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About 40 Wellington properties uninhabitable after floods
Wellington City Mission, in conjunction with the council, is assisting some 40 families or individuals with temporary accommodation at motels and backpackers in the wake of the storm.

How the NRL’s newest team could trigger mass player movement
The Papua New Guinea Chiefs have been granted tax-free status for at least 10 years.

Luxon and Peters clash after release of emails on NZ’s Iran war stance - report
Emails suggest Christopher Luxon considered backing US strikes on Iran before being pulled back by Winston Peters.

Small business sales continue upward momentum, but Iran war uncertainty lingers
An insights report shows average sales rose 3.9 percent in the March quarter, but there's uncertainty about whether it can continue amid the economic fallout from the Iran war.

Supermarket manager steals $203,000, files fake $1.3m mortgage application
Former Mill St Pak'nSave store manager Pamela Ann Cossill got her office manager to draft a fraudulent letter to ASB Bank stating she had paid back a staff loan.

German Carmakers Are Learning the Hard Way That China Wants More Than a German Badge

Madagascar detains French national over alleged plot to stir unrest

Police forcefully disperse anti-draft haredi Jerusalem Faction protest at Chords Bridge

Litera appoints Grant Hewlett as firm intelligence chief
Litera appoints legal consultant Grant Hewlett as Vice President, Product for Firm Intelligence, expanding its AI-driven law firm analytics push.

Crop Prices Hit Highest Since 2023 as War and Bad Weather Bite

Best Quantum Stock to Buy the Dip: Rigetti Computing (RGTI) or Quantum Computing (QUBT)

Ohura flood warning system questioned after couple escape from neck-deep floodwater
Some Ohura residents are questioning flood-warning systems in a tiny settlement after being forced from their beds during a flash flood this month.

Pasifika have 'most to gain' from NZ government's growth agenda - Goldsmith
The New Zealand government's new Minister for Pacific Peoples says he was "surpised" to be handed the portfolio earlier this month but is committed to engaging with Pasifika communities directly.

Breaking: Two dead, one seriously hurt, in Waikato highway crash
Emergency services were called to the scene about 9.10pm on Wednesday, where two people were found dead.

Two people killed, another seriously injured after truck and car crash near Kinleith
Another person also suffered serious injuries after a car and truck collided in Kinleith, south of Tokoroa last night.

Bougainville landowners warn companies at Panguna mine to stop work
Landowners at the Panguna mine in Bougainville have warned companies trying to redevelop the mine to stop and leave.

'He deserved the world': Sister jailed after 10-year-old brother killed in car crash
Kaci Tauroa, drove dangerously on a rainy winter night and killed her 10-year-old brother Jax Tauroa-Wall.

Is 2026 going to be another expensive year?
With disruption to fuel supplies putting pressure on prices, households may face increases from many angles.

Environmental cost of cruises not worth economic benefit, expert says
Studies have found cruise passengers spend less money than other tourists, while the ships themselves cause widespread pollution.

'Shoulder to shoulder': Israel and Serbia launch strategic dialogue, negotiate Free Trade Agreement

Samsung Once Built a Secret Supercar in the 1990s, and Someone Just Found It in a Basement

Verity Johnson: This isn’t the New Zealand I know any more
Beneath the knee jerk wistfulness, there’s a deep worry; we’ve somehow betrayed a foundational idea of being Kiwi.

Qualcomm to report Q2 earnings as smartphone market faces steep declines

Elon Musk testifies Sam Altman was not 'honest' about OpenAI's nonprofit mission

Apple to report Q2 earnings, first since announcing Ternus as Cook's replacement

Twenty asylum seekers detained in prisons since report called for practice to end
Of those held, one man was detained for between six and eight months, figures released to RNZ show.