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IPL - Divestment of Woolworths Mount Roskill
Investore Property Limited (Investore) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an unconditional agreement to divest Woolworths Mount Roskill, 112 Stoddard Road, Auckland, for a sale price of $25.0 million

Six dead after Honduras plane crashed into the water after takeoff
Eight passengers are likely still inside the plane.

Department of Internal Affairs proposes cutting 64 jobs
Internal affairs secretary Paul James said the department had been in the process of change for some time in an effort to improve efficiency and cut costs while delivering for communities and ministers.

Review: The Electric State, a Netflix adaptation of a graphic novel, is one of the most expensive movies ever made
Netflix's latest big-ticket release arrives in the form of The Electric State, a $US320 million adaptation of Simon Stålenhag's dystopic graphic novel,

New AI training programmes to address New Zealand's skills gap
The Institute of Data is launching new Data Science and AI training programmes on 8 April 2025 to tackle New Zealand's critical skills gap in AI expertise.

Serious crash in Taranaki closes State Highway 3 near Onaero
Police are responding to a serious crash near New Plymouth.

‘Slovenly behaviour’: Wooden hut among items dumped on Tasman riversides
River dumping is a chronic issue in Tasman, with some of the latest finds being an engine that could be sold as scrap and a hut built from pallets.

‘What did you do, Koro?’ Maori ward councillor brings home truths to Pakeha voters
Tilly Turner has been asking Pakeha voters, what will they say when their grandchildren ask them ‘what did you do, koro?’.

The multimillion-dollar block of land a council controversially wants to take for a graveyard
Auckland Council wants to turn 172ha of private land on the outskirts of Auckland into a cemetery. But it faces opposition from the landowner, and concern from a local marae.

Bougainville needs 'serious conversation' about its economic readiness - James Marape
The PNG leader has urged Bougainville's leadership to consider the importance of economic independence alongside political aspirations.

Cleanup of old Milford landfill to begin in April
The site, used as a landfill until the mid-1980s, was originally a gravel extraction area for the construction of Milford Road.

Auckland man faces new charges related to mishandling of burials at Waikumete Cemetery
Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin said an Auckland man, who was arrested on Friday, now faces further charges.

Criminal charges filed against former investment advisor David McEwen
Criminal charges have been filed against a former Auckland investment advisor for failing to comply with a banning order by the financial regulator.

Police appeal for help from the public after man killed by train in Invercargill
A man died after being hit by a train at a rail pedestrian crossing in Invercargill on Monday evening.

Live cricket updates: Black Caps v Pakistan match begins after being delayed by rain
Follow live updates as NZ take on Pakistan in the second game of the five-match series.

Miramar residents anxious after home invasion
One resident says she was checking her doors and windows after a person was hurt in a fight with an intruder.

SH3 closed in North Taranaki after serious crash
A section of SH3 has been closed following a crash involving two vehicles in Onaero. The serious crash unit is investigating.

Police yet to identify man fatally struck by train in Invercargill
The man was on a rail pedestrian crossing when he was hit.

The tell-all memoir Mark Zuckerberg tried to stop you reading
It’s hard to know whether the Facebook boss’s symbolic ways of currying favour with China are more remarkable than Meta’s apparent plan to let the Communist Party snoop on users outside the country.

'A library is more than a place with books, it is a lifeline'
Research by the BBC finds libraries are being lost at a rate of about 40 each year.