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'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia
The number of police and gendarmes on the French-ruled island will rise to 2700 from 1700 by Friday evening.

'Incredibly harmful' South Auckland pokies rake in millions
Pokie machines raked in over $20m in profits from Otara-Papatoetoe, Manurewa and Mangere-Otahuhu in the December quarter of 2023.

Man guilty of causing death by reckless driving in high-speed chase
Judge finds Kyle Clark’s driving ‘was a substantial and operative cause’ of Allister Christie’s death in March 2022.

Crypto boom, erratic rain spark outages in Laos, Asia's clean power export hub

'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia

Chinese shoppers are buying less than they used to, and it's contributing to a lopsided economic recovery

Police hunt for man believed to be behind theft of vehicle with baby inside
The baby was found uninjured on a grass verge near a street corner.

Two deaths from South Auckland fire not being treated as suspicious by police
Friends Kiwa Ropitini-Fairburn and Tony Marsters both died in the fire.

Rotorua tops when it comes to tap water
The award for the country’s finest tap water has gone to the Rotorua Lakes Council.

Bougainville plans constitution consultations in parts of Papua New Guinea
Four teams are scheduled to travel to the Highlands, Momase, New Guinea Islands, and the Southern region in PNG.

Hillpark fatal house fire not suspicious, police say
The house fire in Auckland which killed two people is not being treated as suspicious, police say.

Charges laid in car-jacking as police make appeal for suspect
Police have made a public appeal for a man believed to be responsible for a car-jacking in Waitara that saw a baby dumped on the side of the road.

Mercedes thief Kyle Clarke guilty of reckless driving that caused death of Blenheim man
The decision by Judge Jo Rielly comes after a five-day trial that examined the minutes leading up to Allister Christie's death after a high-speed car chase in March 2022.

Taranaki Regional Council hikes rates 16.3 percent, claws back on Zero Possum Project
The overall rates rise for year two of the plan was 13.23 percent and was 10.19 percent in the third year.

Sprinklers help stop spread of fire at commercial building
A fire in a commercial building and another outside the Marchwiel park’s toilet block kept firefighters busy in Timaru on Friday.

Group glues 'Free Palestine' posters on NYC subway, causing $10K in damage: police

Sungai Watch Is Cleaning Trash From Indonesian Rivers and Turning It Into Furniture

Researcher Steps on 100 Pit Vipers (For Science!)

Trans-inclusive colours to go up in Wellington on day of controversial event
Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre will be lit up in the trans-inclusive flag colours as a show of support for the rainbow community.

Te Huia funding rolls on
The New Zealand Transport Agency board has made its decision over ongoing Te Huia funding - and it’s good news for supporters

Cordon at Marchwiel Park after bin fire
A fire outside the park’s toilet block and another in a commercial building kept firefighters busy in Timaru.

US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden
The Israel Security Assistance Support Act is not expected to become law, but its passage underscored the deep US election-year divide over Israel policy.

New Caledonia's Nouméa airport is closed until Tuesday, Air New Zealand says
The airline earlier told RNZ it will update customers as soon as it can.

Locals to airport: be a good neighbour
Tahunanui residents make the plea during a hearing into Nelson Airport’s proposal for planning changes allowing it to extend its runway.

Live: Left bloc outpaces right bloc in new political poll
A poll by Talbot Mills Research shows the coalition parties — National, ACT, and NZ First — lacking sufficient public support to form a Government.