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'Sky Full of Sars': Photographers across North Island capture Rocket Lab night launch

Stunning scenes were captured from Wellington to the East Coast on Monday morning.

Best-selling author set to demystify common misconceptions about the Treaty of Waitangi

Treaty lawyer Roimata Smail and the National Library collaborate for E Oho!

'Responsive and stable': Husband of nurse who died from flu opens eyes

John Leonard was flown to Auckland for specialist care after his condition deteriorated.

NZ makes history and calls for tougher policies | Focus Morning Bulletin August 12

In today's headlines with Wilhelmina Shrimpton, NZ’s history-making Olympics, ChCh cathedral blow for businesses and Wellington’s slow economic recovery.

Phil Gifford: The chance that must be taken by All Blacks at Eden Park

OPINION: TJ Perenara is not as quick as he was a decade ago.

'Defects and misrepresentation': Six key issues with remote building inspections

The Government wants councils to use remote inspections as the default approach.

Interactive: House prices in Wellington school zones

See how much it costs to rent or buy a house across all the school zones in the city.

Wastewater discharging into Wellington bay after pipe breaks

Eastbourne residents are being asked to reduce their use of toilets and showers.

'I’m on my way out': Suffering patients say right-to-die law still doesn't help them

The family of a woman who was declined for assisted dying say the law is 'ridiculous'.

Te Pūkenga boss: Polytech merger to keep cutting costs over next six months

'We will work pretty hard over the next six months to continue to build our revenue base.'

Wellington Water boss abruptly quits, stepping down from tomorrow

The board has announced Tonia Haskell is stepping down.

Public sector cuts: $58m so far in redundancy payouts at Govt agencies

Nicola Willis says the cost is small compared to the $6b they're expecting to save.

'Significant risks': Te Papa's collection of 860,000 specimens could be disposed of without new storage facility

The existing facility is earthquake-prone and breaches health and safety rules.

Rau Tongia: Jury reaches verdict with two found guilty of murder

The jury has reached a unanimous verdict.

Expert fears there will be another waterfront death before council completes safety work

Dr Frank Stoks gave evidence at the inquest into Sandy Calkin's death in Wellington.

'Fighting hard': Husband of nurse who died from flu has procedure to fix hole in lung

John Leonard was airlifted to Auckland in a coma for specialist care.

Tory Whanau’s comms adviser quits after nine months

The pair previously worked together at the Green Party.

'Ruined my life': Uber driver yet to tell wife he lost $18,000 in crypto scam

An Uber driver's savings for childcare and education was lost to a crypto scam.