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Violin used in 1997 Titanic film sells for Ł54k
The violin was used to play hymn Nearer My God To Thee as the ship sank in the Oscar-winning film.

Accelerating the roll-out of public EV chargers
'People buying an EV need confidence that they can charge where and when they need to.'

Baywide rugby battle continues
Reigning Premier titleholders Te Puke Sports tasted success at the Tauranga Domain.

Gastric cancer: Young mum Sariah Nesbit diagnosed with inoperable cancer, needs unfunded treatment
A Givealittle page aims to raise 45k for her private immunotherapy treatment.

Glow Up is back, and Thunderbolts* hits cinemas: What's coming up this week
Another Simple Favour is also coming out, while Samantha Crain drops her new album.

Liverpool clinch Premier League title after five-star performance
Liverpool sealed the Premier League title in style with a 5-1 win against Tottenham.

Ministers rejected advice to review climate grants
Inland Revenue and Treasury told the government there was no proper evidence that yearly subsidies to some of the country's biggest carbon polluters were needed.

We know what our kids are watching. What about what they’re reading?
Just as we might set up parental controls on our devices, should we be censoring what our children read?

Thinking of using AI to write your job application? Think again
Recruiters shares the biggest dos and don’ts when it comes to applying for jobs.

‘Really concerned’: Hundreds of heavily pregnant women showing up to hospital with no or minimal antenatal care
A report by Health NZ Counties Manukau warns that, ‘increasingly, pregnant people are presenting for care with no, or minimal, antenatal care.’

'Much loved' music venue to reopen after a decade
53 Degrees hosted acts the Arctic Monkeys, The 1975 and Kasabian before closing in 2015.

Rotorua Anzac Day crash: One dead, inquiries ongoing
Police seek witnesses and dashcam footage from the area.

Gender identity trans debate in NZ after UK’s woman ‘biological sex’ ruling - The Front Page
NZ First proposed a bill to define 'woman' and 'man' biologically in law.

Trial for men charged with Ellerslie murders expected to begin today
Lok Fung Lorrence Li and Shu Man Poon are due in court today over the killing of Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong at their home in November 2023.

No charges in Saipan basketball brawl case that left player semi-paralyzed
The Attorney-General's Office in the Northern Marianas said it will not charge anyone in the accident that left Webster Taracatac paralyzed.

Auckland FC v Perth Glory: Black Knights begin Premiers Plate coronation with win
Auckland should have won by more – but it didn't really matter.

Liverpool smash Tottenham to win English Premier League title
Liverpool beat Tottenham 5-1 to win their 20th Premier League title.

Kiwi star’s manners cost him in Hong Kong mega-money race
El Vencedor's loss continues drought for NZ-trained horses in Hong Kong.

Recycling plant firefighters' lives were at 'immediate risk'
The two firefighters stranded above the blaze made a rare mayday call when "everything that could go wrong did go wrong" with the ageing aerial truck they were in, their union says.

MSD workloads behind partial scrapping of programme to prevent people ending up in emergency housing, documents show
The Ministry of Social Development said in a report this was because it could not cope with workloads, which included work relating to changes to the Jobseeker benefit.

‘Accident waiting to happen’: Water safety rule for ECEs on the chopping block
The Government’s move to scrap a safety rule limiting hot water temperatures in early childhood centres has ignited fierce debate.