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High log and beef prices push overall exports to record $6 billion
Record prices for logs and beef have pushed up overall exports to a record $6 billion in the year to June.

Rugby league: NZ Warriors confirm captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will leave struggling club early
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will not play another game with the New Zealand Warriors.The inspirational skipper will finish his Warriors career this week to enable him to return home before the Government completely pauses its Covid-19 travel...

Dead pigs spotted at Queenstown Airport carpark causes online stir
A hunter who parked in a busy airport car park with his ute stacked with the fresh wild pig carcasses has inadvertently created a stir online. The pig hunter's freshly-killed quarry was spotted at Queenstown Airport at the weekend....

Auckland couple who won $17m in Lotto hope money will last generations
Young Auckland couple feeling "incredibly lucky" after lives change through major Lotto win.

New beginnings: What became of the old Centrepoint site
Down the road from one of the country's largest malls is the old Centrepoint site, which has become the new home of a colourful and vibrant community.

Concern as nitrate levels rise in half of wells tested in Canterbury
Environmentalists see the results as a a "concern", but Environment Canterbury scienists say the findings are not unexpected.

Gisborne teenager out riding her bicycle dies after tragic accident
Fourteen-year-old Willow Stone has died after she was seriously injured while she was riding her bicycle and collided with a van last Thursday.

Top Chef winner Gabe Erales breaks his silence on affair controversy
Gabe Erales admitted that he made a "poor judgement call" by having an affair with a co-worker, which eventually led to his "termination" from an Austin restaurant after filming Top Chef.

'He's insane': Coach steals show with celebration as Ariarne Titmus wins gold
If medals were handed out for most enthusiastic celebration, then Australian swim coach Dean Boxall would have gold sewn up following his wild antics in the stands.

Pacific community to be included in design of new Christchurch stadium
Pacific voices will be included in the design of a new stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, on a site which holds signficance to the region's Pasifika community.

Whakaari/White Island alert level raised to level 2
The volcanic alert for Whaakari/White Island has been raised to alert level two and there is a "large uncertainty" of what was driving the activity.Changes in gas composition and continued heat flow indicated heightened unrest at...

Youths charged after spate of south Auckland robberies, assault with wrench
Three people have been charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated assault after the incidents. The youngest is just 14.

Failures in care provided to woman in Timaru Hospital emergency department
An investigation into the death of a woman at Timaru Hospital has identified a number of failures by the South Canterbury District Health Board.

Fire out at car dismantling yard in Seaview, Wellington
Workers told Fire and Emergency staff they had noticed car parts and tyres were ablaze when they returned from lunch.

John Mulaney files for divorce from Anna Marie Tendler
Two months after artist Anna Marie Tendler said she was "heartbroken" by comedian John Mulaney's decision to end their marriage, he's taken steps to make the split official.

ILT Stadium Southland base seat tickets sell out within 12 minutes for elimination final
Southern Steel VIP fan Helen Jennings has only missed a game once since 1998, and she had no plans to miss another as tickets went on sale for Sunday�s elimination final.