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Bleak Roger Tuivasa-Sheck injury outlook confirmed
Warriors find a new wingman, plus a familiar face returns from injury at centre, ahead of taking on Benji Marshall's rejuvenated West Tigers.

Quake brings small tsunami and ‘strong and unusual’ currents to Southland
A small 10cm tsunami endured for 90 minutes after the 6.8 magnitude quake struck off the coast of the South Island.

Politics live: Papua New Guinea PM and Christopher Luxon hold media conference after meeting
PNG PM James Marape and Christopher Luxon are holding a signing ceremony and media conference following a bilateral meeting

Labour's Greg O'Connor plans to stick around even if his Ohariu seat is carved up
Under proposals released by the Representation Commission, the electorates of Ohariu, Mana, and Otaki will be scrapped, and replaced by two new seats: Kenepuru, and Kapiti.

Primary health organisations taking up too much health spending at GPs' expense - report
Top-heavy PHOs are siphoning off too much funding before it gets to frontline GPs, according to an independent report.

‘Significant operation’: Jail for meth cook
Joseph McLaughlan says he was blindfolded when he was driven to a storage unit in Palmerston North to cook batches of methamphetamine.

Exclusive: Pulseway discusses drive for simplicity and efficiency in IT management
Pulseway is on a mission to simplify IT management, enhancing efficiency and user experience through innovative solutions and customer-centric development.

Whangarei's bid to halt water fluoridation rejected
Whangarei District Council has lost its bid for an injunction that would have allowed it to stop adding fluoride to the city's water supply.

'A win for all Indigenous languages': Te reo Maori enters the Ivy League
In what's being hailed 'a win for all Indigenous languages', Yale is offering a course in te reo Maori - a first for any Ivy League university.

UK draws up new disease-threat watch list
Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments.

Should Christchurch ratepayers get cheap tickets for 30 years of new stadium costs?
Christchurch’s new stadium at Te Kaha is set to open in April 2026, with ratepayers covering costs for the next 30 years. So should ratepayers get cheap tickets in return?

The House: Hunker down for a week of urgent plod sprinkled with chaos
MPs will spend the week debating bills under urgency. We outline the key legislation proposed.

'Sweet baby Jesus': Shock as Trump military plans sent to journalist
The Trump administration acknowledged the messages, sent over the non-government encrypted chat app Signal, seem to be authentic.

Will RMA change mean cheaper houses?
Planned changes to the Resource Management Act should reduce house prices and improve supply - provided they are able to be enacted.

Wellington’s lost MP and the very large Maori electorates, explained
Wellington will lose one MP. Other electorates will change their names. And the Maori electorates are looking to be very large. So, what’s going on?

Can't keep building stop-banks forever - scientists
Researchers say we must change the way we manage river flooding risks, and communities cannot continue to build ever bigger stop-banks.

Oranga Tamariki 'always intended to publish' scathing review
Oranga Tamariki says it always intended to publish a punishing review that found grievous privacy breaches which caused people physical harm.

'We will get there' - who were winners & losers for Tuchel's England?
BBC Sport looks at which players impressed in Thomas Tuchel's first two games - and who did not.

'England show Tuchel's search for thrills will be no quick fix'
England's dull victory over Latvia shows new head coach Thomas Tuchel's search for thrills is no easy task, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.