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De Bruyne to leave Manchester City at end of season
Kevin de Bruyne accounces he will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season.

Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 4 April
A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Auckland City FC on song to defend the OFC Men's Champions League title. Football Defending champions Auckland City FC have...

Cost of Lower Hutt's Riverlink project doubles to $1.5 billion
Big roadworks on State Highway 2 through Lower Hutt, called Riverlink, are going to cost more than twice as much as originally said.

New 25-storey hotel to be Hamilton’s tallest building
A now unconditional Templeton Group-city council deal will to lead to the construction of Hamilton’s tallest building.

Melbourne City to implement a cat curfew
The city council has voted to implement a cat curfew, which will require domestic cats to be kept inside overnight from 8pm to 6am.

Child was in car that rammed officers in Lower Hutt, police say
Five officers were hurt and cars were extensively damaged in the "quick-moving" incident in Lower Hutt.

Petition for southern sealing proves too ambitious
Invercargill councillors have rejected a petition to seal two roads on the outskirts of the city due to competing demands.

Scottish tourist dies after Rome holiday explosion
Grant Paterson was on a break in Rome when the B&B in the city's Monteverde area collapsed on 23 March.

Earthquake-hit Mandalay was the 'city of gold'. Now it reeks of death
Residents in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, speak of despair and sleepless nights since last week's earthquake.

Lower Hutt street closed amid police incident
Oxford Tce in Epuni is closed near the intersection with Brees St.

Police presence at tangi for woman killed in drunk driving crash
Police say they will have a clear presence in Hutt Valley on Wednesday, where they will be monitoring a tangi.

London 'inaccessible' to Gen Z, says film director
Sasha Nathwani's debut tells the story of an ambitious British Iranian teen and her friends in the city.

Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says
Palestinian authorities say children were among the dead, while Israel says it hit a Hamas command-and-control centre.

Hospital's faulty pipe upgrade marked as complete, when it wasn't
Health New Zealand has admitted it marked an upgrade to faulty pipes at Auckland City Hospital as complete when in fact it was not.

Child in vehicle when man allegedly rammed into police cars
The man allegedly refused to pull over in the Lower Hutt suburb of Epuni, instead ramming into numerous police cars.

Wellington motorists warned of delays due to funeral procession north of the city
Between midday and 1pm, people will be making their way from Wainuiomata to Whenua Tapu cemetery in Plimmerton.

Neighbour wants derelict mansion bowled before ‘somebody is hurt or killed’
Christchurch’s Antonio Hall has been the site of three major fires in the past six years. Now the city council has deemed it dangerous, but the owners say they are stuck for what to do until its heritage status is officially lifted.

Five police officers injured, three police cars rammed in Lower Hutt arrest
Four vehicles, including three police cars, were rammed by a fleeing driver.

Love song to a city that moved John Peel to tears
The Liverpool anthem Does This Train Stop On Merseyside? is 20 years old this year.

Hamilton animal control overrun with puppies as owners spurn desexing
Hamilton City Council animal control received 100 puppies younger than four weeks old in the first three months of the year.