'Ready for it': Jorja Miller on rise, World Cup goals and sevens future
The 21-year-old was named New Zealand's best rugby player in 2024
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'Deeply concerning': NZ's cruise industry sounds alarm as ship visits drop 40%
Despite an initial rebound post-Covid, cruise bookings have dropped sharply this season.
The Doctors Bayfair opens new 'purpose-built' medical practice
The new space allows staff to better support the needs of the 'rapidly growing' community.
First XV rugby shake-up: South Island boys' schools plot breakaway competition
Co-ed schools like St Andrew's College and Rangiora High are excluded from the proposal.
Canterbury priest who took his life may have been financial abuse victim - coroner
Father Geoff Gray was found dead in Akaroa on November 29 last year.
One person injured after Timaru fire
Crews were called to the blaze on Rimu St around 4.30pm.
Luxon announces $164m for new 24/7 urgent care services
The Prime Minister made the pre-Budget health announcement in Botany this afternoon.
Watch: Thieves ram-raid Temuka service station with stolen vehicle
The vehicle was later located abandoned, police say.
Watch: Idling ambulance stolen, taken for brazen 20-minute joyride
Dashcam footage shows theft of ambulance awaiting patient transfer.
Ambulance stolen while waiting for patient transfer in Timaru
An ambulance was stolen and taken for a joyride in Timaru while medical staff were preparing a patient for transfer. Video / Supplied
A career in sheep dog trials - 40 years, 12 titles
Tararua District farmer Bernard Arends had a big start to the sheep dog trials series.
Police refer case of fishing boat death to coroner
Police say the death is not suspicious.
DB Breweries profit falls as alcohol demand drops, costs rise
But the company remains focused on reducing its carbon footprint.
'Nothing was going to stop me': Pioneer who built ski resort from scratch sells up
Peter Foote started building Mt Dobson Ski Area with a $2000 bulldozer.
'Sense of injustice': Act minister, National MPs to face protests over pay equity changes
Protests are planned across the country, including outside MPs' offices.
Colin McCahon painting mystery: How a $225 auction 'sleeper' sold for $31,000
Did someone just get the art bargain of the century? Experts are unsure.
First XV rankings: Will there be a shift in the southern power balance?
Some unlikely names are looking to upset the usual big names. Mike Thorpe reports.
Person dies in quad bike crash in rural South Canterbury
A quad bike crash in rural South Canterbury has left one person dead.
Woman finds out Tinder dating app match is ‘depraved’ child sex offender
The woman - herself a sexual assault survivor - warns other women about her experience.
'It's game on': Wild storm brings first big snow dump of the season
Porters Lodge reported 20cm of snow, with snow play likely this weekend.
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Watch: Health minister to speak amid nationwide healthcare strike
Thousands of surgeries and appointments across NZ will be cancelled by today's action.
Bay of Islands Pony Club - the country's oldest - turning 75
BOI Pony Club marking 75 years of education in riding and horse care.
NZ's billion-dollar builders revealed as new king of construction emerges
The country's busiest commercial builder secured $1.2 billion of work last year.
'Blown away': Auckland Harbour Bridge may close as severe winds hit rush-hour commute
Auckland faces severe gales at rush hour tomorrow, with harbour bridge closures possible.
'I could see my lifeless body': Woman recalls moment ex allegedly held her underwater
She is one of five women the man, who is now on trial, allegedly abused over 15 years.
Volunteer firefighter Dave 'Squid' McKenzie remembered 'He loved his fire station community'
McKenzie was known around the community as a man with a staunch outlook on fire safety.
Kiwi Beatles fan to part with menu signed by the fab four
Aucklander Chris Watson is parting with a menu he asked The Beatles to sign in 1964.
Are tourists spoiling this iconic Kiwi landscape, or are angry locals the 'fun police'?
Shellie Evans was shocked by what she found at the tourism hotspot.
'It's utterly insane': Kiwi comic Sam Wills on life in Las Vegas as Tape Face turns 20
'Those oven gloves are my Stairway to Heaven. I’ll never get rid of the damned things.'
'We will not tolerate abuse': Head of Two by Twos church responds to sex abuse claims
Sect head overseer Wayne Dean says he has not been contacted the FBI or police.
Your guide to Northland's Anzac Day commemorations
A host of commemorative services are planned for Northlanders to pay their respects.
'Left without answers': How new interactive missing persons map could be ‘game-changer’
The map records last known locations, aiding searches for human remains.
Red alert: What will it take to turn around The Warehouse?
Analysts describe the challenges ahead for NZ's largest retailer.
75-year-old woman missing from her Dunedin home
She was last seen at her Māori Hill home around 2.30pm on Thursday.