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Otago v Counties Manukau – NPC round four
Follow live coverage as Otago host Counties Manukau at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin in round four of the National Provincial Championship.

Body recovered from Marlborough’s Wairau Bar
The body was discovered by a member of the public in Spring Creek, off Wairau Bar Road, on Saturday afternoon.

Body found at Wairau Bar, Marlborough
A formal identification process is underway, police say.

PM Luxon, Bishop and Wayne Brown launch railway crossing removal work
The leaders will take part in a sod-turning ceremony at Takanini Station Park and Ride in Auckland.

Run of gang shootings ‘causing some real concern’ in Horowhenua
The region’s mayor says locals are worried about ongoing criminal behaviour.

Freak storm coats Northland beach in hail
Two Northland fishermen say they couldn't believe their eyes.

Fire breaks out at Morris and James pottery factory in Matakana
Firefighters were called to a fire in Matakana about 10am on Sunday.

Horowhenua's Mayor says residents are anxious after spate of shootings
Police recently seized four guns and a large knife in Levin, Horowhenua.

Watch: Vital France win reveals Black Ferns’ likely quarterfinal opponent
The French eased their pre-tournament jitters with a victory that might have shaped the Black Ferns’ road to the Twickenham final.

SpaceX’s expensive Starship explosions are starting to add up
Elon Musk hopes to someday carry humans to Mars. But his company’s rockets can barely take off without exploding into a fireball.

Tens of thousands of Palestinian children starving in Gaza tent camps

Colombian ex-leader known for contentious war on rebels pays tribute to slain presidential hopeful

Gantz calls on Netanyahu, Lapid, Liberman to form temp. gov't to return all of the hostages

Review: French Austen inspired rom-com hits the mark
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is a French film about a fan of the great novelist, who goes to England as part of an Austen residency and soon her life starts to echo an Austen romance. But which one?

Man was digging a hole in Muriwai sand dunes when it collapsed on him
The man was reportedly buried for 15 minutes and was flown to Auckland Hospital in a critical condition.

Grapevine, August 24, 2025: An OK Israeli

Were masterpieces worth £100m really found under a pensioner's bed?
An art scholar says the story behind three works is problematic, and now a museum exhibiting them refuses to say if they are genuine.

ABs player ratings: Men in black fail to fire in historic loss
ANALYSIS: Argentina manage to turn the tables as ill-disciplined All Blacks fall victim in the Pumas’ backyard for the first time.

Rugby Championship: Los Pumas beat All Blacks on Argentine soil for first time
Three yellow cards have proven to be very costly for the All Blacks as they crashed to their first loss of the season.

Ill-disciplined All Blacks suffer first-ever loss to Pumas in Argentina
The sight of a mushroom cloud rising to the rugby heavens in Buenos Aires on Sunday morning (NZT) was of Argentina stunning the All Blacks 29-23.

Watch: British wheelchair basketball team turn backs during Israeli national anthem
The team rotated their wheelchairs so they were facing away from the Israeli flag as it was raised during the anthem at the Wheelchair Basketball Nations Cup.

NZ Post stops shipping to the US: This is what you need to know
The company said the suspension is while processes relating to the new US tariffs are being finalised.

Hail so thick it looks like snow hits upper North Island
While it might look like frost or snow, it’s actually lots of small hail stones that’s coating the ground across the upper North Island.

Secret whale gathering point discovered in Southern Ocean
Researchers have tracked New Zealand’s southern right whales, discovering a spot in the ocean where they converge.

Nigeria's military says its airstrikes killed 35 Islamic militants in Borno state

Can Gantz's 'hostage government' idea break Israel's political deadlock?