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Zelenskyy to NZ: Be happy you’re far from Russia-Ukraine conflict

Trump's criticism boosted Zelenskyy's popularity by about 10% overnight.

‘Loathed’ rail crossings slated for removal to reap benefits of CRL

Govt to spend $200m on new bridges to help speed up Auckland journey times.

‘Cease all contact’: Actor Martin Henderson on romance scam heartbreak

The Shortland Street and Grey's Anatomy actor called the romance scam sad and horrific.

Watch: 'Mr Drifter' - Driver loses control, smashes into truck after dangerous stunt

An Auckland driver's late-night antics dramatically backfired.

Watch: Six teens arrested after dramatic pursuit in West Auckland

Police pursued the teens through West Auckland early this morning.

‘Close to passing out’: Auckland students ‘struggling to breathe’ on stifling school bus

The bus was said to be crowded, windows did not open and the air conditioning pumped heat.

Mother, child barricaded inside library describe terror during Destiny Church protest

Police investigating assault allegations after about 50 people targeted show for kids.

‘Get out’: Person in shower dashes to safety after charging battery sparks triple house fire

Multiple fire crews were called to keep the fire from reaching other homes.

Restrictions in place after Oriental fruit fly discovered on North Shore

Legal restrictions are in place on the movement of fruit and vegetables out of the area.

‘Miracle we’re alive’: Couple wake screaming as car ploughs into house

Walls in the homes crumbled as the car barrelled into two properties.

SkyCity group profit down 73%

Casino, entertainment and hotel giant explains how market treated it.

Spark and Microsoft ink NZ’s ‘largest-ever Microsoft public cloud partnership’

Around half of the telco's staff will get Microsoft's gen AI.

‘Nothing is going to move’: IT glitch in Air NZ regional planes temporarily grounds fleet

Passengers face delays as Air NZ works to fix software issues.

Sports Insider: Warriors guilty of throwing rocks at glass houses in NRL expansion row

The Warriors put a blocking run on a second Kiwi side.

Fishing company lands $16,500 fine for seabird risk, false reports

Macnicol Fishing was found to not use a bird-scaring device and wrongly recording fishing.

She was screaming ‘no’: 6yo traumatised after skin cut by saw during cast removal

Lola was cut numerous times by a saw as nurses worked to remove a cast from her ankle.

Barry Soper: Manurewa Marae inquiry is in everyone’s interest

OPINION: Security is the buzzword these days, it’s simply everywhere.

Girl, 5, put outside classroom as punishment leaves school alone, found with stranger

'She tried to go back home because she reckoned nobody wanted her in the classroom'.