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Public urged to come forward on historical abuse at West Auckland schools as man charged
Police have charged a man in relation to abuse at West Auckland schools in the 80s and 90s.

West Auckland schools historical abuse allegations surface with arrest of man
Police are appealing for information surrounding historical allegations of abuse at several schools between the 1980s and early 1990s.

Police not taking further action over death threats to Grey District councillors
The police said there was not enough evidence.

Amazon Launches Infrastructure Region in New Zealand
AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region gives customers more choice to run workloads and securely store their content in New Zealand while serving end users with even lower latency.

Community gathers to farewell rugby star Shane Christie in Nelson
Maori All Blacks, Highlanders and Tasman player Shane Christie, who died last week, is being farewelled in Nelson.

Caribbean century has Black Caps opener primed for starring role against Australia
Tim Seifert smashed a rapid CPL century to continue his T20 career revitalisation as Australia loom in the home season opener in barely four weeks.

Where did the creatine craze come from? And should I be taking it?
If you're vaguely interested in better sleep, faster workout recovery, or a more stable mood, you've probably come across the fitness world’s new poster child: creatine.

Police car 'not responding to a job at the time' smashes into fence
The vehicle looked to have cut across the footpath before crashing into a property in Napier.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to give update on Amazon $7.5 billion investment plans
Amazon earlier said the investment would position NZ at the forefront of digital commerce.

Au revoir Paris Climate Agreement, threatens ACT
President Trump did it in 2017, and now ACT Leader David Seymour wants to follow suit and withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement if changes aren’t made.

Hipkins accuses Willis of letting RBNZ chair 'mislead' public over governor's resignation
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has labelled the handling of the resignation of the Reserve Bank governor as a "complete debacle".

Two people allegedly assaulted with crow bar in Auckland aggravated robbery
Up to four people were understood to have arrived at the Mount Albert Rd address.

‘Spectacular’ plan unveiled for Wellington’s dormant Oriental Bay band rotunda
This is a breaking news update. More to come.

Smiths City in voluntary administration
Smiths City is a retail chain which sells furniture and home appliances.

Naomi Osaka’s comeback rolls on as she upsets No 3 seed at US Open
Naomi Osaka defeats Coco Gauff at the US Open to reach her first major quarterfinal since 2021.

Neighbours win court fight after townhouse looms over their new backyard pool
Family stunned to discover neighbour’s home would tower over their pool. Judge says council made a mistake.

Solving stuff: Tell us what’s bugging you and we’ll investigate
Perhaps it’s a bus that never shows up, an old law past its use by date or roadworks that never seem to end? We want to hear from you.

Smiths City goes into voluntary administration
Smiths City has entered voluntary administration, with all nine of its stores and its online shop temporarily closed as of this morning.

Dwayne Johnson: I was pigeon-holed as box office star
The Hollywood star plays UFC fighter Mark Kerr in his latest film The Smashing Machine.

Christopher Luxon hypes re-announcement of $7.5 billion Amazon investment from 2021
The Prime Minister says Amazon is spending $7b on data centres - a move announced by the company four years ago.

Health NZ 'unaware' nurses wanted three percent pay increase
Nurses are going on strike again, after nearly a year of deadlocked negotiations.