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Leki Jackson-Bourke honours his grandfather after winning Bruce Mason Playwriting Award
Leki Jackson-Bourke has been announced as the recipient of the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award for his 'irreverent, heartfelt, moving and hilarious' production.

NZ Live: Arthur Ahbez
With his distinctive, high-pitched voice and laid-back melodies, Arthur Ahbez leans hard into the psychedelic-tinged California sound of the late Sixties.

Playing Favourites with Waikato songwriter Arthur Ahbez
With his distinctive, high-pitched voice and laid-back melodies, Arthur Ahbez leans hard into the psychedelic-tinged California sound of the late Sixties.

Police officer admits wearing gang patch in office
Police are investigating after a social media post showing an officer wearing a gang patch in an office circulated online.

Online predator Finn Cottam who terrorised his victims caught after 'one small mistake'
An online predator who evaded capture for years until he made one small mistake. Now he has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his 'sustained campaign of terror'.

Is your toaster spying on you? What data do our appliances collect?
When buying a new appliance, should we consider that it could be reporting on us and recording us? Many of our appliances have this capability now.

СMindset-wise we were slightly off,Т ABs coach admits after scrappy win
"They [Italy] smelt it and it became a tough one,ТТ All Blacks coach Scott Robertson said after the unconvincing 29-11victory over Italy in Turin.

'You do it for the kids': Wellington's massive Secret Santa mission
A Wellington community is banding together to provide children in need with Christmas presents in a giant version of Secret Santa.

15-year-old arrested for wearing Mongrel Mob attire, yelling gang slogans
The teenager was detained in Gisborne on Sunday morning, one of two arrests for breaching the new gang insignia law over the weekend.

Wellington team crowned national pub quiz champions
Who invented the printing press or discovered polonium and radium were the easy questions at Saturday's championships.

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory: Follow all the action from Allianz stadium
Phoenix men's coach Giancarlo Italiano wants to see successful back-to-back performances to boost their A-League season.

TJ Perenara's Treaty message in All Blacks haka 'a sign of unity'
Coach Scott Robertson says the departing veteran had the backing of team-mates and coaching staff when he referenced last week's hikoi on Parliament before his final test against Italy in Turin.

'Close to McDonald's': Auckland real estate agent lures buyers with cheesy sell
An Auckland real estate agent is marketing a property based on its close proximity to McDonald's.

Horse's head and pregnant cow used in 'barbaric' mafia threat in Sicily
The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled a Sicilian town.

Ukraine hit with surge of attacks using North Korean missiles using Western chips
CNN report - Almost a third of the 194 ballistic missiles used against Ukrain have been the North Korean KN-23s.

TJ Perenara shows support for hikoi during haka
"He said it's sign of unity," Scott Robertson says of the All Black's message of support for the Treaty of Waitangi protests.

'Love you bro' - Zayn Malik's tribute to Payne at gig
The singer began his tour in Leeds following his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne's death.

All Blacks end of year tour: What we learned
Analysis - There's plenty to talk about including a very rare political statement made by TJ Perenara, Jamie Wall writes.