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Volunteer aviation investigators spot possible wreckage of plane missing since 1978
Volunteer aviation investigators believe they may have spotted the submerged wreckage of a charter plane that disappeared almost 50 years ago with seven people on board.

Boy, 13, is new voice of Thomas the Tank Engine
A new Thomas series also stars The Gentleman actor Henry Golding.

Why former teen prodigy Milly Clegg is returning home to reboot her career
Four years after launching her career as a 17-year-old, Milly Clegg returns to the Phoenix wiser and eager to rediscover her goal-scoring form.

‘Failed experiment’: Labour vows to scrap youth offender boot camps
Labour children’s spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime said the boot camps were a “failed experiment”.

Top Kiwi cyclist questions Cycling NZ's Road World Championships funding policy
Finn Fisher-Black has warned Cycling NZ's policy of not funding athletes to attend the world championships could encourage riders to put their own ambitions ahead of the team.

Cars bearing Chinese police markings stir unease in Auckland
Four reports relating to two vehicles in Auckland have prompted officers to speak with their owners.

One seriously injured after car and truck collide on Southern Motorway
One person is seriously injured and Christchurch’s Southern Motorway is down to one westbound lane after a car and truck collided.

Electric Avenue cracks the tough international touring market, but Christchurch's new stadium wants in
It can cost up to $2m to extend a major concert from Auckland to Christchurch, even as Electric Avenue lands its biggest international line-up yet.

Octave names S-OIL & Coupang as APAC award winners
The awards spotlight software use that is helping operators cut downtime and improve engineering data reliability across Asia-Pacific industries.

‘Small penis syndrome’: Outrage in Otago as drivers doing doughnuts splatter campervan
Tourists called into a local haulage firm to use a hose, after the vehicle sprayed with mud and debris from a vehicle doing doughnuts.

India Free Trade finale brings odd pairings
In a week of urgency the first bill finalised enables the India FTA, and had arch enemies New Zealand First and Green voting together, while Labour joined National and ACT.

Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer ejected from Parliament for using c-word
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has been ejected from Parliament after using the c-word, allegedly to refer to the Assistant Speaker.

Robert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to donate $2m in aid after Macklemore backlash
It comes after Macklemore pledged $1m to Palestinian causes, challenging the tycoon to match the sum.

Sahana boarded a Wellington bus on Tuesday. She hasn’t been located since
Police and family are concerned for Sahana, who was last seen boarding a bus in Wadestown on Tuesday.

Labour to pause government’s school curriculum overhaul, NCEA changes if elected
Education spokesperson Ginny Andersen announced the party would also create an independent body lead decisions on what was taught in schools and how it is assessed.

A plane vanished with seven people in 1978. A sonar target has sparked a new search
A sonar target discovered in Lake Moeraki has prompted a new search for a plane that vanished with seven people aboard in 1978.

‘It has failed’ - Five K Rd venues lose liquor licences
An iconic gay bar with more than 20 years of history in central Auckland is among five venues along K Rd that has lost its liquor licence.

Teachers could go to the gym or take a walk at lunch. Did that time count as work?
The Employment Court has ruled lunch breaks do not count towards Te Kura teachers’ 40-hour week, averting an estimated 34 extra hires.

Minister says she has lost confidence in Fire and Emergency’s chief executive
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says she has lost confidence in the chief executive of Fire and Emergency New Zealand.