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Man charged with receiving after chocolate stolen from Auckland supermarket
Police searched a central city convenience store and found more than 50 blocks of chocolate taken from a supermarket earlier that day.

Sir John Key named in US insider trading lawsuit
The former prime minister says "there is no merit" to claims raised in a lawsuit against him and other directors of cybersecurity company Palo Alto.

Gisborne party brawl: Man charged with murder
A 29-year-old Gisborne man has been charged with two counts of murder relating to the deaths of Chrysler Stevens-Mark - who was celebrating his 21st birthday - and his 30-year-old cousin Kane Te Paa.

All Blacks wing re-signs with NZ Rugby
One-test wing Emoni Narawa has added to new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson’s options through to 2026.

Warriors' match-winning hero almost didn’t play at all
Taine Tuaupiki had a star turn against the Panthers, but was on the standby to return to New Zealand at short notice for a special reason.

Arrested man’s window-smashing spree
A Nelson man who refused alcohol screening tests later returned to throw rocks at police cars and the station.

Best Apple AirPods for 2024 - CNET
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Watch: PM, Housing Minister discuss Kainga Ora review
Housing Minister Chris Bishop has ruled out a mass sell-off of state houses.

Inquest underway into death of Gloriavale member Sincere Standtrue
The inquest will examine the circumstances of his death and if the death was self-inflicted.

Forcing a government rethink on Gaza 'a cause worth dying for' - Will Alexander
A former Shortland Street actor says he doesn't want to die but changing the government's policy matters hugely to him.

Kiwis trapped in Nouméa as armed police use tanks to clear airport route
Hundreds of armed French police have been using tanks to clear protesters and roadblocks between the international airport and Nouméa.

Five teams, five points apart
Stoke got home late against Marist in the Stuff Tasman Trophy club rugby competition, while a rejuventated Nelson just failed to cause a big upset.

State Highway 1 near Levin closes after train incident
Diversions are in place on Muhunoa East Rd and State Highway 57.

Reserve Bank expected to keep official cash rate at 5.5 percent
Analysis - The RBNZ is determined that inflation heads downwards - and stays there - and will be watching the Budget closely too, Gyles Beckford writes.

Kairo the sidecar-riding border collie dies
Just weeks after being rushed to the vet needing a blood transfusion, the border collie famous for riding in his owner’s sidecar has died.

Live: Kainga Ora under-performing, lacking in transparency, review finds
The eight-member Kainga Ora board will be refreshed after an independent review found the social housing agency was lacking in transparency and had poor understanding of its effect on tenants.

Man charged with two counts of murder after fatal birthday brawl
Kane Te Paa, 30 and Chrysler Stevens-Mark, 21 were killed at the Gisborne birthday party, while a number of people were injured.

Pasifika Sipoti wrap - action from the weekend
A wrap of weekend's sport results featuring Pacific athletes in action, including Super Rugby Pacific, women's rugby, Oceania soccer, boxing, volleyball and cricket

Prosecutor breached his obligations in murder case - review
A Palmerston North Crown solicitor breached his obligations in a murder case, an independent review into errors made by the lawyer has found.