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Air NZ turbine business wins US$17M contract
Air New Zealand Gas Turbines has won a US Navy maintenance contract worth more than US$17 million

Swifts lose Haythornthwaite and Eddy for Giants clash
The NSW Swifts have been dealt a double injury blow ahead of their Suncorp Super Netball opener against the Giants on Sunday, with England wing attack Natalie Haythornthwaite and young goal defence Kate Eddy both ruled out.

NZ Herald launches digital subscriptions, reveals pricing
The New Zealand Herald will next week launch digital subscriptions, showcasing New Zealand's best journalism and commentary.NZME will become the first major New Zealand media business to unveil digital subscriptions – costing $5...

New mining code imminent in French Polynesia
The French Polynesian government has confirmed that it will release a new mining code within weeks amid a push by an Australian company to resume large-scale phosphate mining on Makatea atoll.

NZ monthly exports hit record in March as Chinese buying revives
New Zealand's exports hit a record in March amid revived Chinese demand for local dairy, meat and forestry products

NZ consumers more upbeat about current situation
Consumer confidence was a touch higher in April as New Zealanders were more upbeat about their current finances

Auckland Islands helicopter crash: Pilot Andrew Hefford's thoughts turned to sharks after miracle escape
Winch operator Lester Stevens came to in the icy cold Southern Ocean wondering "what the hell" was going on. Meanwhile after the miraculous escape from their downed helicopter, pilot Andrew Hefford's thoughts turned to sharks.The...

Facebook takes legal action against NZ company, individuals
Facebook and its fully-owned subsidiary Instagram filed a lawsuit in US federal court against one company and three people based in New Zealand today, the social network's Director of Platform Enforcement and Litigation Jessica Romero...

Gregor Paul: The contentious decision that led to unprecedented All Blacks success
It's not often one single decision can have a profound impact on history. Typically, big events, history-changing episodes, are shaped by a number of actions over a period of time.But New Zealand's recent rugby history is a little...

McKay’s fast horse primed for Breeders’
Peter McKay had contemplated turning out his talented sprinting three-year-old Cavallo Veloce after his stakes placing at Hastings earlier this month.

Experience to benefit Super Pursuit
Two-year-old gelding Super Pursuit will contest Saturday’s Cambridge Equine Hospital Premier 2YO (1200m) at Te Rapa and trainer Richard Collett is hoping the horse will take improvement from his debut outing at Pukekohe in which he finished second to Ramazzotti in an 800m dash.

O'Neill eyes China's initiative as enabler for rural PNG
Papua New Guinea's prime minister says China's Belt and Road initiative can help enable economic empowerment of his country's rural communities.

Fiji quiet about PM-ordered police probe into arrest of NZ journalists
It is unclear if an inquiry has been launched in Fiji after the prime minister called for a probe into the detention of three New Zealand journalists earlier this month.

Prince William meets shooting victims at Al Noor Mosque: 'Hate will fail to divide us'
Prince William, in a speech to survivors of the 15 March mosque attacks, says the world's moral compass shifted to Christchurch with the response.

Rodney man pleads guilty to spiking McDonald's ice cream sundaes with prescription pills
An Auckland man has admitted to a charge of attempting to stupefy after spiking McDonald's ice cream sundaes at a west Auckland store. The 22-year-old Rodney man pleaded guilty at the Auckland District Court in front Judge Nevin...

Hastings man killed in Napier highway crash named
A man who died in a crash on the coastal stretch of State Highway 2 south of Napier on Wednesday night has been identified as 56-year-old Hastings man Floyd Tuitonga Tiepa.Tiepa died about 10pm when the vehicle he was in left State...