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'Forever our hero': NZ boxer dies saving sons on beach holiday in Tonga

Semisi Kalu's wife Alexandria Ma'ilei Kalu will lay him to rest in Papatoetoe tomorrow.

Team Telfer set to break record that has stood for three decades

A harness racing training record is set to be broken by a brother-and-sister team.

Precinct wins Deloitte Top 200 Sustainability Leadership award 2025

Precinct's Beca House achieved a 6‑star Green Star rating for world leadership.

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare wins Deloitte Top 200 Best growth award

Fisher and Paykel’s $22b valuation makes it NZX’s largest listed company.

Tower’s digital revamp drives most improved Deloitte award win

Tower’s share price has soared 40% in 12 months, hitting $1.87 on the NZX.

Editorial: Ikea and Costco are not an economic recovery strategy

OPINION: 100s applying for jobs and lower Black Friday sales show how sluggish economy is.

Harbour Bridge march: Brian Tamaki protest denied permission – again

Freedom and Rights Coalition leader wants the march to go ahead with or without approval.

Rocket Lab, Sophie Moloney, Carmel Fisher win big at the Deloitte Top 200 Awards

Plus: NZME's Fran O'Sullivan honoured for her services to the awards.

Crazy for curry and $2100 splurges: What Uber Eats says we really order

One customer made 25 orders in one day, spending nearly $2100.

Big stage for Whangārei as Black Ferns lock in 2026 France showdown

The Whangārei test in October 2026 is expected to draw a big crowd.

Dancing Queens: Kiwi leaders unexpectedly light up conference stage

Christopher Luxon attended after opening New Zealand's first Ikea today.

Teen charged after alleged knife-point robbery at upmarket Auckland shop

Auckland City Crime Squad used CCTV to track the suspect's taxi across town.

Govt rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations

A tougher 2050 net-negative goal for carbon dioxide has been rejected.

'Unusually hot': 30C-plus weekend scorcher bears down, South Island set for weather ‘rollercoaster’

A MetService heat alert is in place for Oamaru as it jumps from 16C to 30C.

Eagle helicopter sent to Christchurch to fight youth crimewave

The move follows a spike in ram raids and violent robberies across the city.

Fraudulent licence truck drivers offered chance to resit tests under NZTA rethink

NZTA has suspended the licences of 459 commercial drivers after uncovering licence fraud.