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Pope says he has 'no fear of Trump administration'
Pope Leo XIV has strongly pushed back against criticism from Donald Trump, after the US President said he was "not a fan".

Tuvalu declares state of emergency over fuel and power supply concerns
Tuvalu's governor-general says there is increasing instability in electricity generation and distribution systems on the island.

Gusty westerlies strengthen as active weather sweeps the country
It is a "showery story" for the top of the North Island today as active westerly winds bring the risk of intense downpours.

Five injured, one critical in Auckland crash
Emergency services were called to the northern motorway before Victoria Park Tunnel, by Wellington St onramp.

Q4 Earnings Highs And Lows: Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) Vs The Rest Of The Vertical Software Stocks

Foundry Launches Zcash Mining Pool Alongside Industry-Leading Bitcoin Pool

SpaceX vs. Rocket Lab: Which Space Stock Has More Room to Run?

Climber killed as boulder accidentally dislodged by earlier group falls
Christoph Heinrich Huelsmann died in 2023 after being hit by a falling boulder in Taranaki.

Health NZ discovers 180 radiology reports weren't sent back to doctors
A memo says the reports will now be sent as official apologise.

Don't boycott RUCs over diesel price, vehicle owners told
Diesel was selling for an average $3.89 a litre on Monday, according to Gaspy, while 91 was $3.48.

Reports of property investment dying may be overstated
Some level of investment activity will always be needed to provide rental properties, one economist says.

Woman mistakenly declined benefit to care for son with celiac disease, diabetes
The woman's son has celiac disease and type one diabetes, requiring round-the-clock care.

'Word travels': Cook Strait ferry service's reputation for unreliability among overseas tour operators
Fed-up tour operators are sounding the alarm on ferry services, saying tourists are now avoiding parts of the country.

Roblox reveals sweeping changes amid Australian crackdown
Facing a $49.5 million fine threat and an eSafety investigation, the gaming giant has announced its biggest child safety overhaul – splitting the platform by age.

Senior police staffer 'under assessment' after internet use audit
The audit comes after a rapid review of staff internet usage sparked by Jevon McSkimming's scandal.

NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade
US President Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was due to have started at 2am New Zealand time.

Watch: Former world No 1 fined for smashing racket seven times in epic meltdown
Daniil Medvedev tossed his mangled racket into a bin and has received a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct at the Monte Carlo Masters.

Three generations of engineers – one UC graduate’s next step
Following family footsteps in her choice of degree has proved the right decision for Isabelle Peet

Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge

'We Will Not Pay These Criminals': Crypto Exchange Kraken Is Being Extorted Over Stolen Data

Driver rescued after car plunges 100 metres off cliff in Coromandel
Fire crews have rescued a person using a rope, after their car plunged 100 metres down a cliff in Coromandel.

Government wants to cut off taxpayer funding for gangs
National MP moves to cut taxpayer funding to gang-linked groups, but one critic calls it 'short-sighted'.

Firefighters, police clash over cliff rescue of woman trapped in 'extremely precarious position'
Police waited half an hour after the emergency call came in to alert Fire and Emergency.

Can you really learn to read faster? And why would you want to?
Reports of people being able to blitz through a novel or a stack of reports in minutes may seem like a sort of wizardry, but are they really reading?

Why New Zealand is ‘probably’ withholding intelligence from the United States
The CIA's former head of counterintelligence says New Zealand's top spies will be weighing cutting the US out of some intelligence it shares with other Five Eyes partners.