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Cook Islands PM keeps election date 'close to his chest' as opposition eyes unseating him
Election fever is building in the Cook Islands as residents await the pending announcement of a date for this year's general election as the opposition eyes unseating Prime Minister Mark Brown.

Kiwi being held in ICE detention centre in California
Kiwi Everlee Wihongi has lived in the US for more than 25 years and is now in an ICE detention centre in California, after a three week visit back to New Zealand.

Banks 'standing by' to help customers amid fuel crisis - but 0% interest loans off the table
It comes as Australian banks are rolling out zero interest loans, funded by its government.

NRL coach sacked after 0-7 start
The Dragons have dumped Shane Flanagan just eight months after a contract extension following a winless start to the season.

'I feel invisible’: Families of slain hostages warn Knesset panel they lack gov't support

‘Mission for Moses’ helps change Kenyan man’s life

'They told me he was dead': Children born near army base learn truth about UK soldier dads

'Anything that was tinned out here is destroyed': Tinian assesses Sinlaku damage
An all clear was declared in the Northern Mariana Islands on Friday as Super Typhoon Sinlaku tracked away, ending more than 50 hours of destructive winds, flooding, and widespread damage.

Feijoa graduates fintech lab with KiwiSaver round-up app
Feijoa aims to expand its KiwiSaver round-up app after graduating Creative HQ's Fintech Lab, with users adding AUD $2 million a year to retirement savings.

'Unbelievable': Huge landslide hits Wellington suburb
"It's definitely a big event…you wouldn't have wanted to be under it, it wouldn't have been survivable."

It's getting better
After a couple of false starts, this time I think I'm back on deck proper, finally!

Huge landslide as flooding hit Wellington
"It's definitely a big event…you wouldn't have wanted to be under it, it wouldn't have been survivable."

Strong winds down trees, rip off roofs in Far North during overnight storm
Kaitaia's fire chief says it's not clear if a tornado is responsible, but winds were accompanied by a severe thunderstorm.

Girls approached by group in car, police investigating
Police are treating the approach on a Devonport street as suspicious behaviour and are asking for witnesses.

Ohura remains cut off to all but emergency services
Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton said there were slips and surface flooding on the roads making access perilous.

Elderly, blind residents carried from flooded Wellington home
"He literally turned up to my house in bare feet", a neighbour who took in the pair said.

Two children under 3 and woman killed at Hastings home
Two children aged under three years old died alongside a woman following an incident at a property in Hastings, RNZ understands.

‘I feel sorry for him’: The Supercars trophy that could repair a bitter feud
The beef between Broc Feeney and Ryan Wood has been far from fake. The Jason Richards Memorial Trophy might just be the catalyst to fix the feud.

'Party needs to do better', but Christopher Luxon says he won't stand down, be rolled
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has blamed leaks about his leadership on a "small handful of dissatisfied MPs" and says he will address the matter with his caucus tomorrow.

LogicMonitor taps Chillisoft for ANZ expansion push
LogicMonitor teams up with Chillisoft to widen Australia and New Zealand reach, as the monitoring software group eyes a new local data centre.

Search for man missing from North Auckland beach continues
Police were called to Shelly Beach on Sunday afternoon after a man failed to return from the water.

Anna Kilpatrick's life flipped - she stopped needing anything new
"It brings you a calmness that you'll never have if you're constantly searching for the next thing, the next thing, what else do I need?"