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The Ikea effect? Furniture sales help drive strongest retail growth in two years
Core retail spending was up 2.8% in May compared with a year earlier, the strongest rise since January 2024.

Weak sentiment continues to weigh for New Zealand's services sector
It's weak across the board, with sales, new orders and employment all going backwards, a BNZ senior economist says.

‘I don’t regret it’: Hurricanes No 9 Roigard fires back at critics
Star Hurricanes halfback Cam Roigard has denied feigning injury before taking a quick tap during against the Blues in the Super Rugby Pacific semifinal.

One in six young people face sexual harm - report
The numbers also showed just over one in 10 have been exposed to violence by an adult in their home.

Stuff stuns with ‘bold’ call on new Post editor
Analysis - Stuff has startled the media - and some customers - by picking former political strategist and lobbyist Matthew Hooton.

Death of stowaway twin Joanne Ingham ruled natural causes
The 43-year-old was found unresponsive in a Wellington emergency housing complex in 2022.

‘That’s pretty weird’: Local spots ‘golden ghost ship’ off coast
A Kaikoura resident captured the unusual sight at sunrise, prompting comparisons to Atlantis, UFOs and the legendary Flying Dutchman.

The ugly, earthy fungus becoming NZ’s most luxurious ingredient
They aren’t the most appetising things to look at. A fresh truffle looks less like a culinary luxury and more like a lump of coal. Cut into one and it looks a bit like a brain.

Pacific Islands name teams for Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Niue and the Cook Islands unveil athletes for Glasgow Games which kick off in exactly five weeks' time.

Live: Peace deal reached with Iran, Donald Trump says
World leaders are calling for an urgent re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz amid questions over what the 'immediate and permanent end to the war' is set to include.

Westpac economist says Iran peace deal could see petrol return to under $3 a litre
Oil prices have fallen about 4 percent following the announcement of the agreement.

These are the 10 richest New Zealanders, and the newcomers to the rich list
The combined wealth of New Zealand’s richest people has climbed to $129 billion, according to the latest NBR Rich List, with the number of billionaires rising sharply and technology entrepreneurs driving much of the growth.

NZ man found dead after two children seriously injured in Sweden
A man from New Zealand has died and allegedly left his two daughters injured in a violent attack in Sweden.

Appeal for witnesses after suspicious Gore house fire
Police are appealing for information from the public as they investigate a suspicious house fire in Gore.

The toll of living for years in a motel to get dialysis
As John Jensen's kidneys began to fail, his only option for treatment was to live separated from his wife Shirley in a Christchurch motel.

Oil and gas supplies could take months to return to normal after Iran deal, energy experts say
NEW YORK (AP) — High oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems won't be solved overnight, despite an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz announced Sunday.

Stalker who shot man denied parole
Krishan Dick-Karetai arrived at a home to confront his ex-partner, which led to her current partner being shot in the head. Issues over his stalking behaviour was raised when he appeared before the New Zealand Parole Board.

Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters welcome US-Iran deal
Both the Foreign Minister and Prime Minister have welcomed the agreement and steps that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Local nurse urges changes to fatal State Highway 25 intersection near Coromandel
The State Highway 25 and Hauraki Rd intersection has been the site of 31 crashes since 2013

Elon Musk only marginally less wealthy than all New Zealanders combined
"When you have such extreme or maldistributions of wealth ... you start to get quite bad social problems."