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Police name victim at centre of Wellington homicide probe
Nathaniel Sturmey, 29, was found dead at a property in Lower Hutt earlier this month.

Midwife used colleague’s name to write herself prescriptions
Faced with burnout, homelessness and recurring Covid, a midwife used a friend’s details to prescribe herself painkillers.

School mourns ‘valuable member of community’ after accident on family trip
Kimberley Ashcroft, 31, died in a “tragic accident” on a family holiday over the weekend.

Watch: The St John drills parents claim ‘traumatised’ their children
The training competition was part of St John’s national youth festival, held at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch on Sunday.

Commvault launches AI tools to secure enterprise data
Commvault unveils AI tools to help enterprises govern agents, prepare approved datasets and recover full-stack systems after automated changes.

Former Ports of Auckland boss loses appeal against conviction after worker’s death
Tony Gibson was a "hands on" CEO who cared for his staff, but the High Court says that wasn't enough to stop a preventable death at the Port of Auckland.

Maori sisters lead engineering project to protect mana of pou
Beyond the technical challenge, the project highlights a broader issue - the lack of Maori, particularly wahine Maori, in engineering, one of the sister's says.

Auckland man accused of pointing laser at police helicopter
An Auckland man faces up to 14 years in prison after allegedly shining a laser at the police's Eagle helicopter.

‘It’s a big moment’: Kiwi Charlisse Leger-Walker makes WNBA draft history
The 24-year-old didn’t waste any time reminding everyone how special her name being called at the WNBA Draft was.

Second person dies after car and truck collide on Hamilton bridge
The crash, on Monday, involved a car with four people inside and a truck on Wairere Drive near Pukete.

Lower Hutt dad identified as victim in homicide probe
The victim of a suspected homicide that saw armed police cordon off a suburban Lower Hutt street has been identified as Nathaniel Sturmey.

Prince Harry is set to attend a Super Rygby match in Australia
Harry was at Sydney’s Olympic stadium 23 years ago when England won the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

‘Nobody seems to care’: Unfinished road leaves 'hundreds' of kids late to school every day
A principal of an Auckland school is frustrated that nothing has been done to fix the traffic chaos at one of the country's fastest growing suburbs.

Six ambulances out of action after compounds targeted in tyre-slashing spree
Police are hunting a vandal who broke into two Auckland ambulance bases and slashed the tyres of six emergency vehicles, leaving them inoperable.

New Zealand’s rarest bird is making a comeback
There were only three to four breeding pairs of tara iti in 1983. Now there are 11.

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Senior pilot who lost job over Covid-19 vaccine sees case head back to court
An airline captain who was dismissed for refusing to comply with a government vaccination order will see his case head back to court.

Man arrested after police helicopter crew suffers flash blindness from laser
The laser caused the helicopter crew to suffer from glare and flash blindness.

Timetable tested as Auckland's City Rail Link moves closer
Staff are now putting the near-completed City Rail Link to the test as they try to make the schedule work.

Testing of train timetable underway as Auckland moves one step closer to City Rail Link opening
Auckland One Rail's chief executive has "lots of anxiety" about the project, but is happy with how testing is progressing.

Bad news for budget travellers: Jetstar to trim flight schedules further
In an update on Tuesday, it says Jetstar’s capacity in New Zealand, Asia and Australian international flights is expected to fall by 5% in the second half of the year.