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All Blacks hooker ruled out of tour of South Africa
All Blacks hooker George Bell’s tour of South Africa is over. He will be replaced by Blues and Taranaki hooker Bradley Slater.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins rules out working with Winston Peters as foreign affairs minister
The Labour leader said Peters' position was completely untenable after telling a Green MP in Parliament to go back to his "own country".

Live weather: Drivers warned as snow blankets roads, Cook Strait ferries cancelled
Plunging temperatures have arrived for much of the country, closing major roads.

Gallagher's Corey Russell wins Security Innovator award
The award spotlights a migration tool that could cut time, cost and errors for customers replacing ageing access control systems.

‘Obviously the words didn’t come out quite right’ - National MPs arrive at Parliament after Christopher Luxon apology
MPs have arrived for their weekly caucus meeting.

Solomon Islands government confirms response to rescue trapped NZ climbers
Keane Isaksson, 25, and Luca Zylstra, 19, were on a climbing expedition to the remote volcanic mountain, Mount Popomanaseu, on the main island of Guadalcanal.

Mental health minister's contract promise to community providers yet to be honoured
The mental health minister says about 80 percent of community providers will have multi-year contracts, replacing annual ones, by the end of 2026.

Death during brawl at league game in Samoa raises safety question
A village leader has called for police in Samoa to attend sports matches after the death of a man during a rugby league game at the weekend.

Pacific women MPs share the push for more representation in parliaments
A group of female MPs from across the Pacific came to Wellington for a three day programme focused on connection, development, and increasing the number of women in politics.

How Mumbai Indians takeover has affected MI London & Surrey
BBC Sport takes a look at what has changed, what has stayed the same and what the future holds for MI London after investment from Indian Premier League side Mumbai Indians.

Huw Edwards criticised for entering festival poetry competition
A sex abuse survivor says Edwards winning would have been "catastrophic" and calls for rules review.

Snow blankets Dunedin and dusts Christchurch - and there’s hail in Wellington
Snow could fall to low levels in the east before clear skies bring widespread frosts and temperatures up to 10C below average.

All Blacks in South Africa: Share your boldest prediction for rugby’s ‘toughest tour’
Eight matches, four tests and six demanding weeks await the All Blacks. What do you think will happen?

How Grace Nweke’s risky gamble paved the way for Silver Ferns gold
ANALYSIS: One netballer’s sacrifices may have been the key to the historic win.

Drivers warned about snow on roads in South Island, Cook Strait ferries cancelled
Meanwhile, all ferry sailings in the Cook Strait for Tuesday have been cancelled due to forecast large swells.

Wild deer costing Hawke's Bay farmers tens of thousands of dollars - study
The research reveals extensive pasture and crop losses from deer, as well as damage to native plantings and bush.

Daron Parton’s cartoons: August 1-31
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Big knowledge gaps around where wildfires burn and the damage they are doing
The ongoing data gap is making it harder to gauge the impacts on forests, the biggest risks, or trends in how fires behaved, according to a new survey.