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Chris Wood sets sights on ‘pretty damn huge’ Premier League milestone
After netting 20 times last season with Nottingham Forest, a special milestone is within the All Whites striker’s reach in 2025-26.

Buyers are lining up for the Cardrona Hotel, including some from the US
The 162-year-old hotel and restaurant has been on the market for five weeks.

Samoa, NZ off to under-17 FIFA World Cup
The two countries have also already booked their spots for this year's age grade world cup.

Fencing for Tasman's 'bruised, battered', flood-hit farmers
Tasman district farmers hit by recent floods are trying to piece their riverside farms back together, after losing land, livestock, bridges and key fencing infrastructure.

Government subsidies to replace gas heaters with heat pumps could save $1.5b, NZGBC says
A subsidy scheme for homeowners to replace gas and inefficient heaters with heat pumps would save the country $1.5 billion a year, the Green Building Council says.

Dear Claude: A judge’s letter to a 14-year-old boy
Instead of a regular court judgment, a judge dealing with a distressed boy at the centre of a care dispute, chose to write him a letter.

Data aligns for OCR cut and inflation easing
Kiwibank says the stars, or data, have aligned for an OCR cut next week to 3% and an eventual move to 2.5%.

Person critically hurt after being hit by vehicle on major Auckland road
A person is in a critical condition after being hit by a vehicle on Lincoln Road in Auckland's Henderson.

Cook Islands deal has ‘nothing to do with military or security agenda’, says Chinese ambassador
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed between the Cook Islands and China has 'nothing to do with military or security agenda', the Chinese ambassador to New Zealand says.

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo announces engagement
Cristiano Ronaldo met Georgina Rodríguez in 2016 when she worked at a Gucci store.

Auckland’s Aotea Centre evacuated, square cordoned off by police
Police swooped in after a bag was left unattended.

Auckland's Aotea Square cordoned off as police examine unattended bag
A police spokesperson said building security staff at nearby Aotea Centre reported the incident just before 9am.

Eleven-year-old girl killed in Kaikohe crash to be farewelled
Staci Walkley was less than two months away from her 12th birthday when the people mover she was in was T-boned by a car travelling at speed.

Is encryption the next thing to be criminalised?
Governments around the world are increasingly demanding that encryption systems must be fitted with back doors, so they can spy on us.

All Blacks No 8 ruled out of first test against Argentina
Wallace Sititi will miss the Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Cordoba on Sunday.

Is it ok to call shoplifters scumbags?
UK police told a shopkeeper to remove a sign calling shoplifters scumbags because it could cause offence.

NZ is divided, the polls show. Who’s got your vote, and why?
A recent poll has found that if an election was held today, we’d end up with a hung parliament. So who would you vote for?

House fire injures one person
The occupant of the home near Te Awamutu was treated for burns.

Mayoral candidate's campaign confusion
Kerrin Leoni is promising to release a key policy this week, and to personally handle media invites after a 'miscommunication'.

Spark to sell 75% stake in data centre to Pacific Equity Partners
Telecommunications company Spark is selling a 75 percent stake in its data centre business for $705 million.

Large slip closes Lower Hutt road
A section of Eastern Hutt Road was closed in both directions.