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Canterbury loanee scores against home province as Taranaki cruise to win
Canterbury hooker Zach Landon-Lane scores for Taranaki in a 40-26 defeat of his home province.

Warriors v Knights: Jett Cleary to debut, when they play, kick-off time, team list, injuries, NRL ladder - what to know
The 21-year-old could get his chance, amid reports two key Warriors have gone down with late injuries.

Government imposes 10 years of performance requirements on Tiaki Wai
Government gives Commerce Commission "real teeth" to handle Wellington water services provider amid outrage over high bills.

Taranaki v Canterbury - NPC round 5
Follow live coverage of the NPC round 5 clash between Taranaki and Canterbury at Stadium Taranaki.

Canterbury highway closed after truck crash blocks lanes
A Canterbury highway is closed after a two-vehicle crash left a truck blocking the lanes.

Labour promises $21m a year for Maori-led trades training
Labour is promising to spend $21 million a year on Maori-led trades training if it forms the next Government, with funding for marae, iwi trusts and Maori providers to run programmes aimed at getting people into skilled work.

Driver seriously injured after allegedly stealing car and hitting four vehicles near Pukekohe
A driver was seriously injured after allegedly stealing a car from a person who stopped to help at a crash, before hitting four vehicles, including a police car.

Springboks coach claims ‘underdog’ tag after wounding from All Blacks
Here is everything you need to know for the second test between the All Blacks and the Springboks in Cape Town.

Notorious love rat fraudster jailed again after ‘trail of destruction’
He broke hearts and took money from female victims around the country, and now Paul Abbott is, once again, behind bars.

Ways to save money this back-to-school season as school supply prices surge

Kayak star Aimee Fisher eyeing second world championship gold medal
Aimee Fisher won her women’s K1 500 semifinal in Poland to advance to the final at the world canoe sprint champs.

Driver in crash steals good Samaritan’s car, crashes again at same site
A driver involved in a crash allegedly stole another vehicle before driving back towards the scene and colliding with four vehicles, including a police car.

Halves crisis forces Warriors to name Jett Cleary for NRL debut
Late injuries to Te Maire-Martin and Chanel Harris-Tavita force Andrew Webster into emergency pairing.

How Sprinboks star proved Rassie Erasmus wrong on the way to 100-test milestone
When Pieter-Steph du Toit came into the orbit of Rassie Erasmus, the new South Africa coach was not impressed.

An oasis of calm to consider RMA as politics gets frantic
A clutch of MPs from across the House, spent long days considering the minutiae of two bills designed to replace the RMA.

Kiwi scientists trying to fathom why Nepal flash floods generated so much water
While the disaster could not be directly linked to climate change, a warmer planet was generating conditions that destabilised high mountains, Graham Leonard says.

The city fossil forest you may have already walked through
The Takapuna Reef fossil forest is one of the world’s best examples of a lava-preserved fossil forest - here’s what to look for.

How Dolly Parton won the hearts of younger generations
Why did millennials and Gen Z embrace an artist whose first single arrived in 1959? The answer says a lot about Dolly Parton.

Swiss tourist U-turned in same lane on highway moments before fatal crash
A coroner has called for “Keep Left” stickers to be compulsory in rental vehicles after a Swiss tourist drove on the wrong side of a Taranaki highway and died in a collision.

Thousands of youths set to lose access to unemployment benefits after welfare law change
The government will end Jobseeker payments to 18 and 19-year-olds whose parents earn more than $65,000 from November.

Three people hospitalised after vehicle and motorcycle crash
The crash happened in Sockburn around 10am on Saturday.

Inside the kitchen run by New Zealand's best young chef
Bob Fairs copped a bit of flak for his title as best young chef at the inaugural Michelin Guide Awards, but business is booming at his Christchurch restaurant.