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Singing superstar Seal to headline star-studded Summer Concert line-up
Bastille, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Level 42 will join him for gigs in Wanaka and Taupo.

Inquiry finds evacuation took too long after engine fire on Air NZ flight
The plane was travelling from Christchurch to Wellington, and was about to land when the engine caught fire.

Greek PM urges Burnham to return Elgin Marbles permanently
Andy Burnham said in 2023 the sculptures should be returned to Greece with "no strings attached".

Rare engine failure forced Air NZ flight into emergency runway evacuation
A low-pressure turbine blade failure led to an engine fire and passenger evacuation on an Air New Zealand flight preparing to land in Wellington, an official inquiry has found.

From fast-track to fuel: The Government promised to fix infrastructure - here’s the verdict
Stuff has analysed its various policy documents and coalition agreements to check which promises have been kept, partially kept or broken.

New Zealand’s financial markets watchdog admits its holiday pay method breached employment law
A former FMA lawyer says hundreds of current and former employees may have had their holiday pay calculated incorrectly

‘Move on’ orders are the latest turn of NZ’s prison ratchet
The idea that homeless people would be required to ‘move on’ always invited the question – never satisfactorily answered – move on to where?

Edinburgh Zoo's red panda goes to the vet for toothache
Red panda Bruce laid on his back under a general anaesthetic, as vets removed the problem tooth and checked him for other illnesses.

On-the-run killer Gary Anderson appears in court
Gary Anderson had been serving life in prison for the murder of Karol Kelly in Londonderry in 2018.

Firm fined £1m after man killed by falling window
Mick Ferris was crushed when the 130kg window fell from The Corniche building in Vauxhall.

Controversial Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong to run as independent in general election
Announcing his decision, Ong said he could no longer drive the city forward as a councillor because of what he described as wrongful bans and political attacks against him.

Family of man who fatally stabbed grandmother tried to get him mental health help
Two or three months had passed since Tremaine Hati was seen by mental health services on the night he attacked 72-year-old Maria Morgan.

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Staff send ‘cry for help’ to Ministry over ’serious concerns’ at high school
The letter raised 14 issues - from the handling of former teachers to alleging a bullying culture.

Nicky Hager’s Dirty Work belongs in the fiction section
Former minister Chris Penk says that there’s an element of Dirty Work inherent in printing a succession of anonymous comments without a right of reply.

Is this really the Premier League's 'Bermuda Triangle'?
Do the stats back the social media meme that Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford form a Premier League 'Bermuda Triangle' where teams lose points?

Reported assaults on Britain's rail services rise by more than a third
Recorded incidents of violence and harassment against passengers and rail workers showed a sharp increase in the year to March.