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'Embarassing': Faulty NZDF plane fixed, en route to Japan to bring PM home

The plane is on its way to Japan to bring the full delegation home.

Good in the Hood: Dave Letele urges Māori groups to apply as $1m on offer

Letele wants more Māori providers to apply for funding.

Opinion: A multicultural NZ can be ignored by the majority

OPINION: Census 2023 data proves biculturalism is over.

Māori businesses at Japan’s biggest food expo

Six Māori food and beverage companies are participating in the JFEX (Japan Food Expo) this week exploring collaboration and networking opportunities. Video / Te Ao

Ka Whawhai Tonu premieres to a packed audience

The film, set in Waikato, is the story of the pivotal Battle of O-Rākau.

Rob Campbell: We find it easier to respond to a simplified, even sanitised, view of te ao Māori

OPINION: We must never lose sight of prophets and their prophecies.

Opinion: The risks and rewards of charging foreign tourists more to visit NZ

OPINION: Do we want to focus on attracting high-spending tourists?

From short breaks to far-flung adventures, click for an unmissable travel deal

Explore more of the world for less with this week's travel deals.

Watch: 'I could feel the flames' – witnesses describe fire shooting from aircraft after bird strike

The aircraft has now made an emergency landing at Invercargill Airport.

‘Passed me like I was standing still’: Shocked truckie on Waikato Expressway crash that left one dead

Witness will be cuddling own kids "extra hard" tonight after crash's traumatic aftermath.

Married at First Sight NZ: What does this obsession say about us?

Opinion: I've never watched the show or shared its appeal, but I need to understand it.

Aoraki/Mt Cook rescue: Solo climber found after freezing night on mountain

The man raised the alarm yesterday after he fell while climbing Boys Glacier.

How the NZ Super Fund voted on Elon Musk’s US$46b pay package

A split with local retail investors.

Visa-free travel to China extended, search for Tom Phillips continues | Morning Bulletin June 14

Visa-free travel to China extended, the search for wanted man Tom Phillips and his children continues, and wild weather expected. Video / NZ Herald / Newstalk ZB / Getty

Rain to ease in north, but parts of the south still in firing line

Wet weather to ease in upper north, but Bay of Plenty, Tasman still in firing line.

Commuter warning ahead of heavy rain, thunderstorms, localised flooding fears

Local flooding and water pooling are expected, most likely in north and east Auckland.

Motorists warned to avoid area after crash critically injures one

Emergency services were alerted just before 1pm.

Missing Auckland man was charged in money laundering case, altercation revealed

More than six weeks after he was last seen, police have issued a fresh appeal.