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Scandal, division and rumours - Gore District Council's tumultuous term
Watch: RNZ checks in on what's been a tumultuous term and looks ahead to what October's election might hold.

The search for Baby Anahera’s mum: Coroner’s report reveals extensive police inquiries
Anahera was found at the Visy Recycling Plant in Onehunga on August 16, 2021.

The Open Championship tee times: Ryan Fox paired with Hideki Matsuyama and Matt Fitzpatrick
Fox starts early at Royal Portrush which suits Kiwi viewers.

Lamine Yamal birthday party: Barcelona faces probe into dwarf entertainers at 18th birthday
Lamine Yamal is under investigation for hiring entertainers with dwarfism.

McIlroy to play with Fleetwood - The Open tee-times
Rory McIlroy begins his quest to win a second Open Championship title on Thursday afternoon, playing alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas.

'This is not a fulfilling life,' says world number one Scheffler
World number one Scottie Scheffler questions why he is continually chasing victories in the sport's biggest tournaments.

West Indies seek legends' help after Australia debacle
West Indies seek the advice of legendary former players Sir Viv Richards, Sir Clive Lloyd and Brian Lara following the Test side's crushing defeat by Australia.

Fourteen people arrested after anti-migrant riots in southern Spain
Clashes were sparked after an alleged attack on a man in his 60s by three Moroccan men.

Girl in union jack dress couldn't give 'British' speech at school
Bilton School in Rugby apologised after preventing a pupil from making a speech at school while wearing a union jack dress.

How CCTV exposed lies of couple who murdered their grandson
Ethan Ives-Griffiths was two when he died from a brain injury inflicted by his grandparents.

Immigration status of benefit claimants published for first time
In June, nearly eight million received universal credit, 83.6% of whom were British and Irish nationals.

Harry Potter studio to build real school for cast
The school will be created using portable buildings, rather than looking anything like Hogwarts.

Central Otago Lakes patients forced to travel for hospital treatments
More than 3000 Central Otago Lakes patients were admitted to Dunedin and Invercargill hospitals last year because of limited local services, the Southern Lakes Health Trust says.

Man arrested after wrong-way motorway chase in Takanini
Fleeing car hit several vehicles before police boxed it against a barrier.

The Man Utd Five: Ousted but not out
Five unwanted players from Manchester United remain at the club as pre-season gets under way - what is next for them and the club?

England's world number one amateur Woad turns pro
Lottie Woad believes she will have plenty of earning opportunities having turned pro just two days after coming close to being the first amateur to win a major in 58 years.

Ex-QPR boss Cifuentes appointed Leicester manager
Leicester City name former Queens Park Rangers head coach Marti Cifuentes as their manager on a three-year deal.

Newcastle bid for Ekitike; Liverpool want Isak
Newcastle are exploring a move for Hugo Ekitike - but would the French striker play with Alexander Isak or replace him?

Asda fined for selling out of date food
Trading standards officers found 115 items, including some that were more than two weeks out of date.

Thames Water 'extremely stressed', warns boss
The company's future remains uncertain as it posts losses of £1.65bn for the year to March.

Men who felled Sycamore Gap tree in act of 'sheer bravado' jailed
One of the men's lawyers says felling the Sycamore Gap tree was an act of "drunken stupidity".