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Samoa ring changes for 'winner take all' Rugby World Cup qualification clash
Manu Samoa have made six changes to their lineup that beat Namibia ahead of Wednesday morning's winner-take-all Final Qualification Tournament clash against Belgium in Dubai.

‘A huge heart’, a life cut short: Young mum’s devastation after fatal crash
Tony Fox was involved in the double fatal on SH2, Paeroa, Waikato on November 5 where the passenger and driver died.

Watch: The Simpsons come to [redacted]. It’s actually New Zealand
A new episode in the 37th season of the TV series sees the family land in what must be Queenstown.

Wesley College's school board dissolved after safety concerns at its hostels
An external review into the board is being commissioned.

When will instant coffee be affordable again?
Few items have risen as sharply in price as instant coffee - up 25.5% on last year, to an average $7.88 per 100g.

Have we finally broken Bitcoin’s four-year cycle?
Bitcoin's classic four-year halving cycle may be evolving, with institutional demand smoothing volatility and creating a more mature market phase.

‘I was so excited’, man discovers new 50-million-year-old species of fish
Morne Mamlambo was ‘super excited’ when he came across a new 50-million-year-old fish species while on Hampden Beach.

Whakaari/White Island volcanic ash forces flight cancellations
Whakatane Airport says ash from Whakaari/White Island has severely impacted services.

Two IKEA pop-ups give fans a glimpse of the goods before first NZ store opens
The Swedish furniture giant is is opening two pop-up stores ahead of its first New Zealand store, but they'll just be for window shoppers.

What is workslop?
We've heard of AI slop, but new study has coined a phrase for shoddy AI generated tasks - workslop.

Four decades on, Wa'a Hokule'a returns to Aotearoa
Forty years after the Hawaiian Wa'a Hokule'a's maiden voyage to Aotearoa sparked the renaissance/revival of Polynesian wayfinding, she is once again a classroom at sea.

Christchurch family to buy their first home with $18m Lotto win
A Christchurch man buying his first Lotto ticket in “maybe ten years” is now shopping for his family’s first home.

‘Doolally, economic vandalism’ - Willis blasts Greens’ mining intervention
The Greens’ promise to revoke fast-tracked consents on seven mining projects has prompted government ministers to come out swinging, and one mining company to defend itself.

5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs
Fleets of laptops run from US residences gave appearance workers were in the US.

'Minor infractions': Police Minister showers police commissioner Richard Chambers with praise following swim during tsunami advisory
It comes after RNZ revealed Richard Chambers took a "very brief dip" at Oriental Bay with FBI director Kash Patel during an active tsunami warning.

Rugby Australia chief backs Schmidt to stay the course after run of defeats
Rugby Australia has backed Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt after three successive defeats against England, Italy and Ireland and says there is “no indication” that the New Zealander would leave his role before next July.

Slip-prone West Coast highway might be moved inland
The government has pledged $7 million to investigate the viability of moving a slip-prone section of a West Coast highway further inland.

New Zealand awarded dubious 'Fossil of the Day' at COP30 climate talks
The government's decision to weaken methane emissions targets have garnered it the award for a fourth time, after avoiding it last year.

Serko sees strong revenue growth, while posting increased loss
Travel software company Serko posted a bigger bottom-line half-year loss driven by one-offs, but its income surged, thanks to its partnership with US giant Booking.com.