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New Zealand households cut spending as confidence falls
Falling confidence is pushing households to trim discretionary purchases, with 65% cutting non-essential spending as essentials stay dear.

Road into Kahurangi National Park reopens after $1m flood repair work
Graham Valley Road in the Motueka Valley was undercut by the Graham River during the Tasman floods last winter.

Shoplifters blaming cost of living crisis for their crimes, police say
But they say for most, it wasn't only the cost of living that was driving them to theft.

RNZ poll: Fuel crisis reignites, but public tepid on government's approach
Asked how Labour would have handled the situation, 38.3 percent of those polled said "about the same".

Highly infectious strain of bird flu confirmed in New Zealand
Minister of Biosecurity Andrew Hoggard said the disease was detected in a brown skua (seabird) found at Petone Beach in Wellington.

Auckland bus driver assaulted in apparent road rage incident
The bus driver was followed after an earlier traffic incident and suffered facial injuries in the assault.

Dave Letele could turn NZ Muscle around but standard apology 'won't cut it'
Plenty of companies have come back from crisis, a PR expert says, but it has to earn people's trust again.

‘Just been gnawing on somebody’: Police tased dog multiple times after Hastings attack
The man attacked was the dog’s handler, a council spokesperson said.

Person dies after crash between bus and car south of Cardrona
A person has died after a crash on the Crown Range, between Queenstown and Wanaka.

China new home prices decline at slower pace in June

Lufthansa Cargo adopts IATA ONE Record in live use
Shipment data can now move between major air cargo systems in live use, a step that could improve visibility and cut manual handling.

Video shows trail of crashed vehicles on icy roads in Canterbury
Stehann le Roux posted a video to social media on Sunday titled Treacherous New Zealand winter roads, showing several vehicles that had come to grief in the snow.

Motorola razr fold Review
The new foldable phone by Motorola, the motorola razr fold has arrived in New Zealand, and I spent a few weeks using it to learn more about this interesting device.

Lake Alice survivor forced to live in public car park after benefit wrongly cancelled
The decision left Paul Zentveld unable to pay rent, so he had to park his house bus in a public car park.

All Blacks: The big questions for the ABs coach ahead of Ireland test
Whether Quinn Tupaea will return to the All Blacks midfield is one of the major discussion points ahead of the test against Ireland on Saturday night.

Extra-time winner: How England's World Cup run scored for NZ hospitality
Bars and cafés are opening at dawn to cater for football fans who are delivering a timely lift for the hospitality sector.

Tasers used by police to bring aggressive dog under control
The dog's handler was seriously injured in the attack.

Seabird found on Wellington beach tests positive for H5 bird flu
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says the bird was a single brown skua.

Auckland braces for huge Saturday as 85,000 fans head to three major events
The busiest night on the city’s sporting calendar will see the All Blacks take on Ireland at Eden Park, the Warriors host the St George Illawarra Dragons at Go Media Stadium, and the Harlem Globetrotters perform at Spark Arena.

Vanuatu to take decades-long dispute with France to international court
Vanuatu and France have reached a deadlock over contested, uninhabited islands.

That wasn’t smoke rising from Auckland’s new $20m ferry, AT says
A ferry that appeared to be shrouded in smoke in Auckland on Wednesday was in fact just charging its batteries, Auckland Transport (AT) says.