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Tourism agency enlists Bollywood couple to woo Indian tourists
Actors and real-life couple Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa appear in a cinematic mini-series set in New Zealand's top tourism sites.

Bulldogs legend 'unavailble' to attend club celebration
In a roll call of Bulldogs champions at the club's centenary gala, one is missing.

Mama Hooch appeal: Rapist Christchurch brothers’ lawyer says trial judge ‘biased’ and ‘justice not done’
Rapists Danny and Roberto Jaz are challenging their convictions through an appeal.

Electric wheelchair user who died after being hit by a car in Ashburton named
The man was taken to a hospital after being struck by a car but died five days later.

Peters on Gaza: 'The only way forward is an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire'
Peters told the House the international community was united in its revulsion to the events in Gaza

Auckland dance troupe Yung ID wins championship at World of Dance summit in Los Angeles
The troupe travelled to LA after winning the World of Dance New Zealand chapter in April.

Work under way to clear out fire-damaged Auckland supermarket
Specialist crews alongside structural engineers and safety experts are now on site managing a staged recovery process.

Mama Hooch sexual predators say their trial was unfair
Danny and Roberto Jaz say the judge who found they drugged, sexually assaulted and filmed dozens of women at a Christchurch bar was biased towards the Crown’s case.

Philip Polkinghorne: Madison Ashton a potential witness at coronial inquest into Pauline Hanna’s death
Madison Ashton can now be named after a coroner’s name suppression order lapsed.

Fire-hit New World Victoria Park: Foodstuffs North Island reveals plans for repair, reopening
Demolition is not planned. Foodstuffs will repair and rebuild the existing supermarket.

‘Huge problems’: Business owners upset over paid parking plan
The rollout of paid parking to more Tauranga city centre streets will cause “huge problems”, say critics, and one business owner is “gutted”.

Data Squared & Neo4j partner to deliver traceable AI systems
Data Squared partners with Neo4j to deliver AI systems with 99% accuracy, ensuring verifiable, transparent results for government and private sectors.

‘Resilience personified’: Docherty to play farewell game; Surgery for Rioli; Bontempelli re-signs
Rioli suffered a leg injury before half-time in Sunday’s 61-point loss to the Crows in Adelaide and had to limp off the ground. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs have secured their star skipper on a four-year extension.

‘Get stuck into them’: England reveal sledging meetings – and plans to bring the lip for the Ashes
England’s vice-captain Harry Brook has disclosed the dressing room conversations that led the Ashes combatants to take up premeditated, tactical sledging against India, as Ben Stokes’ team gears up for the trip to Australia this summer.

Mama Hooch rapist brothers Danny and Roberto Jaz challenge their convictions and sentences
Danny and Roberto Jaz were convicted in 2023 of drugging and violating more than 20 women.

Most hated man in rugby confronts social media 'poison'
One of the greatest yet most hated players in rugby history, has expressed his frustration at the social media ‘poison’ that he continues to attract.

Fiji-bound flight diverts to Auckland
The plane left Christchurch on Tuesday one hour late.

Police operation taking place next to Auckland's Southern Motorway
The incident took place in a walkway near Highbrook.

Much-loved businessman killed on fishing trip in Fiordland remembered
Rick Murrell was a much-loved figure in the Southland community, who was larger-than-life, quick witted, and "a character that everyone admired and enjoyed being around".

Sky not looking at ‘making our own news’ after buying TV3
Sky TV is to buy Discovery NZ, including Three and ThreeNow, for $1. The deal includes Stuff’s ThreeNews TV bulletin.

Dropping livestock numbers dominate red meat sector event
Carbon farming on productive land under the Emissions Trading Scheme was driving the significant reduction in livestock numbers.