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Fast-track laws, parliamentary urgency, Treaty tension, media retreat: warning signs for NZ's 'brittle' democracy
Analysis - Power is not being abused, but it is not being well managed either. New Zealand democracy, unique and currently brittle, should be handled with greater care, Alexander Gillespie writes.

What do we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others?

State media: No signs of survivors at crash site of Raisi helicopter

Rescue workers: Iran president's helicopter found

Indonesia minister says Musk to consider offer to build EV battery plant in country

Taiwan's new President Lai calls on China to cease intimidation

State media: Iran's cabinet holds new emergency session

Iran president and foreign minister killed in crash

South Africa's long job queue overshadows election

One dead after passenger train collision near Levin
The victim’s family and the 55 passengers and staff on the train are being offered support.

Live: Heavy rain moves south over North Island
Downpours are expected in the northern and eastern parts of the North Island in the coming days due to a subtropical low.

Obituary: Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
The hard-line protégé of the country's Supreme Leader has died. He was 63.

Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up in Herbertville: Opening the local pub again
The silt is gone and the road into the seaside village of Herbertville is under repair, but the pub remains closed.

Why more young people are turning to celibacy
It may sound like an unconventional path, but disillusionment with hookup culture and increased sexual autonomy has led to more young people quitting sex.

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, Air NZ won't fly from New Caledonia for days yet
Hundreds of armed French police have been using tanks to clear protesters and roadblocks between the airport and Nouméa.

One dead after being hit by train in Horowhenua
Those who were passengers on the train and the victim's family are being offered support.

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Blue Lights: The man behind the music of hit drama
Eoin O'Callaghan speaks about composing the theme tune and score of NI-set BBC TV series Blue Lights.

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.