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Police directive on $500 thefts sparks call for urgent clarification

Retailers are seeking clarity on police directives about low-value theft.

Inside the drop in violent crime: A return to crime patterns ... under Labour?

The current trend in falling violent crime is consistent with the trend from 2018-2022.

Legendary 90s hip-hop group to reunite for one-off NZ concert

Veteran rappers Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are poised to take over Spark Arena later this year.

US tariffs cloud Fisher and Paykel Healthcare's outlook

About 43% of FPH's revenue for the first half of the year came from the US.

Heart patients worse off in Northland than Auckland – specialist

Health NZ data show huge variations in wait times between regions.

Run It Straight events face safety backlash - but what do fans say?

Collision events face criticism for injury risks but organisers claim to inspire youth.

Top chef urges shift to cheaper filter coffee as prices rise

Filter coffee demand rises; orders doubled in six months, major supplier says.

Multiple crashes causing major delays on Southern Motorway near Ramarama

A photo posted by NZTA indicates that there have been six crashes.

'Active weather coming': Heavy rain, wind forecast to sweep back across NZ

Today will offer a brief sunny and calm respite in a wild few days of weather.

'Show me a path to a billion': Sir Peter Beck on how start-ups should pitch investors

The venture capital firm is flush after raising new capital and is looking to invest.

Snug as a bug in a lunch: Dead larva found in 'new low' for school meals

Photos show the bug, roughly twice the size of a fingernail, sitting on a potato.

'No evidence': McSkimming cleared in firearms licence vetting probe

Police found no evidence McSkimming interfered with firearms licence vetting.

New Lynn terror attack: Graphic CCTV footage to be shown to closed court

The inquest comes more than three years after the attack in which six people were stabbed.

'Bang on commuting time': Red thunderstorm warning issued in Northland

MetService says the watch will begin at 5pm and last until 6am tomorrow.

'Where I want to be': Proctor eyes All Blacks return

Billy Proctor's form would have caught the attention of Scott Robertson.

Kiwi entrepreneur on turning trauma into career success

'You either get crushed by trauma, or you learn to come out the other side of it.'

Nelson flooding: Workers use cars to block street from ‘idiot’ drivers creating waves

Nelson is bearing the brunt of heavy rain.

With his late nephew's photo on his back, nothing could stop Mark Bean scaling the Sky Tower

'He was a really neat kid, had a heart of gold, and he would've had a pretty good future.'