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Uncapped All Blacks halfback withdrawn from Wellington’s NPC clash
Halfback Kyle Preston, who recently toured Argentina with the All Blacks, could be on standby for the test against the Springboks in Auckland next weekend.

A scene by scene breakdown: what exactly the new ‘Tom Phillips’ video shows
What the new ‘Tom Phillips’ video shows - and why police have been called out over it

Threatening emails reported at schools nationwide
Police say they have not established any actual threat to any school.

Two arrested as hunt for Desmond Freeman continues after Australian police shooting
A 42-year-old woman and 15-year-old boy have arrested as police continue the search for Dezi Freeman .

Transpower sees 19% jump in profit year on year, to $107 million
Transpower has reported a strong full-year result with dividends to the Crown coming in above forecast.

Faecal bacteria pill can significantly improve health, study shows
Auckland University's study of 87 obese adolescents found that four years after a faecal transfer, their risk of developing diabetes and heart disease was much lower.

Judge orders police to give seized Mob patch back
Arguments of tikanga came into play as a judge gives mobster his patch back after it was seized under the Gangs Act.

AI PCs to make up 31% of global shipments by end of 2025
Gartner forecasts AI PCs will make up 31% of global shipments in 2025, rising to 55% and 143 million units by 2026 amid market uncertainties.

Tauranga port boss fumes over expansion delays as net profit soars
Its chairperson says the economy is missing out on millions of dollars because of delays in getting approval for its expansion.

Nahala Toeleiu: Maori-Pasifika teen from Queen Margaret College joins NZ pro basketball league
15-year-old Nahala Toeleiu goes from schoolgirl basketball courts to the pinnacle of New Zealand's women's professional league.

Free trade agreement with India creates opportunity for rural exports
India is New Zealand's 25th largest goods export market.

Man who fired arrow into victim’s belly jailed
Shaun Hartstone shot a 40cm long crossbow bolt into the belly of a victim, yelling at him: ‘you deserve it’.

Search for love for a Wairarapa snail named Ned goes international
Ned needs a 1 in 40,000 partner because he must also find another left spiralled snail to mate with.

Wellington's Mt Victoria tunnel reopens after commuter chaos
State Highway 1 through the tunnel was closed on Friday morning due to a fire systems problem.

Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao's murderer, Tingjun Cao, appeals conviction
Chinese national Tingjun Cao was jailed for life for killing Bao.

TVNZ posts $10.7 million profit after loss last year
“I’m proud of the commitment and resilience TVNZers have shown to deliver this result,” chief executive Jodi O’Donnell said.

'Quite complicated': Government undecided on following Australia on Iranian Revolutionary Guard
The Prime Minister says a decision on whether to expel Iran's ambassador is not one that would be taken lightly.

Govt spends $10m to fix national war memorial bells, fires only person who can play
The country's sole carillonist, Timothy Hurd, has been playing the bells - 74 of them, totalling 70 tonnes - for about 40 years.

What we know about the suspected break-in by Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips
Police say "people know where he is" as they release footage believed to be of the missing Marokopa dad and one of his children.

Weather: A windy, cold start to the weekend
It's wild, windy end to winter with snow closing roads down south and rain, squally thunderstorms and hail forecast in the upper North Island.