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State Highway 3 closed near Whanganui after serious crash
There are reports of injuries after the crash, which involved a pedestrian and a vehicle.

One dead after freight train collides with car on State Highway 1 near Invercargill
The serious crash happened near the intersection with Mill Road South, shortly before 1.30pm.

‘We were left there to watch in horror’: Family’s ordeal after baby was stillborn
Korina Burne-Vaughn delayed resuscitating the baby and wrongly recorded the child was born alive, leaving a family believing their infant survived.

Temporary traffic lights costing ratepayers $8500 a month
The slip on Napier’s Spencer Rd occurred during a destructive storm and flooding event that hit the city in November 2020.

Major property developer doubts Auckland CBD height removal will prompt short-term building
A major Auckland property developer doesn't believe there will be a single new apartment built in the short term because of the change.

Hamilton arrest fuels critics' concerns over citizen's arrest
Retail NZ spokesperson Carolyn Young said her organisation had always been concerned about allowing anyone to use reasonable force when making a citizen's arrest.

Ronan Keating’s ‘new chapter’ includes two New Zealand shows
The Irish singer will perform two New Zealand concerts in March 2027.

Drunk woman cops consequences of driving to police station for help
Turned away from a bar, she got in her car to drive away then, thinking she was being followed, changed course for the Napier police station.

Orchestra member asked for help with his neurodivergence. Then its chair spoke against his re-election
A Whangarei orchestra chairperson publicly urged members not to re-elect Sean Patrick Kemball after he requested accommodations.

Zara Larsson criticises White House for using her song in deportation video
The White House removed Larsson's Midnight Sun from one of its reels after the artist called the clip "dehumanising".

US fans with Ed Sheeran tickets left 'torn' over Macklemore controversy
With Sheeran's next gig this weekend, some ticket holders said they were in two minds about going.

Tauranga teen urges government to give youth a greater say over social media ban
Otumoetai College student Liam Howard wants a youth committee created to address the policy, after most of his peers opposed it in a survey.

'A real degree of nastiness' and the need for respect: Andrew Bayly on politics
The retiring MP discusses attacks and threats, a lack of pastoral support and the need for more respect in his exit interview with The House.

Mystery surrounds major new international television commercial to be filmed in NZ city
A council has dropped a teaser about a major new international television commercial, leading to a less than major Stuff investigation.

‘Not a blip’: Why Canterbury is racing ahead of Auckland and Wellington
Canterbury retail spending jumped 8.8% in the year to the June quarter, the strongest increase anywhere in New Zealand.

JustWatch Group to launch its streaming service for 50 million customers
The world's largest streaming guide uses a decade of viewer demand data to create a new service.

SH8 through Lindis Valley closed after crash between campervan and car
The crash was reported just after 3pm between Cluden Creek Rd and Phillips Rd.

SH8 closed after serious crash involving campervan and station wagon
One person is critically injured and another seriously injured after a campervan and station wagon collided on SH8 near Tarras.

OIA crackdown: Government eyes tougher rules, fees and limits on requesters
The Government has quietly mapped out a post-election overhaul of the Official Information Act, including tougher refusal rules and charging requesters, after research put the system’s “true cost” at up to $750 million a year.

UK's 'dismal' Eurovision song choices to be examined by MPs
It comes after the UK's entry Look Mum No Computer came last in May's final, scoring just one point.