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Taupo council says forced amalgamations leave region worse off
Taupo council staff urge their elected members to push back against the Government.

Manukau Stadium racetrack stand-off as man threatens racing greyhounds
Greyhound Racing NZ said the man filmed was not a licensed greyhound trainer.

Police appeal for sightings of woman missing in Bay of Islands
Zhane O'Neill-Harvey was last seen two weeks ago at Opua Marina.

'Traumatic’ incident at cemetery angers councillor
An Invercargill councillor who gave a stern word to staff over a "traumatic" incident at a local cemetery has refused to reveal the details of what happened.

Nicola Willis signals $50 weekly fuel payment could be saved
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has confirmed she will take advice to Cabinet next week about the $50 a week fuel payment for working families.

Bird flu: What New Zealand can learn from a US poultry farmer hit with H5N1
'It’s a pretty traumatic experience to go through, so it’s changed me as a human being.'

Is te reo Maori globally hot but locally not?
The recognition of "kaitiakitanga" as the world's most beautiful word has sparked renewed calls to better value te reo Maori at home.

Sinkhole appears in Auckland’s Hackett St, damaged in 2023 floods
A sinkhole about 5m long, 3m wide and 1m deep has opened on Hackett St in St Marys Bay.

Watch: Usher abruptly ends steamy onstage encounter with uncomfortable fan
The US R&B star has gone viral after abruptly ending one of his signature onstage fan interactions when a woman appeared uncomfortable during a concert in Nashville.

Wellington man suffered heart attack after four-hour emergency department wait
A 55-year-old man who waited four and a half hours to see a doctor in an emergency department was actually suffering a heart attack, a Health and Disability Commissioner investigation has found.

Cambridge crash victim named: Judy Moreland remembered for passion for community, sport and education
Judy Moreland was an internationally recognised education researcher.

OpenAI-linked Hugging Face breach raises AI risk fears
Security leaders say the incident shows machine-speed agents can outrun human oversight, forcing board-level AI governance and tighter controls.

Woman’s hysterectomy tissue mistakenly destroyed after hospital error
A woman whose tissue was destroyed after a hysterectomy despite filling in the required paperwork has had her rights breached, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.

Zhane O’Neill-Harvey missing: Police seek sightings after Opua disappearance
Police are appealing for any sightings of 31-year-old Zhane O’Neill-Harvey.

Westpac lifts interest rates
The bank's one-year advertised special home loan rate increased by 20 basis points to 4.99 percent.

Work on the tools caused a mystery illness that took 14 years to identify
Tennis elbow, white hands in the cold, poor grip strength - finally Dave Miller's long list of symptoms and injuries added up to hand-arm vibration syndrome.

Auckland City Rail Link station open days dates revealed
Auckland Transport has set three free open days in August.

Second Hawke’s Bay courier van theft in two weeks, 21-year-old arrested
Hawke's Bay police cordoned off a suburban street to make the arrest.

Breast cancer patient fell through gaps in care before dying
An 80-year-old woman whose breast cancer tumour grew and ulcerated over three years without being re-referred to specialists was let down by her GP, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.

Crash victim remembered as ‘amazing’ person with ‘the most welcoming smile’
Tributes are flowing for the Cambridge woman killed in a serious crash on Friday.