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New bidding round opens at site of declined Golden Bay mining permit
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals has opened the Sam's Creek site in the Upper Takaka Valley to a competitive application process.

Injuries reported after two-vehicle crash in Waikato
Police said the crash happened on Tahuna Rd, near Mohring Rd at Te Hoe, shortly before 3pm.

Rare skink spotted in Canterbury after more than 50 years
Fewer than 1000 Canterbury spotted skinks are thought to remain, but a fly-fisher’s photograph has led researchers to a possible new population.

Unreleased review of Waitangi Tribunal sitting with Ministers
The findings and recommendations of the review are still before Ministers more than a year after the review was first announced.

50,000 trips a week: Auckland’s northwest gets a new bus station
Westgate Te Waiarohia Station is expected to handle about 1000 passenger journeys a day from opening, rising to more than 4500 by 2031.

Alleged Epsom rampage victim hospitalised with seizures as schoolboy remains critical
The woman suffered seizures related to her head injury.

A $2 Billion Reason Why Rocket Lab Stock Is in Focus Today

RKLB Q2 Deep Dive: Iridium Acquisition, Neutron Progress, and Margin Pressures Shape Outlook

China's Pony.ai, Uber to jointly deploy over 2,000 robotaxis in Europe

Black Ferns face Black Ferns XV in final tune-up for Australia test
The Black Ferns take on a select XV at Maidstone Park in Upper Hutt.

Winston Peters has a choice to make
Analysis: With less than three months until the country goes to the polls Winston Peters is at a fork in the road.

‘I miss my dad’: ‘Narcissist’ sentenced for shooting and dismembering Canterbury father
Three years after teenagers stumbled across a headless torso locked in the boot of a car at an abandoned Canterbury house, a killer has been sentenced.

GoPro Mission 1 Pro Review
The rugged and well-known GoPro cameras have evolved, with new features that make them cinema-grade for both amateur and professional photographers and videographers.

Family, police concerned as search continues for missing Scarlett
Scarlett was last seen in Riccarton two weeks ago, with police and her family concerned for her wellbeing.

Christchurch man faces human trafficking and migrant exploitation charges
The charges relate to 11 people, RNZ can reveal.

Fatal crash between car and pedestrian in Hokitika
A person was taken to Greymouth Hospital, but died shortly after.

Stepfather of Tauranga todder found fatally injured gives evidence at inquest
Both her mother and stepfather say they were not the last person to check on Sadie-Leigh Gardner in her cot before she was found fatally injured.

Foxton solar farm fast-tracked, set to power 47,000 homes
The 220MWp Genesis Energy project is the eighth renewable energy development to win approval through the Government’s Fast-track process.

NZ has at least 113 shark species. Here’s the new plan to protect them
The Government’s revised shark conservation plan focuses on reducing accidental captures and improving survival when sharks are returned to the sea.

Flights for National’s failed coup likely cost taxpayers $35k+
Based on back-of-an-envelope calculations, Air NZ searches, assumptions, & a bit of wriggle room, Stuff has estimated the cost of flights for National’s failed coup.

Corn Belt Weather and an Upcoming Trump-Xi Summit Are Driving Grains Prices Now

Lineage Cell Therapeutics (LCTX) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Ex-politician Kiri Allan says public service bloated, slow and overpaid
In her memoir the former Labour cabinet minister is scathing of the sector saying it should be overhauled.

‘False, patently wrong’: Polkinghorne denies killing Pauline Hanna at inquest into wife’s death
Philip Polkinghorne has told an inquest into his wife’s death that he has told lies but he did not kill his wife.