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Watch: Iran narrowly knocked out of tumultuous World Cup on Austria's last-second goal
Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed by the United States.

Between English and mother tongue: Kenya’s education language dilemma

Alleged home invasion leads to three arrests
A victim of a home invasion was left shaken, while police later arrested three allegedly behind the incident.

‘Interesting phone calls’ await All Whites’ breakout World Cup star Eli Just
He told his agent to ignore him before the World Cup. Now, major clubs are circling New Zealand's history-making $5 million midfielder.

Watch: Luxury Porsche bursts into flames in central Christchurch
A Porsche has erupted in flames in central Christchurch.

ACT unveils plan to cut government departments from 43 to 19
ACT unveiled their proposal to reduce the number of government departments and ministers during its election campaign launch in Auckland on Sunday.

Election '26: Labour proposes Apprenticeship Boost expansion
Leader Chris Hipkins has announced the election policy at the party congress in Wellington.

Nicole McKee named ACT deputy leader as party launches election campaign
Cabinet Minister Nicole McKee has been chosen as ACT’s new deputy leader, with David Seymour calling her the “perfect choice” as the party launched its 2026 election campaign.

Hundreds expected to be cut off for days after storm washes out vital bridge
Hundreds of people cut off by this week's storm will likely be isolated for several days, some without power, and authorities are considering get food and supplies through by boat or by air.

How Many Starlink Satellites Can SpaceX Launch This Year?

Wall Street Thinks AI Capex Is Unsustainable -- Here's Why Big Tech Keeps Spending Anyway

Labour's Ginny Andersen received complaint about Police Commissioner last year
Labour MP and former police minister Ginny Andersen received a complaint about the Police Commissioner last year, RNZ can reveal.

Jordan v Argentina - FIFA World Cup
Follow live coverage of the FIFA World Cup game between Jordan and Argentina in Arlington.

ACT Party leader David Seymour takes aim at parliamentary allies, opponents - but especially Labour
The ACT Party leader also announced new welfare policy and a plan to slash the number of government departments.

Sacramento family from Venezuela organizes local earthquake relief effort

Google limits Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models, FT reports

ABs coach Rennie gets triple injury boost as Mo'unga fight rolls on
All Blacks coach Dave Rennie delivered welcome news by confirming Will Jordan, Tupou Vaa'i and Wallace Sititi would be available to play France in Christchurch.

Cause of unsightly Wellington wastewater blockage explained
"No wastewater infrastructure is designed to handle people putting the wrong things down the toilet."

One person rescued from Auckland apartment fire
St John say one person is in a moderate condition following the fire.

Two teens, two beers and one costly maths error
Something didn’t add up for a bar manager after serving two teens a pint of beer each. It cost his work a three-day penalty.

Several die in swimming accidents as heatwave grips Germany

Nicole McKee announced as ACT's new deputy
It comes after Brooke van Velden announced she would retire from politics at the November election to pursue a career in the private sector.

Chris Hipkins calls for a ‘Fair Go’ for apprentices, workers, and even the TV show
Chris Hipkins, stepping into the ring for his second election as Labour leader, is rerunning a similar strategy and policy he employed during season one.

Fifa World Cup: Argentina v Jordan live updates of Group J clash
Argentina have already earned their place in the next round.

Bad Bunny: Latin star lights up London with history-making stadium show
Pride and a party as the Puerto Rican becomes the first Latin artist to headline a UK stadium.