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Weather: Rainfall of up to 100mm, severe thunderstorms possible for South Island
Parts of the South Island are welcoming the New Year with heavy rain warnings and severe thunderstorm watches.

Road deaths fall for third year in a row
Provisional figures show 272 road deaths in 2025, down from 292 in 2024 and 318 in 2023.

Road deaths down for third year in a row, but still too many - police
The provisional number of road deaths in 2025 was 272, police say, crediting Operation Open Roads.

Festival-goers evacuated in top of South Island as river rises amid heavy rain
Around 80 to 100 festival-goers were evacuated from the Twisted Frequency festival in the Cobb Valley near Takaka after rapidly rising river levels and flooding in low-lying areas on Thursday morning.

Cole to leave Tigers after 18 years for personal reasons
Leicester Tigers stalwart Dan Cole will leave the club at the end of 2025 due to personal reasons.

Not just results - why Maresca is under pressure
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca needs results to improve but issues off the pitch are adding to the pressure, BBC Sport's Nizaar Kinsella explains.

Trump vetoes first bills of his second term
Trump vetoed a bill on a Colorado water project he said wasn't economically viable, but one of his allies questioned if he had political motives.

Bottled water from Waitrose recalled over risk it contains glass
The food safety watchdog said people should return affected Deeside water bottles to stores.

Nurse 'lucky to be alive' after crowbar attack at hospital
Nurse Megan Lynch was stood at a vending machine when she was hit over the head with the crowbar.

Finnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cable
Police arrested 14 crew members on the ship sailing from the St Petersburg to the Israeli port of Haifa.

Watch: Northern Brave star drops (another) Super Smash crowd catch
Smiles all around as Nensi Patel’s brave effort in the crowd falls short, again.

Our Heroes: Herald’s top NZers of 2025 in news, sport, business and entertainment
We honour the best in news, sport, business and entertainment.

UN rights chief: Israel's new Gaza aid agency rules 'outrageous'

GPs worried by lack of information on ManageMyHealth data breach
The country's largest patient information portal on Wednesday confirmed it had identified a cyber security incident involving "unauthorised access" to its platform.

Teen jockey Loughnane breaks calendar year wins record on New Year's Eve
Teenage jockey Billy Loughnane breaks the record for the most wins in a calendar year in the 21st Century.

McIlroy's omission from honours list questioned
After Rory McIlroy completed a career grand slam in 2025, there were calls for him to be knighted.

Man charged with murder after car hits pedestrian
Liverpool fan Ruben Nunes, 34, died at the scene of the crash on Chapel Close, the Met Police said.

In pictures: New Year welcomed around the world
From spectacular firework displays to chilly sea dips, nations celebrate the start of 2026.

Watch: Stunning celestial events that lit up the skies in 2025
From meteor showers to supermoons, here are some of the sights that wowed stargazers this year.

Passenger describes 'chaos' after head-on Machu Picchu train collision
Tourist Niels Honkoop says shattered glass littered the carriage floor and injured people were lying in the aisles.

EU's top diplomat rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites
It comes as Russia releases video which it claims shows a downed Ukrainian drone launched at one of Putin's residences.