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Trump optimistic about trade war truce

Donald Trump and Lee Jae Myung with the Grand Order of Mugunghwa and the Silla gold crown in...

Trump optimistic about trade war truce

US President Donald Trump began the final leg of his Asia trip in South Korea today, optimistic about striking a trade war truce with Chinese President Xi Jinping and advancing an...

NZ woman found dead in Thailand hotel room: report

Thai media are reporting that a New Zealand woman was found dead in her hotel room in Phuket, Thailand on Tuesday.

'Disgusted': New curriculum prompts revolt

Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

'Disgusted': New curriculum prompts revolt

The release of draft primary and intermediate school curriculums has prompted a revolt by the Principals Federation, and criticism from some subject associations.

Number plate identifying technology continues to rise

Number plate identifying technology continues to rise

Police use of camera technology used to spot individual number plates is continuing to rise rapidly.

Man's drug-fuelled assault on woman over meth pipe

Kole Stratford. Photo: Open Justice / Tracy Neal

Man's drug-fuelled assault on woman over meth pipe

A man fuelled by alcohol and drugs head-butted a woman who tried to take away his meth pipe and smash it.

Record rain triggers floods that kill nine

Passers-by wade through a flooded street, after record rainfall in Vietnam. Photo: Getty Images

Record rain triggers floods that kill nine

Floods triggered by record heavy rains have killed at least nine people and left five others missing in central Vietnam, the government said today.

Hipkins takes shot at Luxon in capital gains tax issue

Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaking to union reps at a Council of Trade Unions conference at Te...

Hipkins takes shot at Luxon in capital gains tax issue

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has had a crack at the prime minister's real estate portfolio while making the case for his party's new capital gains tax (CGT) policy.

'Incompetent businessman with good intentions': Tradie cleared of most charges

Concrete contractor and fraud accused Jason Mark Lambert pictured in the Hamilton District Court...

'Incompetent businessman with good intentions': Tradie cleared of most charges

A Waikato tradie accused of leaving numerous clients out of pocket has been cleared of most of his charges, with the judge taking a swing at the prosecution's case.

43 arrests as firearms seized nationwide

Some of the illegal firearms found by police during Operation Black Onyx. Photo: Supplied / NZ...

43 arrests as firearms seized nationwide

Police have arrested 43 people and seized 96 weapons in a national crackdown on illicit firearms.

Sawyers Bay victim shaken after home shot at

A Sawyers Bay resident has been left shaken after a rifle was fired at their home damaging a window.

Write-offs likely after give way fail at problem intersection

The 'problematic' intersection of Pine Hill Rd and Great King St in Dunedin. File photo

Write-offs likely after give way fail at problem intersection

Two cars are likely to be written after a teenage driver failed to give way, causing a crash at a problem Dunedin intersection, police say.

Two more predator hornets found in New Zealand

A yellow-legged hornet. Photo: Getty Images

Two more predator hornets found in New Zealand

Biosecurity New Zealand has found two further queen yellow-legged hornets in Auckland.

'Incredible people': Tributes for US tourists killed in NZ crash

Josh Greenway and Amber Stephens were killed in a car crash in Waikato earlier this month. Photo:...

'Incredible people': Tributes for US tourists killed in NZ crash

Loved ones of a US couple killed in a car crash on Waikato's State Highway 1 earlier this month are raising funds to pay for their funerals.

Green Island assault: police in plea for information

The assault happened in Edinburgh St, Green Island. Photo: Google Maps

Green Island assault: police in plea for information

Police are appealing for information about a Green Island assault in the early hours of the morning.

Critically ill child airlifted to hospital

The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust helicopter. Photo: File / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust

Critically ill child airlifted to hospital

A child who became acutely unwell at a Northland primary school has been flown to Starship Hospital by rescue helicopter.

Surgery for boy who ate 100 magnets

An X-ray showing magnets (File photo). Photo: Supplied

Surgery for boy who ate 100 magnets

A 13-year-old boy has undergone major surgery after eating 80-100 small magnets purchased on Temu.

Landmark puberty block ban reinstated by Queensland government

Landmark puberty block ban reinstated by Queensland government

Relief over a landmark court win has been shortlived for a transgender teenager's mother after an Australian-first puberty blocker ban was reinstated.

Hurricane damage could be 'unlike anything seen before'

A car drives near debris on a road as Hurricane Melissa approaches in Kingston, Jamaica. Photo:...

Hurricane damage could be 'unlike anything seen before'

Hurricane Melissa has weakened slightly after making landfall in Jamaica but people are still being warned of destruction at a level 'unlike anything seen before'.