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Twenty-one friends from Belgian village win €123mn jackpot

Punctuality at Germany's crisis-hit railway slumps

Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day Mexico development hits roadblock

Hungary takes legal action against EU ban on Russian gas imports

Waitangi Live: Labour and the Greens team up
The Green and Labour parties are expected to hold a rare joint press conference as a show of “unity” in Waitangi.

Group of school principals unite after funding cut, say ending programme was a ‘huge loss’
North Canterbury school principals are working together to overcome a funding cut.

Daron Parton’s cartoons: February 1 - 28
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Stan Walker: 'There's a lot of chaos that's happening
"...Not just here in Aotearoa, but all around the world," Stan Walker says as he releases a new single with rapper Nauti to counteract that growing fear and division.

Corrections didn't tell staffer's managers of investigation into his alleged child sex offending
Corrections was aware one of its probation officers was being investigated by police over alleged child sex offending for more than two weeks before he was arrested, but did not tell his regional managers.

CNMI utility seeks up to US$700m in federal funding for power upgrades
The main power utility in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is preparing to seek up to US$700 million in US federal grants to replace aging diesel generators and...

Pike River families 'pissed off' and 'frustrated' at long wait for outcome of police criminal probe
Police said they are nearing the final stages of their criminal investigation into the disaster

National mission to launch sovereign satellite kept under wraps by officials
An RNZ request for the key documents came up mostly empty, with ministerial briefings either largely blanked out or withheld entirely.

Government to monitor agencies' underspending on infrastructure
Treasury reports showed a $1.5 billion discrepancy between actual and forecast spending, and some agencies have been called to explain.

Before & After: Their Singapore Apartment Is a Love Letter to Midcentury Design

10 Miners from Canada Were Abducted in Mexico, Possibly by Cartel Members, Says Official

NZTA gives reassurance for notoriously slip-prone road, says it’s still looking at the ‘very tight’ corners
Other significant work, both currently under way and planned, between Wairarapa and Wellington could be expected to impact travellers.

Cost of some school uniforms 'totally outrageous': David Seymour
The deputy prime minister urged schools to do something to help with the pressure.

Exclusive: Anthropic announces partnerships with Allen Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute as it bets AI can make science more efficient

Palantir expected to see 'very strong' Q4 earnings report following stock sell-off

Bitcoin can still fall further. Historical data shows $60,000 will be the bottom

The Night Manager villain inspired by John le Carré's own father
The son of The Night Manager author has said the series' villain is inspired by his own "evil" grandfather.

Tonga's flag-bearing sensation to carry Olympic flag at Winter Games
The Olympic flag features the five rings representing the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world.

Waitarere Beach shooting: Man found dead was stabbed - police
It has been revealed that Benjamin Timmins was stabbed while three others were shot and remain in critical condition.

'This is crazy': Commuters face long delays as Lower Hutt's $1.5b road works continue
Roadworks across Lower Hutt have a busy choke point even worse.

What should New Zealand do in the new world order?
What do we do in a world that's ditching traditional rules and favours the mighty?

Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide
Six people died in the slip at the Beachside Holiday Park, and their bodies have now been recovered and identified.

Auckland Council looks at rule change to avoid flood buyout costs
Auckland Council wants to increase the amount it can spend on retaining walls and lifting homes to make them safe - a move it said would be more cost effective than writing them off.