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Maths teacher, Local Hero of the Year winner’s message to students and parents
Subash Chandar K runs a YouTube channel helping students get through NCEA.

New Zealand magic act Laser Kiwi dazzles Penn & Teller
Wellington-based performance trio Laser Kiwi have successfully fooled magicians Penn & Teller during an appearance on their television show.

World War II era shipwreck could trigger $200m oil spill cleanup
The ship is thought to be carrying "furnace oil", described as dark thick, and when spilled, pernicious - but the government has rejected advice to carry out a survey.

Eight people hurt, road blocked as truck and van crash in North Canterbury
Police are responding to a crash involving a truck and a van in the town of Oxford.

New appeal over missing Feilding man Stephen Ryan after two years
Stephen Ryan was last seen at an address in Feilding in March 2023.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis warns job market won’t pick up just yet
But the finance minister is optimistic New Zealand's GDP will continue to grow.

England need hunger to win not fear to lose - Tuchel
England manager Thomas Tuchel says he wants the team to play with a "hunger to win" and not "a fear to lose" as he prepares for his first match in charge of the Three Lions on Friday.

Woman jailed for faking twins pregnancy to partner
Libby Vernon, from Staffordshire, used a fake baby bump to trick her partner.

BBC Verify: Assessing Israel's renewed ground operation
Israel has sent more troops into Gaza after resuming airstrikes on what it calls "terror targets". The bombing has killed more than 500 people in the last 72 hours, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. BBC Verify's Nick Beake has been looking at where the Israeli troops are now operating and the impact it's having on Palestinians in the territory.

A look back at 20 years of YouTube
With big hits like Charlie Bit My Finger, YouTube has been a central hub of viral sensations since 2005.

4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes south of Seddon
The earthquake had a depth of 9km, and was recorded as having strong shaking by GeoNet.

Funeral director pleads not guilty to charges related to improper handling of human remains
Waikumete Cemetery, New Zealand’s largest burial ground, is at the centre of a criminal case after a second funeral director was charged with improperly handling human remains.

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes Marlborough
The 11km-deep tremor caused "strong" shaking near the town of Seddon.

'A force of nature' - tribute to 'maverick' Jordan
BBC Sport's tribute to Eddie Jordan, the flamboyant deal-maker of Formula 1 who has died aged 76.

Don't fear football regulator, league chief tells rich clubs
English Football League chief Rick Parry rejects claims a regulator would harm the Premier League.

Taliban frees US man held in Afghanistan for two years
George Glezmann's release comes after talks between US and Taliban officials in Kabul.

Rubbish piles high in Birmingham as bin strike drags on
Residents report seeing rats and foxes amid rising stacks of bin bags on Birmingham's streets.