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When a Margaret Mahy classic mixes with raucous sea shanties
The West End, a chance discovery of a children's book and a night of raucous sea shanties in Wellington, inspired The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate.

Judge deciding whether Papatoetoe will face rare by-election
An Auckland District Court judge has reserved his decision on whether alleged voting irregularities in Papatoetoe's local board election are serious enough to trigger a by-election.

Is the coalition’s RMA reforms just a lite version of Labour’s?
The coalition split the RMA into two bills, just like Labour did. And they have very similar names. So is it just an update of what Labour passed in 2023?

More arrests after man stabbed in Auckland's Mt Wellington
A 53-year-old man and 32-year-old man have both been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder.

Australian quick ruled out of the remainder of Ashes series
The news is offset by the return of the Australian captain Pat Cummins in time for the third test against England.

Five people linked to Headhunters arrested over arson, ram raids in Auckland's Orewa
Police executed a series of search warrants across Auckland as part an investigation into the arson and ram raids of businesses in Orewa.

Officials recommended against lower target for methane emissions
The government chose to go ahead with its preferred option, despite advice that it could increase New Zealand's contribution to global warming.

Five things you need to know about the RMA replacements
The government has unveiled its proposed replacement bills for the Resource Management Act. Here's five key details.

Auckland mostly without trains for a month - from late December
A shutdown has been scheduled from December 27 to January 28, 2026, to accommodate crucial work on the CRL, and wider network.

Firefighters contain large blaze at Tongariro National Park
The blaze is now fully contained, with authorities saying an accident with a vehicle may have been the cause.

‘Trying to protect it, not dump it’: Auckland security company responds after cat left on roadside
Global Security Solutions Limited says staff tried to rescue a distressed cat, not abandon it, as online outrage mounted.

Salmon products recalled due to possible listeria contamination
The products were told in three stores in the South Island.

Tower Insurance penalised $7m for a decade of overcharging
The FMA says Tower's systems were deficient, despite a 2017 agreement to fix them.

Man arrested over fatal bus stabbing, assault in Auckland
Two separate investigations were launched after a 59-year-old was stabbed on a bus travelling from Glenn Innes towards Orakei in East Auckland.

Two teen Afghan asylum seekers learn fate for raping 15-year-old in local park

IDF hits Hezbollah training sites in southern Lebanon overnight

Man dies after being caught in a rip on an Auckland beach
Emergency services were called to the incident around 7.10pm on Monday.

Te Pati Maori 'high performing' despite dismal poll result - co-leaders
Support for the party dropped to one percent in the latest poll after weeks of in-fighting, two expulsions and one court order.

Auckland's trains to shut down for almost a month next year
Commuters can expect more rail network closures ahead of the highly anticipated opening of the City Rail Link in the second half of 2026.

Full-time carers' appeal for employee status upheld by Supreme Court
Two parents who care full-time for their disabled children are, in fact, employees of the government - and should receive the same benefits and protections. Supreme Court rules.

Cricket: Test captain Tom Latham joins chorus of support for NZ T20 franchise league
Tom Latham says a proposed T20 league in New Zealand would boost the standard of cricket in Aotearoa.

Watch: Liam Lawson's partial apology for erratic driving incident
It went unsighted on the F1 broadcast, but Ollie Bearman’s driver cam has revealed just how close he was to being shunted into the fence by Lawson.