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'Disgusting': Details emerge over referee abuse leading to rugby postponement
Mana College fans' behaviour sparked the decision after a contentious call.

Lions 2005: Media mistakes of the 'car crash' tour
Clive Woodward appointed PR guru Alastair Campbell for the 2005 Lions tour.

Watch: The latest highlights from this year's Smokefreerockquest and Showquest
More exciting performances from talented up-and-coming musicians around the country.

'So much life in me': Hurricanes player's partner has 'rare and aggressive' cancer
The aggressive form of ovarian cancer affects only one in 10 million women worldwide.

Radio star’s shock after human remains found in neighbours’ garden
Gillespie said there has been 'a bit of gossip' in the community following the discovery.

Robyn Malcolm, Toni Street, Kiri Nathan and Cassie Roma share defining moments
They were keynote speakers at this year's Business Women’s Network Speaker Series.

Trevor Mallard sued by child over use of ‘bad music’, sprinklers during protest
Police leaders advised former Speaker not to play music or use sprinklers on protesters.

Editorial: Local government reform could mean reshaping, not ditching, regional councils
OPINION: Shane Jones argued there's no compelling case for regional councils. Is he right?

'Fringe groups’: Local politicians to get home security funding as threats increase
More abuse means they'll be eligible for funded home security systems up to $4500.

Govt accused of doing billion-dollar backroom deal with banks
Lawyer accuses Government of poor law-making process.

Behind the chaos: How Qatar Airways managed a missile crisis and 20,000 affected passengers
Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer called the event an 'operational crisis'.

Canterbury's aerospace plan aims for $1b industry, 1500 jobs by 2035
Canterbury aims to quadruple its aerospace value to over $1 billion annually by 2035.

'Absolutely unreal': Dive trip inspires young conservationists
The trip to one of the world's best dive spots rewarded the passion of nine Northlanders.

NZ shearers prepare for Scotland's toughest sheep
Toa Henderson and Jack Fagan will tackle blackface sheep at the Lochearnhead Shears.

Te Pāti Māori ‘devastated’ after MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp dies
The Tāmaki Makaurau MP was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2024.

Super Rugby Pacific sees viewership increase
The final was also the most-watched title decider since 2016.

Slip blocks highway as heavy rain and gale-force winds lash NZ
Dunedin was sitting on 16C at 6am, despite usually seeing 11.8C highs at that time of day.

Moana Pasifika's future in doubt as key funding contracts end
Rugby in the red: Moana Pasifika's revenue, loans and losses cast dark cloud over future.

Napier City Rovers face must-win clashes to keep league hopes alive
Napier City Rovers' National League hopes rest on unleashing a prolonged winning run.

Society Insider: Nash smooths Golden Visas for wealthy; Is Rod Drury the king of Qtown?; Lux weddings for Heatly, Crane
Plus, Amisfield owner and chef celebrate global award in Italy.

Tama Potaka seeks review of Māori roll ad featuring Tāme Iti
Another minister says Whānau Ora is 'tainted' by Te Pāti Māori connections.

'Warzone': Daughter describes walking into bloodied scene in mother's home
Julia DeLuney is accused of killing her mother and staging the scene before she left.

'On autopilot': Peters criticises Treasury's ferry advice
Winston Peters disagreed with Treasury, citing higher economic value.

Xero to acquire US platform Melio in $4.1b deal
Accounting software firm Xero plans to buy Melio for US$2.5b.

'Take a haircut': Kāinga Ora could lose millions on Wellington site bought at peak
The agency bought the land in 2022 for $4.1m. It's now valued at $1.38m.

How Middle East conflict disrupted Kiwi dad’s journey to Fern's new German football club
Peter Hahn expects to wait over five hours in Doha airport's kilometre-long queue.

'Significant amount of blood:' Paramedics recount grisly scene in Wellington murder trial
Julia DeLuney is accused of killing her 79-year-old mother Helen Gregory in 2024.

Audrey Young: Rating David Seymour as Acting Prime Minister
OPINION: David Seymour had two reasons to celebrate today.

$13b risk prompts Govt to back controversial bank law change
Banks are to benefit from the controversial decision.