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Chris Penk lays foundations for self-certified building scheme
As the government sets about laying the foundations for tradespeople to sign off their own work, RNZ sits down with the minister responsible to hammer out the details.

A Wallaby in hiding, Rocky Elsom flees Ireland fearing extradition
The former Australian captain is fighting to clear his name after being sentenced to five years’ jail in France over his time in charge of a famous rugby club.

Daisy Pearce on Mario Kart, mindfulness and what she misses about Melbourne
Lauded by West Coast as “one of the biggest recruiting coups of their history”, Daisy Pearce discusses her first year as the Eagles’ AFLW senior coach and her move across the continent.

One person in critical condition after car hits power pole, other serious crash closes Remutaka Hill Road
A detour is expected to take three hours from the Upper Hutt crash, while in Auckland Lake Rd in Hauraki is also closed.

‘We deserve the same’: Long over-looked Auckland area gets a ‘pitch perfect’ boost
Families now staying local to enjoy an upgraded park after years of travelling outside of their home area.

Earthquake jolts central NZ
The 4.2 earthquake struck just before 8am.

Cross-posting social app Openvibe now supports Threads, too

Amazon, Google show profit growth can quiet fears over heavy AI spending

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New York Mayor Eric Adams corruption trial set for April 2025
The timing will place proceedings in the middle of what promises to be a bruising reelection campaign for the embattled Democrat.

The Melbourne Cup no longer stops a nation. Can we all agree on that?
It isn’t just the TV ratings, lots of people have also moved to a “yeah ... nah” attitude to the first Tuesday in November.

Australia are turning Irish – and a bit of green suits them
The restoration plan for Australian rugby is slowing becoming apparent – and it’s not the signing of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.

Liam Lawson qualifies eighth-fastest for sprint race in Brazil
The Kiwi RB driver out-qualified Red Bull’s Sergio Perez as he made it to the final stage of qualifying for a sprint race for the first time.

Inside New Zealand's first boutique electric motorbike builder
FTN Motion is going from strength to strength, preparing its next bike for launch along with an Australian debut.

Eight killed in Serbian railway station roof collapse
Cranes and bulldozers helped sift through the wreckage alongside dozens of rescuers and construction workers.

Serious crash closes Remutaka Hill Road as crashes cause closures across the country
A detour is expected to take three hours from the crash at Kaitoke, Upper Hutt.

Power out on North Shore after car hits power pole
Vector confirmed an outage was affecting the suburbs of Belmont, Hauraki and Takapuna.

Venezuela's oil exports hit a 4-year peak on higher output, sales to US, India

Manukau councillor tired of repeated industrial fires in her area
A Manukau ward councillor says it is disappointing to hear of yet another fire at an industrial site in her ward area.