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Stratford road blocked after debris falls from truck
Debris is blocking a major road in Stratford after it fell from a truck.

Two answers, two unknowns as Australia’s batting conundrum twists again
A tale of two openers played out at the SCG on day two, while Marnus Labuschagne will rue what might have been. Now, Cameron Green takes his turn in the spotlight.

Aussie teen beats veteran opponent
Aussie teenager Emerson Jones beats Tatjana Maria, an opponent almost twice her age, in the first round of the Brisbane International.

Ashes LIVE: Head closing in on century on day three at SCG after Stokes, Labuschagne conflict
Australia have retained the Ashes, but the final Test of the series in Sydney is sure to provide more captivating cricket, and drama.

Kenepuru urgent care clinic short-staffing unfair on community - union
Health NZ said the accident and medical clinic was without a doctor on Monday morning because the rostered staffer was sick.

‘Special player’: Key member of champion Blues Super Rugby team signs for French club
AJ Lam signs for Clermont and will leave Blues at end of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.

Neighbourly gets injunction to stop release of hacked information
An IT security expert has previously told RNZ the hack has included GPS details which could identify people's homes.

'Completely false': Trump's claims about stolen oil rejected
US President Donald Trump has said Venezuela stole United States oil assets. Experts say the truth is much more complex than that.

Neighbourly granted injunction after data stolen in cyber breach
Social media platform Neighbourly has been granted an injunction preventing people from accessing or using stolen data following a cyber breach.

Devoli marks record fifth year in Deloitte growth index
Devoli becomes first to appear five years running in Deloitte New Zealand’s Masters of Growth Index, capping a 478% revenue surge.

The three football options hovering over Lachie Neale as he deals with marriage breakdown
It can’t be answered now but where Lachie Neale’s football career heads in 2027 will be subject to constant discussion this year.

Amorim sacked as Man United manager
Manchester United sack manager Reuben Amorim to continue a troubling trend for the Premier League powerhouse.

AFL star investigated over street fight
West Coast Eagles and WA Police are investigating AFL star Tyler Brockman over an alleged street fight in Geraldton.

‘Not physically ready’: Djokovic withdraws from key Australian Open lead-in event
Novak Djokovic will not play a lead-in tournament before the Australian Open, withdrawing from next week’s Adelaide International.

‘The worst job in F1’: Perez slams Red Bull culture
Sergio Perez lifts the lid on the toxic reality of racing alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull.

Artist and fashion writer Molly Parkin dies
Artist, fashion designer, broadcaster and writer Molly Parkin was one of Wales' most colourful personalities.

Drone to be used in search for tramper missing near Lake Ohau for a week
There has been no sign of 20-year-old Connor Purvis since he went to climb Mt Huxley last Tuesday.

Hope fading as search continues for tramper missing for six days
Search teams are continuing to scour a large area near Lake Ohau for missing tramper Connor Purvis.

Seeing Machines forms Future Mobility Group for AVs
Seeing Machines launches Future Mobility Group to embed human-centred safety tech in robotaxis and autonomous fleets as AV rollouts scale.

SanDisk ditches Black and Blue naming for ‘Optimus’- monikered SSDs
Okay, maybe SanDisk was tired of getting beat up over its Black and Blue SSD naming convention (see what I did there!), or maybe someone in the company is simply a fan of the Transformers franchise. Whatever the reason, the company’s SSDs will now be known as Optimus (née Blue), Optimus...