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Lotto: Five players win Second Division draw – where the tickets were sold
A Porirua winner has claimed a $17.2 million Lotto Powerball prize.

Live: Magic host Tactix in ANZ Premiership round three
Follow quarter-by-quarter updates as the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic host the Mainland Tactix in round three of the ANZ Premiership.

Whanganui flight school halted by CAA for ‘aviation-related’ issues
NZICPA trains international and domestic pilots, including for IndiGo.

KiwiSaver at a crossroads: Budget another missed opportunity to fix NZ’s underperforming retirement scheme
OPINION: About 40% of KiwiSaver members aren’t actively contributing to their accounts.

Budget 2025: Male National MPs conduct outfit checks in support of Nicola Willis
National MP Mike Butterick was careful to stop his caucus members from showing too much.

Two people taken to hospital after house fire in Papakura
The fire has now been extinguished.

MetService issues 11 severe weather warnings as heavy rain, strong winds close in
A front is sweeping in from the Tasman Sea.

Papakura house fire leaves two injured
'On arrival we found two attached units well involved in fire.'

'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played'
It might not have been pretty, but Aberdeen's long-awaited Scottish Cup final victory was one for raw emotion, writes Tom English.

How Arsenal's comeback queens achieved the unthinkable
Arsenal manager Renee Slegers could barely believe what she had just witnessed as her side did the unthinkable and beat Barcelona to European glory.

How one woman's racist tweet sparked a free speech row
Lucy Connolly lost her appeal against her race-hate jail sentence, but is free speech under threat?

'We're in the Premier League baby'
Black Cats fans celebrate Sunderland's promotion to the top flight after eight years away.

Hamilton assault: One seriously injured, another in custody
The incident was reported to police at about 1am.

Why doing an 'autumn clean' could keep you and your home healthier this winter
Dickinson said many household cleaners released "volatile organic compounds" which could cause headaches and eye, nose or throat irritation.

‘A true gentleman’, ex-National Party board member Roger Bridge dies
Roger Bridge had been one of the South Island’s key political operators - with connections in business, the arts and the National Party.

Cattle on the loose after truck rolls on SH1 near Timaru
Local veterinarians are being called in to help.

Man to appear in Kaikohe court for murder of three-year-old girl
The man will appear in the Kaikohe District Court on Monday.

New Plymouth man William Bishop’s violent attack on neighbour leads to community work
The men were drinking together, mourning the loss of their neighbour, when matters soured.

Bordeaux mix beauty and beast to shatter brave Saints
Northampton's continental romance is ultimately ended by the grim realities of Bordeaux's power, but there is plenty of promise for the future

Amorim to give Man Utd fans 'apology' for poor season
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says it would be a "mistake" not to hold a lap of honour after his side's final game of the season, when he plans to apologise to fans for a disappointing campaign.

From teenage Arsenal prodigy to convicted drug smuggler
As a young player, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas had the world at his feet. Where did it all go wrong?

'How my pet hamster led me to my future wife'
Chris Davies, 40, says his life changed after videos of his daughter's hamster went viral online.

'It's not fair': Other refugees in limbo as US welcomes white South Africans
Refugees from other nations ask why the White House has made an exception for white South Africans.