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Fiordland runners at 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

L to R Sagar Khemani and Dwight Grieve, at the finishline of the 2024 Luxmore Grunt Mountain Run ...

Fiordland runners at 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

The Fiordland Athletics Club will have four people attending the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc, Spain in late September.

Figures show 4000 cases of under-18s in cells last year

Children should not be put in police cells as it puts them at risk of self-harm, the Children's...

Figures show 4000 cases of under-18s in cells last year

The Children's Commissioner has renewed her call for an end to young people being held in police cells, with new figures showing more than 4000 instances of under 18 year olds being detained in cells in the past year.

Two children killed in 'heinous' Melbourne attack

Two children killed in 'heinous' Melbourne attack

Two children have been killed in a suspected targeted attack, with a father of one of the victims demanding answers.

Diseased pedigree cat sold by breeder had to be euthanised

The question for the tribunal was whether the cat was of "acceptable quality" when sold. Stock...

Diseased pedigree cat sold by breeder had to be euthanised

A woman who bought a $700 cat from a breeder took it for a vet check, only to discover it had rotting teeth, weepy eyes, and was underweight.

Fewer Marsden Fund grants after government cuts

Fewer Marsden Fund grants after government cuts

A major research fund has been forced to slash its grant allocation by more than $20 million next year, after government changes.

Te Pāti Māori's Kaipara wins Tāmaki Makaurau by-election

Te Pāti Māori's Kaipara wins Tāmaki Makaurau by-election

Tāmaki Makaurau voted for "unapologetic representation" says Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer as Oriini Kaipara takes out the Māori electorate.

Warning of 'severe gales' for South

Warning of 'severe gales' for South

Forecasters are warning of "severe gales" in Dunedin and Clutha tonight and tomorrow as a front barrels into the South.

Family share new photo after Dunedin mum's appeal for missing daughter

Police do not suspect foul play in Te Anihana Pomana's disappearance. Photo: Supplied /...

Family share new photo after Dunedin mum's appeal for missing daughter

Family of a woman missing for more than two weeks have shared a new photo of her, a day after appealing for her to return home.

Ex-Labour MP may campaign for NZ First

Former Labour Party MP Stuart Nash speaking at a NZ First conference. Photo: Russell...

Ex-Labour MP may campaign for NZ First

Former Labour Party Member of Parliament Stuart Nash has spoken at New Zealand First's annual conference and is not closing the door on campaigning for it at the next election.

Trump renames Department of Defense the 'Department of War'

Workers remove signage for the Secretary of Defense after Trump's order to rename the department....

Trump renames Department of Defense the 'Department of War'

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense as the "Department of War," reverting to a title it held until after World War Two.

Former National MP joins NZ First

Former National MP joins NZ First

Former National Party MP Harete Hipango has joined New Zealand First.

Former Labour MP a guest speaker at NZ First meeting

Stuart Nash, a former Labour Party MP speaking at a NZ First conference. Photo: Russell Palmer / RNZ

Former Labour MP a guest speaker at NZ First meeting

Former Labour Party MP Stuart Nash is one of the guest speakers at New Zealand First's annual meeting.

Sydney shark attack leaves man dead

Dee Why Beach in Sydney, next to Long Reef Beach where the attack took place. Photo: Getty Images

Sydney shark attack leaves man dead

A man is dead after being attacked by a large shark on Sydney's northern beaches.

Pensioner built deadly pipe bomb to scare off neighbours

Warren Lee pictured outside the Hamilton District Court. Photo / Belinda Feek, NZME composite

Pensioner built deadly pipe bomb to scare off neighbours

After having his belongings stolen, and the windows of his car and Kāinga Ora home smashed, Warren John Frederick Lee had had enough.

Farmer dug up neighbour's drive during flood, spat goes to court

Farmer Roger O'Byrne drove a digger on to a neighbour's property and carved up a driveway.

Farmer dug up neighbour's drive during flood, spat goes to court

A spat between rural neighbours erupted when one took a digger and carved up a driveway during a confrontation.

Doctors' rejection of binding arbitration not surprising - law professor

Transport Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ

Doctors' rejection of binding arbitration not surprising - law professor

Senior doctors' emphatic rejection of the Health Minister's request for binding arbitration was "not surprising", according to one employment law expert.