering the senior sergeant and intentionally causing grievous bodily injury to another officer on New Year's Day last year.
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Two-year freeze for new liquor licences is lifting – but Auckland Council doesn't think that will bring a tide of applications.
New Zealand
The project will strengthen coastal defences protecting the capital's runway – with new kororā (little penguin) colonies included.
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The group from the deadly outbreak aboard the MV Hondius will undergo three weeks’ isolation as global spread concerns linger.
Health
Head Hunters gang prospect Andrew Maaka, 29, was last seen at a Guy Fawkes party at the gang's West Auckland pad in 1991.
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President Donald Trump met with President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss Iran, Taiwan, and more.
Brendan "Big Red" Shefford claps back at a failed council candidate during a heated exchange at a meeting.
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A three-vehicle crash at Bankside has prompted a major emergency response, with road expected to remain shut for a "significant period".
The 16-week-old died some time on the morning of August 30, 2014 at their rural home near Darfield.
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For the next 11 days the world's best surfers will compete in the World Surf League at Manu Bay.
Police at the time issued a public appeal for the rider to come forward, and now a 22-year-old is set to appear in Taupō District Court today.
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The Tribunal said the Crown's approach prejudiced Māori.
Te Ao Māori
Police said the individually packaged drugs, found by officers while searching a property, had an estimated street value of around $2500.
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Southland mayor Rob Scott joined an Infrastructure NZ delegation which visited Sweden and Norway from May 4 to May 9.
New numbers from Stats NZ have revealed the scale of fuel price increases in the months after the Middle East conflict started.
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Ashburton District Council announced this week that a global supply shortage of resin, used in manufacturing the plastic wheelie bins, will delay the rollout.
