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It started with a car parked on yellow lines. It ended with a shotgun in a guitar case
A car parked on yellow lines led West Auckland police to a stolen vehicle, a man allegedly hiding under a bed and a shotgun concealed in a guitar case.

One dead after three motorcycles and ute crash in Carterton
One person has died and another was seriously injured in a crash involving three motorcycles and a ute in Carterton on Sunday afternoon.

'A full-body experience': Life amongst plants at Allan Herbarium
Inside Lincoln's Allan Herbarium lies a vault of more than 800,000 dried plants - a living history of Aotearoa's flora.

The big construction sustainability win that is often overlooked
Better planning and digital collaboration could cut construction waste, rework and embodied carbon far more than new materials alone.

‘Wanted to risk it’: Halasima defies injury to be Warriors’ best in semifinal loss
The star centre’s 50th NRL match didn’t end the way he wanted, but his individual performance was an all-timer.

Healthcare finance is lean and complex. Its spend controls have to keep up
Tighter controls could stop overspend, speed approvals and cut audit chasing for lean healthcare finance teams juggling complex funding streams.

Alzheimer’s disease starting to be considered treatable, says study
Alzheimer’s is increasingly being considered treatable and preventable as 158 drugs are investigated in 192 clinical trials worldwide, a major report says.

'Worst day of my life': Pet dog dies in supermarket mobility scooter fire
Mike Elliott’s dog Shadow was killed when his mobility scooter went up in flames outside Te Kuiti New World on Saturday.

Ministry advised against taxpayer-funded gigs for international acts
In September 2025, Louise Upston announced a $70 million major events and tourism package to help New Zealand compete with Australia for big-name artists.

School drinking water E coli detections down by 16% in a year
The regulator's report on drinking water regulation shows some major improvements in protection against infection, particularly in schools.

Social media users report Facebook and Instagram outages
Social media users are reporting issues accessing Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram.

Converse apologises and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery
Shoe company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among those who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching.

Pacific news in brief for 21 September
A round-up of news from around the region, including Vanuatu considering linking marine weather warnings to permissions for allowing varioius categories of vessels.

Westland mayor hopeful as lake searched for plane lost in 1978
The Piper Cherokee aircraft disappeared during a scenic charter flight from Dunedin to Queenstown, with seven on board.

They paid thousands and moved to NZ. Their student visa applications hadn’t been lodged
Four families paid tens of thousands of dollars for study and immigration packages before arriving in New Zealand and discovering many of their student visa applications had not been lodged.

Half a million boardings in a week as City Rail Link smashes Auckland record
Record train boardings have been logged across Auckland’s rail network during the first seven days of City Rail Link (CRL) operations, transport officials say.

Incident involving two Air New Zealand pilots reported to Civil Aviation Authority
There are allegations the pilots had a physical altercation at their hotel in San Francisco.