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Freezing morning for some in the South Island with temperatures below zero
The coldest was -5.2C.

White Christmas and Italian glamour: All the NZ events to rug up for this month
July means winter, so here are a few events around the country that will have you keeping warm, or rugging up outside.

Auckland unit fire treated as suspicious.
Five fire trucks attended the blaze at a multi-unit home in Wesley overnight, which put one person in hospital.

Destruction of 100-year-old pohutukawa 'a travesty' - landscape designer
An award-winning landscape designer has weighed into a stoush over the felling of a 100-year-old pohutukawa in New Plymouth.

The bill that's left people dazed, confused and angry
Is the Regulatory Standards Bill the key to better law making for the future, or a gigantic waste of time and an affront to democracy?

Household debt showing signs of stability - report
Households are generally managing to stay on top of their debt, but hardship cases and business liquidations continue to rise.

Police launch criminal investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury sets
It follows performances from both bands on Saturday at the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset.

Tangi for Te Pati Maori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp held today
The tangi for Te Pati Maori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp will begin this morning at Opaea Marae near Taihape.

Documenting the present for the future
Massive advances in imaging technology are making it much easier to document the present for the benefit of future historians.

Nurse saves $60k on robotic hip surgery in India, says NZ health system ‘third world’
Claire Olsen was told she had to wait “years” or pay “$80,000 in New Zealand” for a double hip operation.

NZ property asking prices flat for 2.5 years, but one region is at a record-high
The national average asking price is down slightly by 0.9% year-on-year to $855,360.

‘You steer your own waka’: Youth MP’s message to his peers
Just make sure to set your course for success, says Arden Morunga, who has steered his waka into Parliament this week as the Youth MP for Hamilton East.

Lulu Sun suffers first round exit at Wimbledon
Lulu Sun has been unable to repeat her fairytale run from last year.

Financial hardship cases rise
Hardship cases rose more than 14 percent to 15,000 - with just under half related to mortgages - but households are generally staying on top of debt.

Older dementia patients putting healthcare staff at risk, senior doctors warn
Senior doctors say staff on general wards are being put in life-threatening situations because hospitals are pressuring them to admit physically and sexually aggressive older psychiatric patients.

'The damage is looking huge' - communities grapple with storm clean-up
People living by the Motueka and Wai-iti rivers are in shock at last week's "massive" floods floods across the top of the South Island.

'Despicable and cowardly act' - harsher sentencing law for one-punch attacks welcomed
Fau Vake died after he was punched in the side of the head while he had his hands by his side during an attack in 2021.

‘Lucky to survive’: How Liam Lawson created a 49-year first
The 23-year-old was unaware of the piece of Kiwi motorsport history until he was told during post-race interviews.

‘They can be dangerous’: Razor wary of French ahead of Dunedin test
Scott Robertson referred to the All Blacks' recent dud results against France when explaining why his team must be on high alert.

The healthy home standards all rentals must meet by today
The standards were introduced in 2019, amid concerns that the rental housing stock was of poorer quality than owner-occupied homes.

Fast food giant demands Christchurch food truck rebrand immediately
Benjamin Yang, 17, said he wouldn’t fight and was in the process of rebranding.