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Watch: SVG wins Nascar Cup race on Chicago streets after huge crash
The Kiwi driver has won again, on the same street course where he won on Nascar debut two years ago.

Rocks Rd reopens after slip
The road between Russell St and Bisley Ave reopened at 11.30pm on Sunday, after three days of work to clear the slip.

Lewis Capaldi returning to NZ for two shows
The Scottish singer is heading back to New Zealand with arena shows scheduled for late 2025.

British musician Lewis Capaldi is coming to New Zealand
After two years out of the spotlight and then a surprise Galstonbury performance, the British musician is now bound for NZ at the end of 2025.

Little progress in Tonga battle to overcome cyber breach
"I think the big part of the work that they are doing is trying to restore some of the data."

Tahiti unstoppable at Palau Mini Games as competition nears end - in pictures
The French territory has surged ahead at the multi-sport regional competition, with a medal haul of 53 gold, 32 silver and 18 bronze on the medal standings.

F1 driver’s record-breaking wait for a podium finish is over
Fifteen years, 239 races, one trophy. And it's made of Lego bricks.

Waiheke’s Cable Bay Wine has $50k noise limit fine slashed
A group people socialising outside the vineyard exceeded the noise limit and landed the company in court.

Watch live: FamilyBoost payment increased, income limit raised
Nicola Willis has revealed a shake-up of the government's flagship policy that she says will benefit thousands.

The six things 'cool' people seem to have in common
An international team of researchers may have just cracked the code for what makes someone "cool."

Kiwi inside attacked Melbourne synagogue fears slide from 'hate speech into violence'
Murray Meltzer says it's a worrying escalation from "hate speech into violence".

Watch: Wimbledon’s AI failure sparks anger
A ball that clearly landed long wasn't called out because the electronic system that replaced line judges at Wimbledon was accidentally shut off.

‘We have to be courageous now too’: Why the Rainbow Warrior sinking still matters 40 years on
As the latest version of the iconic vessel returns to New Zealand, Greenpeace leader Russel Norman says we need agitators now more than ever.

Watch live: First public hearings into New Zealand's Covid-19 response begin
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the pandemic is focusing on lockdowns and vaccines.

Watch live: Hearings begin into Seymour's Regulatory Standards Bill
Analysis: A week of political scrutiny lies ahead for one of the government's most polarising bills, dubbed by some critics as "Treaty Principles 2.0".

NZDF not considering recruiting personnel from Pacific nations
The New Zealand Defence Force is not considering recruiting from across the Pacific as talk continues of Australia doing so.

FamilyBoost payment increased, income limit raised
Nicola Willis has revealed a shake-up of the government's flagship policy that she says will benefit thousands.

‘There’s not real confidence’: Joe Schmidt's Wallaby woes ahead of Lions
The Kiwi coach wants his Wallabies side to build quiet resolve, inch by inch, after a lucky escape against Fiji but the Lions are only 12 days away.

Bronze eludes history-making NZ Under-19s at Fiba World Cup
Matt Lacey’s men were pipped by Slovenia as they attempted to claim a first medal for their country from a Fiba global tournament.

GP who prescribed Ivermectin as Covid-19 treatment censured - but can keep practising
The GP must pay costs totalling more than $65,000 and complete a course approved by the Medical Council.

Why NZ's first space unit was named after a WW2 squadron
The air force has reactivated the name of a World War 2 squadron - but this time, as the country's first space unit.