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Auckland's St James Theatre owner buys neighbouring properties
The heritage theatre, which opened in 1928, has been closed since a fire in 2007.

Lydia Ko in contention for another LPGA Tour victory
The Kiwi golfer has given herself a shot with a round to play at the Kroger Queen City Championship.

‘Water was his happy place’: Tributes paid to kayaker who died while paddling on marina
Simon McLarin died of a medical event while kayaking out in the Hobsonville Marina on Saturday morning.

Locals ‘very sad’ as council removes artists' bus stop murals
Wellington City Council says the work had been done as part of its bus stop maintenance programme.

Judith Collins: The farewell as rebranding job Interview
MPs' farewell speeches can serve many purposes: a philippic or jeremiad, an autohagiography, a call to arms, the comedy roast; and maybe this week - the job interview.

Intel Is Supposed to Be in a New CPU Era But Its Losing Market Share to AMD and Arm

SpaceX heads into a record-shattering IPO with the ‘deepest moat that exists today’ as investors vow to ‘never bet against Elon’

What intimacy looks like with a disability
After breaking his neck wrestling a friend, Kyle Montgomery didn't have the confidence to go dating or have a sex life.

Thousands protest at Eurovision final as five countries boycott over Israel

Fourteen pro-Palestinian protesters arrested before Eurovision final

'These guys aren't falling through cracks, it's absolute chasms'
In the new book The Valley, Asher Emanuel investigates the personal fallout from our "problematic" criminal justice system.

‘I’m really thrilled’: Brooke van Velden announces she’s having a baby
The deputy Act leader said her due date is “within days” of this year’s General Election.

Wellington council removes artists' bus stop murals
Quirky colourful murals in Wellington's equally colourful Aro Valley are being covered, but the move has locals upset at a move toward drab.

St. Louis-area nonprofit bringing hope to children in Kenya through fundraiser at Magic House

Player ‘assaulted’ during shameful pitch invasion in Scottish title decider
Celtic’s latest Scottish Premiership title was blighted by ugly scenes at the end of the match.

How a celebrity chef's new Air New Zealand menu was designed to survive cabin conditions
Lower air pressure, humidity, and even background noise completely change how we experience food. Josh Emett is adjusting his recipes to overcome altitude taste blindness.

Bangaranga! Bulgaria wins Eurovision - but UK comes last
Bulgarian singer Dara is a surprise winner, while the UK's Look Mum No Computer gets just one point.

Ex-Liverpool great set to take manager’s job at bitter EPL rivals
Xabi Alonso is set to be named Chelsea coach after reaching an agreement with the London club.

‘Groundhog Day’: Blue skies but cold mornings across NZ for most of the week
Ashburton hit -3C around 7am on Sunday morning.

Students able to ‘game’ the NCEA system, Education Minister says
Erica Stanford said students can now “be confident that they’re getting a world-leading education system.”

Putin expands passport access in breakaway region of Moldova

Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga dies in UN custody

Israel names IAI CEO Boaz Levy chairman in first for state-owned defense company

Call for people to install carbon monoxide alarms - but FENZ says smoke alarms enough
A Lower Hutt resident is urging people to install a carbon monoxide alarm after her smoke alarm didn't go off.

Why do heights make your feet feel strange?
That strange buzzing in your feet at heights isn't fear, it's your nervous system doing something quietly remarkable.

Man convicted for killing drugs associate could learn soon if case will be reviewed
A man convicted of killing a drugs associate in a remote location off the central North Island's Desert Road could soon learn if his last-ditch bid to declare his innocence is accepted.

Global student network more vulnerable after successful system hack - experts
The Canvas system is used by 9000 institutions, but was offline for two days.