China launched the missile from a nuclear submarine in the South Pacific, according to state media.

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'Deeply concerning': China fires nuclear-capable test missile in South Pacific

New Zealand was warned that China planned to fire a missile into the South Pacific Ocean only hours before the launch, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said.

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Emergency services were called to the intersection of New North Rd and Mount Eden Rd at about 12.10pm on Monday

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'Extensive damage' after car crashes into central Auckland building

Emergency services were called to the intersection of New North Rd and Mount Eden Rd at about 12.10pm on Monday, following a two-vehicle crash.

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Greens push nitrate limits, bottom trawling ban in water policy

The "Drink Swim Fish" package, announced today, sets out eight interventions the party says would deliver clean drinking water, swimmable rivers and beaches.

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Cape Palliser braces for more rain as residents face long road to recovery

Residents cut off for close to a week after South Wairarapa's recent deluge say repeated storm damage is threatening livelihoods, schooling and the future of their community.

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A mourner reacts while holding a portrait of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as mourners gather in Islamic Revolution Square for Khamenei's funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026.

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Iran begins procession begins in Tehran for Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral

Khamenei's flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States, will be carried on board a truck.

Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following Russian missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 6, 2026.

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Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine capital kills at least 10

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Ongoing abuse has forced Wellington referees to pull out of this weekend's club rugby games in the region - a move likely to result in the cancellation of games this weekend.

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