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Canterbury defend NPC title, ending Northland's dream run
Trailing 21-10 at halftime, the defending champions turned the match around with five second-half tries.

Tiaki Wai customers facing direct-debit delays on Wellington water bills
The new agency has taken over from Wellington Water, but its new billing system has encountered teething problems.

Man charged with attempted murder after child assaulted at Auckland park
The child was critically injured and remains in a serious condition, police say.

Nexxen's 2027 APAC Predictions: Four Shifts Set to Reshape TV and Digital Advertising
Advertisers across Asia-Pacific will face a more accountable media market as AI, live sport and Smart TV home screens reshape how campaigns are bought and measured.

Plume of smoke over Desert Rd as crews tackle large fire
Fire and Emergency NZ received a 111 call to a fire in the Waiouru Military area at around 10.15am on Monday.

Air New Zealand becomes first international airline to land in Sydney's new airport
The flight marked the start of a new service between Auckland and Western Sydney.

‘We are devastated’: Napier church badly damaged in fire
Photos show extensive damage inside the church, while police investigate and the congregation says everyone is safe.

PNG communities stuggle with El Niño drought
Many parts of Papua New Guinea are feeling the full force of El Niño, with devastating impacts now reported from the Highlands to the coastal provinces.

One dead following North Otago crash
Two people were taken to hospital in a serious condition. One of them died on Monday morning, police say.

'Everything's pretty charred' - police seek cause of fire that gutted Napier church
Members of the church's community have expressed their shock and sadness at the extent of the damage.

As it happened: Election campaign, 26 October
Follow the latest from the campaign trail as advance voting begins on Labour Day.

Flights disrupted in Wellington, wet and windy end to long weekend for South Island
Earlier, police said they were closing a central road in Wellington due to high wind gusts.

How Local Agentic AI Is Coming to Business PCs
Businesses can now keep sensitive agentic AI tasks on-device, as AMD's new Ryzen AI Max 400 systems offer more memory and local compute.

All Black scores double off the bench to sink Northland in NPC final
Canterbury’s all-star bench proved the difference as they clawed back Northland’s half-time lead to win a 16th NPC crown.

Oracle's racers: AI removes the grind, increases focus
Oracle Red Bull Racing and SailGP provide insights into AI's relentless incursion into the world of human performance.

Flight Review: first international flight to Sydney’s new West Sydney Airport
It is a history-making day as I board the first international flight heading to Nancy-Bird Walton Airport (WSI) in Western Sydney, Air New Zealand flight NZ165.

Strong winds in Canterbury, flights cancelled in Wellington as bad weather moves up country
The weather forecaster is advising people to keep up to date with its forecasts, especially if travelling.

Former Speaker alleges Trump-style ‘voter suppression’ in NZ
Trevor Mallard says the Government is undertaking Trumpian “voter suppression”, with fewer polling stations and an early cut off for enrolment.

Luxon responds to claims La'auli snubbed him, says Samoa treaty 'not priority for us at this time'
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has denied he sought to update its principal bilateral agreement with Samoa, despite his Samoan counterpart reportedly claiming the opposite.