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Firefighters to return to Waikato bush fire after evacuations last night

The fire started on Maunsell Rd, spreading rapidly over 4ha.

Opinion: Why I left NZ for Australia – I love my country, but it doesn’t value nurses

OPINION: I clocked out of most shifts exhausted, feeling guilt and anxiety for patients.

‘All offers considered’: Vacant $74m Takapuna plot up for grabs after liquidation

Company in receivership and liquidation owes a Smale family entity $76.2m: report

Letters: Destiny Church extremists are a clear and present danger

OPINION: 'For too long, [Brian Tamaki] has been allowed to push his agenda.'

Property Insider: Seph ‘Sticky’ Glew expands further in NZ via Wotso

'I learned financial discipline from my father. He learned a lot from his Chase era.'

NZ health crisis deepens with trio of top-level resignations

The resignations are the latest hits to a crisis-ridden health system.

‘Highly unusual’: Superyacht with dirty hull allowed in Hauraki Gulf regatta

The Sea Eagle hosted Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown during its Hauraki Gulf trips.

Defence argue for acquittal in major meth case, accuse police of failing to follow policy

The defendant was allegedly found with 11kg of meth, $600,000 in cash and 17 cellphones.

Radio personality among Destiny Church protesters

Concerns are being raised about people linked to Destiny Church and the violent protest.

A ‘war cry’ for sexual assault survivors: One-woman play comes to Bay

High school and tertiary students are being offered free tickets.

Chris Rattue: Why Warriors fans should be concerned already

OPINION: Chris Rattue runs through the best and worst from the sporting weekend.

‘Deplorable’: Council CEO hits out at Brian Tamaki after children, families ‘attacked’

'It was thuggish behaviour and they felt really physically intimidated' - Shane Henderson

‘Wouldn’t be where I am today without NZ’: Broke Boy Taco opens new store

He was once homeless in the US. Now his food is a Kiwi cult favourite.

‘Lip service’: Tuipulotu’s blunt reflection on Blues' loss to Chiefs

'The Chiefs, they played the physical game tonight and we didn’t really fire back.'

What is the cheapest coffee in New Zealand?

Coffees have risen to $4.84, with some paying $6+ for a flat white.

Marketplace fraudster strikes again; victims sent screenshots of fake bank payments

The now 20-year-old pretended to pay for a $20,000 ute and $10,000 trailer.

Seymour says there was ‘overlap’ during teacher only-day crackdown, no overstep

He stressed teacher-only days need the Minister of Education's approval.

‘Ripped off’: Whangārei motorists, officials alarmed over fuel costs

Whangārei's mayor says fuel companies "have a chokehold in Northland".