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Salesforce CEO apologises for saying Trump should send troops to San Francisco
Salesforce boss and Time Magazine owner Marc Benioff posted the apology on X following days of backlash

The question of freezing eggs from a migrant perspective
"For the longest time, I was hoping and expecting it to happen organically and now it feels like intervention is required."

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Council candidate alleges fellow candidate behind online attacks
A local election candidate claims a rival competitor created fake social media accounts to attack him and other candidates.

This NZ city, once branded the world's unluckiest, is now the ‘capital of cool’
Otautahi is not the “flat white city” it once was.

Portland synagogue prays for hostages release, peace

Parents offered uniforms, stationery if children attend school regularly
Parents at a Christchurch school are being offered financial incentives if their children meet attendance targets.

Capital gains tax almost irrelevant – English
Former Finance Minster Bill English says the days of guaranteed capital gains in the housing market are over,

Another bank cuts interest rates
ASB has cut a number of its fixed-term home loan rates.

Issues with Auckland elections special voting raised with DIA
Almost almost half of Auckland's 10,000 special votes had to be thrown out.

'When we first set up you'd be lucky to have one Maori writer published a year' - 30 years of the Pikihuia Awards.
Author Becky Manawatu has taken out the top prize at the 2025 Pikihuia Awards for her novel Kataraina.

Young people speak about the pain and challenge of not finding work
Two Taranaki job hunters speak about their frustration at doing everything they can to find work, but remaining without a job for months.

Greater Wellington council wants people to stop adopting possums as pets
The Greater Wellington council says the marsupials pose a serious threat to native birds and plants.

'You're gonna have rubbish everywhere else' - halving collections not popular with some residents
Moving from weekly to fortnightly rubbish collection is an idea that some Aucklanders want to see binned before it has even begun.

Ruapehu communities cut off by floods, damage, now accessible
Access has been restored to communities in Ruapehu District who were isolated by flooding and storm damage.

‘New blood into an All Black team’: The trio challenging Team NZ’s elite crew
Grant Dalton also reached for analogies from Bathurst and Manchester United in outlining what impact their new sailors could have in the America’s Cup.

Father says visa cost is keeping his family apart

EU warned over Russia's 'shadow fleet' of up to 1,400 ships

Israel awakes to a bittersweet morning of returns and loss

Harper Lee's newly found stories reveal 'a brilliant writer in the making', her family say
The family of the author, known for To Kill A Mockingbird, say newly found stories reveal her brilliance.

Power outages, flights canned as strong wind and rain hit
A rough night lies ahead as further win and rain looms for many rainsoaked areas in the South Island..

Upper Hutt film studio goes up for sale
The film studio is looking for a new owner, despite housing several large scale productions.

Black Caps send England into bat - second T20 international
Follow live coverage as the Black Caps face England in the second T20 international at Hagley Oval.

Another bank cuts interest rates
ASB has cut a number of its fixed-term home loan rates.