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How the best summer of Diogo Jota’s life ended in tragedy
In the space of two months, the beloved Portuguese player won the Premier League, Nations League, and married his childhood sweetheart.

REVIEW: A crime to miss this Chicago ‘masterpiece’
It’s not often you leave a local show and see an audience member trying to imitate the cast’s moves.

How tiny tags and ‘Brad Pitt’ could uncover sex secrets of elusive native fish
Over the past year, DOC Ranger Suze Harris has inserted 12.5mm passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags under the skin of 41 shortjaw kokopu in a tributary of the Kaniere River, Hokitika.

Liverpool star killed in car crash with brother
Liverpool star Diogo Joto has been killed in a car crash alongside his brother, just weeks after Joto was married

‘You are not alone’: Grief over Diogo Jota will impact Liverpool for decades
Liverpool fans flocked to their home ground in disbelief to mourn and support each other in the wake of the death of the young Portugal star.

Watch: Portugal players honour Diogo Jota before Euro 2025 opener
Players and supporters stayed silent for around 20 seconds before the fans started applauding.

Lewis Hamilton warns against rushing an 'F1' movie sequel
The seven-time Formula 1 champion warned that rushing a sequel would be ‘the worst thing we probably could do.’

Arena Williams: It is like patching a leaking roof with duct tape
OPINION: A one off increase in GP funding might get the headlines, but it will not help families access care unless we secure ongoing, regional funding to keep up with need.

Palau Mini Games: Samoa, Fiji and Northern Marianas break Tahiti's golden streak in the pool
Tahiti's dominance in swimming on day four of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games was broken by some golden moments shared by other Pacific Island swimmers.

Diogo Jota, killed in car crash, remembered as talented and versatile Premier League footballer
Jota won the Premier League title a few weeks before his death, as well as the FA Cup and, with Portugal, the Uefa Nations League on two occasions.

Designer dress from Jeff Bezos’ wedding reportedly went missing
Lauren Sánchez packed 27 designer dresses for her wedding get-away with Jeff Bezos, but departed Italy with only 26 after one was allegedly stolen.

Teen arrested after alleged attempted car theft at Auckland park-and-ride
A report of a person breaking into a car led to police blocking in the vehicle and arresting a 13-year-old.

2nd Round Highlights | Mirra Andreeva v Lucia Bronzetti
Catch all of the best moments from the Round 2 match between Mirra Andreeva & Lucia Bronzetti, at Wimbledon 2025.

‘We’ll show you how to do it’: Secret recording catches suspected match-fixers red-handed
Police have been handed a covert recording in which it is alleged a representative of a Chinese investment group asks a player at an NPL club to engage in match-fixing.

Shelton livid after match suspended
American Ben Shelton fumed over the decision to suspend his match over poor light, when he was one game away from victory against Australian Rinky Hijikata.

Webster, Carey rescue Australia after top order collapse and Green brain fade
Australia’s top order faltered once again in the Caribbean on day one of the second Test against the West Indies in Grenada.

'Baby magnet' emergency call-taker helps with 19th birth
A St John emergency call taker says being "a calm voice of reason" is her first priority when people call her during emergency or unexpected births.

Couple rescued after falling down a cliff in Havelock, Marlborough
The couple fell approximately 5m and one person was reported to have minor injuries.

Rare native fish found in Central Otago
New populations of the critically endangered Clutha flathead galaxias have been found in three sites in the Cardrona Valley, Otago.

Kitchen appliance supplier in spotlight over failure to deliver products, return payments
Customers claim the Auckland company owes refunds totalling more than $270,000.