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F1: Liam Lawson had 'near-perfect race' - Racing Bulls boss Alan Permane
The Kiwi has impressed his new team principal.

Billboard camera footage used by transport agency to spot cars and trucks
Cameras in billboards at intersections capture number plates for NZTA's trial.

Search for missing tramper Roy Arbon enters fifth day
Police are appealing to the public for information related to Roy Arbon's whereabouts.

Cook Islands’ Brett Baudinet matches Davis Cup doubles record
Brett Baudinet is now tied for the most double wins in the Davis Cup, also known as the World Cup of tennis.

American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report
Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.

The still-loved 27-year-old novel getting a star-studded film
Internationally best-selling Irish writer Niall Williams has returned to his first novel from 1997, Four Letters of Love.

‘Awful error’: Two-month-old dies following overdose after pharmacy allegedly gives medication at wrong dosage
The Pharmacy Council acknowledged the error, calling it an 'awful tragedy'.

England v India fourth test result: Ben Stokes furious at India’s refusal to shake hands on a draw
India insisted on letting both their batsmen score centuries.

Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 final: England beat Spain on penalty shootout to defend Euro title
England defended their Uefa Women’s Euro title in dramatic fashion.

Fabric, zips, buttons are harder to get - what will designers do?
"Finding the people and processes we need locally is getting more difficult."

Te Pati Maori announces Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate
It's the one Maori seat currently held by Labour, and the announcement comes during a by-election for another seat Labour is also contesting.

What we know about Lennon and McCartney's unusually intense relationship
Male friendships as conflicted and tempestuous as that of the two former Beatles are so rare, we don't have a box to put them in, says writer Ian Leslie.

‘Just speechless’: Slovenian joins elite company after fourth Tour de France title
Tadej Pogacar won his fourth Tour de France title by a comfortable margin after the final stage, which he tried to win even though he did not need to.

Job advertisements fall for a second month
Ads on Seek NZ fell 3 percent in June from the month before.

Search resumes for missing tramper Roy Arbon on West Coast
Roy Arbon, 75, is overdue from a walk up Mt Davy to Mt Sewell.

Do you need a trust for your family assets? Probably not The Prosperity Project
'The vast majority of family trusts in NZ hold just the family home – nothing else.'

Sightings of man on red bike wanted, as search for West Coaster hits day 5
Police are now looking for sightings of the man on a red bike on Wednesday, before he headed to the My Davy area.

Weather: Wet winter not over yet for drenched Tasman region
More wet weather is on the way for the top of the South Island, a region still recovering from recent storms.

Island military veterans hope for US action
Marshall Islands Foreign Minister and US military veteran Kalani Kaneko is hopeful of resuming the momentum for veterans living in the freely associated states.

The greatest rivalries in sport - Auckland v Canterbury and the battle for the 1980s
The rivalry peaked with Auckland's dramatic 1985 Ranfurly Shield win.

Le debt: Two more claim they are owed by French bakery duo
A software engineer and a Latin band join the queue of people owed money by the bakery owners who fled the country.

Holes in wall designed to keep polluted water out of Lake Rotoiti alarm locals
The Ohau channel diversion wall divides the water in Lake Rotorua from the cleaner waters of Lake Rotoiti, but large holes in the wall's side have locals sounding alarm bells.

Asteroid will spare Earth, but may hit moon instead. What happens if it does?
Asteroid YR4 could still pose a threat in late 2032 by slamming into the moon.