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Live: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media in post-cabinet conference
The Prime Minister holds first post-cabinet conference following China trip

Teen Myah still missing from Auckland home
The 17-year-old has been missing since Friday.

Burst pipe floods central Wellington street
A burst water main in central Wellington has caused a street to flood and sent a large plume of brown out into the harbour.

Live :Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to media in post-cabinet conference
The Prime Minister holds first post-cabinet conference following China trip

She’s moved 14 times since toxic flooding forced her out – now she has a place to call home
After more than two years of uncertainty and constant upheaval, Lucky Watkins finally has a permanent home in Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa’s Te Raua residential development.

Marlborough council passes reduced rates increase of 8.61%
Marlborough District Council unanimously approved a rates increase of 8.61% - 2% less than 2024 projections.

New data being considered in family harm and gender based violence research
Research into gender-based violence and family violence has for the first time examined a wider set of data, to get a clearer picture of deadly violence against women and children.

‘Slagged my whole career’: Kiwi-born Lions player shrugs off jibe
The British and Irish Lions hit back at jibes about their foreign-born players as New Zealander James Lowe dared Australians to keep bringing up his ancestry.

Elderly woman killed in crash south of Auckland
The crash occurred on Karaka Rd on Thursday afternoon.

Officer uninjured after losing control of patrol car on beach
The police officer was responding to a report of a stolen vehicle found on a beach near Temuka.

MetService quizzed on agency's weather warnings during coronial inquest
The agency's chief meteorologist has been quizzed on its colour-coded weather warnings during a coronial inquest into the deaths of 18 people during Cyclone Gabrielle and the preceding Auckland floods.

The billionaire betting on crypto — and the sceptic betting against him
Michael Saylor earned billions selling company stock to buy bitcoin. Jim Chanos, who famously shorted Enron, thinks that’s “ridiculous”.

Person dies after crash in Waikato
Cambridge Rd in Waikato is closed after a serious crash.

Horse riders excluded from shared path, told to use highway
Horse riders are struggling to rein in their anger after horses have been banned from a shared use pathway planned to run alongside a new highway between Otaki and Levin - and instead told to ride on the highway itself.

Cameroon player dunks ball in his own basket to help Australia to miracle win
Amadou Seini dunked into his own basket to help Australia fight back to an unexpected win at the under-19 basketball World Cup in Switzerland.

Man buys house 200km from his office, loses legal bid to work from home
A developer who bought a house in another city asked his company if he could work from home full time. They said no.

Business confidence rises for first time in three months as firms look past tariff turmoil
Forward-looking activity indicators were looking better as the tariff noise subsided.

Christchurch woman sentenced to home detention after exploiting migrant worker
Ava Young recruited a Thai national under false pretences, facilitated her entry into New Zealand on a visitor visa, and directed her to advertise and perform massage and sex services.

‘Significant’ flooding on central Wellington street
Wellington Water said the flooding was caused by a burst drinking water pipe.

Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 30 June
A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Peter V'landys praising the rise of rugby league talent in PNG.