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Traffic light topples over on Auckland street

'Spring in our step': Foodbank appeal donations top $20k in first week

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Six players strike it lucky in latest Lotto draw

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Police investigating nightclub fire on Auckland's Karangahape Rd

'Sorry would have gone a long way': Teen's remorse questioned after fatal RnV crash

Judith Collins confirms KC probe found no wrongdoing by senior NZDF officer

Traffic light topples over on Auckland street

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in question, 300 kidnapped in Nigeria

Auckland cop completes golfing milestone weeks before death

Infomercial queen Suzanne Paul shares the hard lessons that shaped her success

West Indies batting lineup implodes in final ODI

Free iwi-based legal clinic in Tauranga

Alf Filipaina demonstrates Giving Machines at Sylvia Park

'One Ocean Protest' Begins in Auckland

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Auckland FC v Brisbane Roar: Auckland depth tested in home game

Watch: Traffic light topples over during road works on Auckland street

Kiwi teen earns spot at top international ballet competition

'Spring in our step': Foodbank appeal donations top $20k in first week

Mount Maunganui marae backs Ballance change, calls for heavy industry rethink

From Punjab to Pāmu: Jas’ decade-long rise to top dairy award

Vege tips: Keeping crops productive all summer

'I will f***ing knock you out': TPM email to members alleges Eru Kapa-Kingi threatened Parliament staff

NZ meat prices soar but industry warns of storm clouds ahead

Business leaders back partnership model to tackle big NZ challenges

Business leaders say AI adoption surging, but many still playing catch-up

Auckland FC v Brisbane Roar: Auckland depth tested in home game

'Helluva year': Robertson upbeat after All Blacks finish year with win

How do you make beer taste better at 30,000 feet? Air NZ thinks it’s cracked it

Six players strike it lucky in latest Lotto draw

Kiwi teen earns spot at top international ballet competition

'Lifelong fraudster': Trusted staffer stole thousands from healthcare charity

Six players strike it lucky in latest Lotto draw

Watch: Traffic light topples over during road works on Auckland street

Auckland FC v Brisbane Roar: Auckland depth tested in home game

Kiwi mum’s fight for son inspires new health app

Tool apologise for Covid, reward NZ fans with songs they haven't played in decades

A secret sex offender said he was 'proud of his life', sparking a victim to break her silence

Holiday stop turns into double hole-in-one for Hawke's Bay man

Six players strike it lucky in latest Lotto draw

'Spring in our step': Foodbank appeal donations top $20k in first week

Napier builder running half marathon each day in November for mental health

Thousands flock to Cooks Gardens for Tough Kid

Letters: Winston Peters may have got the deal of the century

Swipe right for drugs: The secret signals and emojis hidden on dating apps

Glenn Dwight: The search for the great Kiwi fish and chip shop

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It’s a rollover: No winners in tonight’s $5m Powerball, but one wins $700k Strike Four draw

After gaining child's trust, meth-addicted predator cruelly exploited it

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