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Boutique Waikato brewery named New Zealand's champion
A small brewery running out of an old farmhouse in the Waikato has been crowned the country's best.

All Blacks great Ma’a Nonu joins Sharks as mentor
The Sharks did not say if he will continue playing or retire.

Howe unsure over Guimaraes future amid Arsenal interest
Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe says he has had positive discussions with captain Bruno Guimaraes.

Norris on pole as Hamilton and Antonelli penalised
McLaren's Lando Norris takes his first grand prix pole position of 2026 in Hungary, as Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli are both given grid penalties.

Man charged over intercepted bomb in car
The man in his 40s is due to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday.

More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain
Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control.

Police investigate donations by Tice company to Reform UK
Britain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election.

Rotorua Mana Aroha shower and laundry service saved with one-year funding boost
Te Taumata o Ngati Whakaue Iho Ake has thrown the service a one-year financial lifeline.

Octavia Spencer believed in herself even when Hollywood didn’t
NYT: It took years for her to be cast as the lead. She considers that the industry's loss.

Nicole Pierce honoured with top MinEx award for quarry leadership
“She’s not afraid to get stuck in and regularly works alongside the team on site.”

SailGP Portsmouth: Black Foils make strong start in defence of UK title
The Black Foils came into the UK regatta as defending event champions.

BONNIE Skin founder Mary Outram on business, heartbreak and the baby she thought she’d never have
Mary Outram reveals the infertility battle she hid while building BONNIE Skin.

New $6 million radiation therapy machine installed at Wellington Hospital
Health Minister Simeon Brown said the new LINAC machine is the first of two coming to the hospital.

'He'll go right through this guy' - Joshua v Prenga predictions
Figures from the boxing world give their predictions for Saturday's heavyweight fight between Anthony Joshua and Kristian Prenga.

Pogacar poised to join Tour greats with fifth title in Paris finale
Tadej Pogacar is set to win a record-equalling fifth Tour de France after Ecuador's Richard Carapaz takes a dramatic stage 20 to Alpe d'Huez.

Six men arrested over fatal stabbing in south London
The attack is believed to have taken place near Tremadoc Road in the early hours of Saturday.

Twenty firefighters taken to hospital after explosion in Essex
Essex's chief fire officer praises crews' courage after a blaze spreads to a fertiliser store.

Cairngorm residents say wildfire response 'too slow'
Nethy Bridge residents were evacuated on Friday and a major incident was declared.

As Diamonds begin bid for gold, a pay dispute is brewing in netball – again
The Diamonds’ win on Saturday was the first step in the defence of their 2022 gold medal from Birmingham, but once again they will have a campaign overshadowed by a battle with Netball Australia over pay.

Letters: Running record achieved on the shoulders of Kiwi giants
OPINION: The recent setting of a world record for the mile is an echo of NZ's past.

Quondo gets revenge over Swiss Prince in tough Te Rapa battle
Quondo makes it three wins on end in the Te Rapa mud.

Pastures Past: Woolshed fires and shearing season in years gone by
'There is no time to bother with wired-up contraptions in the rush of shearing.'