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NZ First drafting bill to require only one Ngāpuhi settlement

Bill comes amid Govt refusing to agree to settlements that dispute Crown sovereignty.

Daughter denies violently killing elderly mum, staging scene to look like a fall

The Crown says the former school teacher was facing financial difficulties at the time.

Wellington commuters face delays after motorway crash

The crash was blocking a lane where two main motorways meet heading into the capital.

Editorial: How society's views on homelessness miss the mark

OPINION: An estimated 112,496 people were homeless in the 2023 Census.

ACC scrutinised over slow payouts after landmark court ruling

Advocates say sexual abuse victims could be missing out.

'More powerful than penalties': New ombudsman's vision for change

The new Ombudsman has been in his role for just 12 weeks.

37 players split Lotto Second Division win – where the tickets were sold

The locations have been revealed.

Crowds of up to 15,000 at Matariki fires on Hawke's Bay beaches

'The twinkling fires dotted north and south as far as Te Awanga was magical.'

'Deeply concerning': Man pulls knife on woman on Wellington street, police appeal for help

The victim was uninjured and ran for help to a nearby house to phone police.

'Living expressions': Pou returned to Hastings Civic Square after restoration

The 19 pou have stood as cultural markers in the heart of the city.

‘No, it’s not’: Luxon denies new China flight part of Belt and Road Initiative

China thinks NZ has signed up to a big Belt and Road project. Luxon disagrees.

'Put out the welcome mat': South Island sees surge in North Island migrants

Figures show 85,575 people live in the South Island who lived in the North Island in 2018.

New claims on top cop's psychometric test exemptions for police recruits

Thirty-six recruits re-sat psychometric tests without the six-month stand down.

Alleged Auckland drug kingpin hiding in Mexico, police believe

Andre James faces new drug charges after skipping NZ before he could be arrested in 2019.

Jobs on the line at Auckland's plush Government House in cost-cutting proposal

A Govt department has proposed disestablishing 77 jobs, including some at the Epsom site.

Elliott Smith: McMillan's record adds pressure to Chiefs' big game

OPINION: Clayton McMillan faces a potential fourth final loss in five years tomorrow.

How traditional Māori farming methods boost modern agriculture

Matariki hākari is the time to celebrate the kai that comes from the land of Kiwi farms.

'Once in a lifetime': Kiwi students off to work with top space scientists

The trio will study for three months at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.