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Samoa polls close, early results expected this weekend
Polling stations shut at 3pm local time (2pm NZT) on Friday, with preliminary results expected in the weekend and official results due from Monday.

Motorist feared for his life after alleged attack by street gang members on their way to gang brawl
Fitus gang members are accused of attacking a motorist on their way to a pre-organised fight that ended with someone dead.

Police plan for march which will shut Auckland Harbour Bridge next month
Police say planning is well underway ahead of a pro-Palestinian march that will shut the bridge on 13 September.

Data Squared & Vertosoft partner to deliver explainable AI
Data Squared partners with Vertosoft to provide explainable AI tools to government agencies, enhancing transparency and trust in public sector AI use.

Police release new photos in search for missing Wellington woman
Police asked Karori locals to check their backyards.

Bougainville 2025 election: What's at stake?
The dominant issue going into the next election in less than a week in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region is not much different from the last polls five years ago.

Loafers Lodge resident thought he was 'a goner', and then firefighters arrived
The High Court in Wellington has heard from a Loafers Lodge resident trapped by smoke and the firefighter who saved his life, as the trial reaches the final day of its first week.

Multiple schools sent threatening emails around country
There is so far no actual threat to any school, police say.

Weekend weather: Winter to end with thunderstorms, 'significant' wind gusts
It's a cold end to winter with snow warnings for roads down south and rain, squally thunderstorms and hail forecast in the upper North Island.

Luxon says Costco is backing his supermarket policy. Costco has said nothing
“You would have seen their public statement since we made the announcement,” Christopher Luxon told Stuff on Friday. We hadn’t - and still haven’t.

Phoenix overlooked for OFC Pro League as Christchurch get shot at Club World Cup millions
The OFC Professional League is scheduled to kick off in January next year.

Nelson WWII Bomber Command pilot dies aged 101
Mosquito pilot John Beeching served with the RAF in the latter stages of the Second World War.

Travis Kelce responds to Luxon’s Kiwi wedding and honeymoon invite
Luxon earlier congratulated Kelce and wife-to-be Taylor Swift on their engagement, inviting them to wed in New Zealand.

Why your My Food Bag share price is still tough to swallow
My Food Bag shares are now worth about 85 percent less than when the company listed and market commentators say it's not the only IPO that's gone sour in recent years.

Pasifika university students to represent Aotearoa at world-famous canoe race
Two University of Auckland Pasifika engineering students left for Hawai'i on Wednesday to compete in the Queen Lili'uokalani Canoe Race.

'Grave concerns' for woman missing for over a week in Auckland
CCTV footage showed her last movements.

No fishing warning as wastewater discharged into Buller River
It will impact the beginning of the whitebaiting season.

Watch live: The Big Sing Finale 2025
Follow as the?top 24 secondary school choirs from over 200 around the country compete for the big prize.

Almost 20% increase in hospitality businesses closing with 2500 gone
It seems barely a week goes by where there isn't a high-profile hospitality business closing - and the numbers back it up.

International scam artist with $15,000 in hotel debts sentenced in Christchurch
Police say the man who had been victimising people all over the world for years has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison.

Have you herd? Rare, world-famous Galloway bull up for sale
Five-year-old Arapuni Pride, a Riggit bull, was judged champion Galloway of the world.