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Fetu Samoa win Pacific Bowl title and secure world cup spot
Samoan fans, among the 2000-odd crowd celebrated as the 2024 women's Pacific Bowls final came to an end.

US election: Trump's fraud claims revive fears he may again seek to overturn election results
Donald Trump continues to falsely claim his 2020 loss to Joe Biden was the result of widespread fraud, while he and his supporters have spread baseless claims about this election in Pennsylvania.

War decimates harvest in famine-threatened Sudan
A year and a half of war in Sudan has trigged one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

Recap: Auckland FC beat Phoenix in first New Zealand derby
Jake Brimmer scored two late, late goals as Auckland FC took the bragging rights from the first professional football match between two Kiwi teams.

South Island publisher Crux ceases production, goes into ‘hibernation’
Crux’s managing editor, Peter Newport shared the news at the Queenstown Writers Festival during a panel discussion on the future of journalism.

Nighy stole Shakespeare book for drama audition
The star said he started as an actor to impress a girl and took the books to prepare for an audition.

South Auckland youth win award for diverting 1.5 tonnes of waste from landfills
The trio won the Rangatahi Leadership award at this year's Tamaki Makaurau Waste Awards for repurposing food waste from local shops.

'I lost my leg on the way home from school'

Democrats have a plan if Trump prematurely declares election victory
Democrats are readying a rapid-fire response to flood the airwaves with calls for calm with vote-counting should Donald Trump try to prematurely claim election victory, as he did in 2020.

Bed company at centre of glass fibre concerns fails
Earlier this year concerns had emerged over the safety of the company's mattresses which contain glass fibres.

Live: Black Caps hunting more Indian wickets on day two of third test
Follow live coverage of the second day’s play in the third test between the Black Caps and India from Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

US Supreme Court girds for rush of election-related litigation
Legal experts are expecting a wave of litigation after the election, in particular if Trump loses again.

As it happened: Auckland FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 0
Auckland FC has claimed a 2-0 victory in the first ever NZ football derby at Sky Stadium, Wellington.

An oar-inspiring paddle down the Yukon: 'There were whole trees just bursting with fire'
Nathan Fa'avae and Sophie Hart talk to Susie Ferguson about braving burning forests, wild moose and 'mum guilt' in the gruelling Yukon 1000 race.

Auckland FC silence Phoenix with late goals
Jake Brimmer seized on a horrible blunder from Phoenix goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi before sealing a dramatic win in stoppage time.

Food bank hopes to refill shelves as demand jumps
The need for food parcels is “definitely out there” – even people working full time are reaching out for help.

Landlord Jack Biddle sent adult children to evict couple from Waikato rental property
Australian-based Jack Biddle sent his adult children to New Zealand to evict tenants from his rental property without warning.

Patrick Ness: 'Don't waste time on boring books'
The award-winning YA writer will visit NZ this month for the Verb Readers and Writer Festival and the Auckland Writers Festival

A-League live updates: Wellington Phoenix v Auckland FC
Follow all the action from the first ever NZ football derby at Sky Stadium, Wellington.

Jurassic 5's Chali 2na: ‘I was born when hip hop was just emerging'
The rapper and artist talks to Music 101 growing up in "gang-ridden" Chicago, coming back to NZ, and 30 years of Jurassic 5.