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Port of Tauranga wants consent for a big upgrade and has spent millions trying
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Herald NOW: Daily News Update: June 23 2025
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New Ombudsman John Allen at select committee
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Defence Minister Judith Collins and Foreign Minister Winston Peters on US bombing of Iran
Defence Minister Judith Collins and Foreign Minister Winston Peters on US bombing of Iran. Video / NZ Herald
President Trump makes announcement following Iran bombings
President Trump makes announcement following Iran bombings. Video / White House
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Fight breaks out at Auckland night market
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Crusaders prevail over Chiefs, 16-12
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Warriors defeated by Panthers, 18-28
Warriors defeated by Panthers, 18-28. Source / Sky Sport
Pile of hoarded goods go up in flames
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Destiny Church’s Brian Tamaki protests against foreign religions in NZ
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Luxon meets Xi Jinping, Russian drone attack, Trump on Iran | NZ Herald News Update
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Trump to decide on Iran invasion within two weeks
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for closed-door bilateral talks. Photos / Thomas Coughlan
Celeste Howell and Anaru Mano want justice.
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SpaceX Starship explodes during routine test
The explosion sent a large fireball into the South Texas sky.
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Matariki weekend celebrations, Christopher Luxon to meet Xi Jinping, SpaceX Ship 36 explodes on the launch platform.
Why US$42b DataDog is going all in on AI
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Matariki 2025 art trail map
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Kiwi PhD students heading to US for world-leading space scholarships
Three Victoria University of Wellington students are off to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California this week where experts work on NASA missions. Video / NZ Herald
Armed police cordon off street
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Police release further CCTV in a further appeal for Elisabeth Nicholls
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Jill Rogers allowed at least two recruits who failed fitness standards into police college
Assistant Police Commissioner Jill Rogers and Police Commissioner Richard Chambers front on exemptions given to failed police recruits.