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Net zero zealots are putting Gen Z off building planes

Black Ferns Sevens storm into New York final after dominating hosts USA
Black Ferns Sevens continue unbeaten run with comprehensive semifinal victory.

‘They took my whole life’: ACC spied on man with a traumatic brain injury
Jeremy Buxton’s life changed forever after a car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury. But he says the hardest battle wasn’t recovery. It was fighting the system meant to help him.

Man accused of flying to NZ to murder, returning to US
After allegedly murdering a courier driver, Tanginoa Pahulu Tangi went back to the US where he is also accused of attempted murder.

Just 21 of tens of thousands of benefit sanctions have been non-financial
The penalties were introduced in the government's traffic light scheme last year, but have only been used a few times.

The Hormuz buffer: Asian oil security amid prolonged Middle East conflict
Governments are now tapping into strategic reserves, as the Middle East conflict restricts oil imports.

Parents and child among 11 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Crews fight Auckland townhouse fire
Fire and Emergency received multiple calls about the blaze in Albany Heights just after 5am.

Government's climate change plans go to the High Court
Climate advocates argue the government broke the law when it dismantled dozens of climate policies, before consulting the public.

Is your cellphone listening to you?
Chatting about a recent camping trip with workmates then your feed is full of outdoorsy getaways? How and why does that happen?

Law change could let IRD change its interest rates more quickly
When there is downward pressure on rates, and Inland Revenue is slow to move, taxpayers are exposed for longer to higher charges.

Super Rugby talking points: Are the Hurricanes for real?
The Hurricanes sit atop the log, but they’ve not yet played a fellow Kiwi team.

Bus driver safety a ‘top priority’ after more than 200 assaults in six years
One driver who was attacked says many work in fear of being assaulted.

Skier Adam Hall equals New Zealand’s medals record with silver
Adam Hall has secured a silver medal in the men’s slalom standing on the final day of the Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games.

Marshall Islands digital currency debuts this month in limited form
The new digital currency established with the backing of the Marshall Islands government will debut later this month to assist distribution of the country's quarterly universal basic income programme.

99-year-old dementia patient died after bedroom assault by another rest home resident
The victim suffered a head injury in the attack at the Hilda Ross Retirement Village in Hamilton and died in hospital three days later.

A ‘Ghost’ Great White Shark Sighting Revives a Major Mediterranean Mystery

See 'the lungs of Africa' through the eyes of a photographer

Turnout 20% at noon in closely watched French municipal elections

Oscars 2026: How are the winners decided?
Kate Razzle looks at how the winners will be chosen for Sunday night's Oscars, where several cateorgories are too close to call.

Oil, transnational crime, and visas on PM's Pacific agenda
Luxon says the trip is "very much" a case of listening to two new Pacific leaders, rather than NZ coming in hot with something to say.

'They took my whole life': ACC spied on man with a traumatic brain injury
Jeremy Buxton suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car crash, then a nine-year struggle with ACC who thought he may be faking his symptoms.

The 'gnarly and unnecessary' fight reshaping the RSA
There is a bitter internal rivalry shaking one of New Zealand's most storied institutions, with a rebel alliance fighting the national body of the RSA

54 warnings, then a fatal attack: The systemic failure behind a 99-year-old’s death
Coroner Louella Dunn finds Leonard Ralph Hewgill’s death at Hilda Ross was preventable and issues six safety recommendations.