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A 35-year first? All Whites could have historic home match against Uefa team in 2026

Auckland FC’s final A-league game of season postponed

Injured stars back as Black Caps name squad for T20 World Cup dress rehearsal

'You are legends': Community donations fill Tauranga foodbank shelves

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'True legend': Horse community mourns polo player who died in match accident

Hawke’s Bay wildfire: Highway remains closed, investigator to probe cause of destructive blaze

NZTA orders data analysis to identify full scale of falsely recorded breath tests

From ink guns to online: Woolworths lifer marks 50 years on the job

Skydiving was ‘relaxing’ compared with this: Ex-SAS soldier, fiancee on life with newborn twins

Hawke's Bay will record its worst road toll in five years

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of December 15 - 21

Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London

New Epstein files shed more light on his ties to Prince Andrew

‘Massive’ Russian strikes hit Ukraine energy sites in pre-Christmas attack

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From ink guns to online: Woolworths lifer marks 50 years on the job

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Lee Gray: Why Māori values could be the key to more ethical AI

Market close: NZ sharemarket ends up again, end of year in sight

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SolarZero liquidators claw back $2.7m but creditor claims nearly $1b owed to trusts

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