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Boxing Day sales spend up 13% in NZ
Retail spend on 26 December was noticeably higher at bookshops, clothing stores, hardware stores and sports equipment shops than in 2023.

Lydia Ko wins NZOC’s most prestigious award again
An already remarkable year just got even better for the Kiwi golfer.

Call the Midwife creator: 'People tell me birth stories in the supermarket'
Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas on how fans accost her in public to tell her their private stories.

The American political analyst putting thousands of eyes on Taranaki
Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world have been getting a glimpse of Taranaki’s landscape this month with renowned geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan making YouTube broadcasts from the region.

'Heartbreaking' fire in Grampians grows to more than 74,000 hectares
Firefighters have worked tirelessly through the night to protect homes from a bushfire that continues to burn through Grampians/Gariwerd National Park in Victoria.

'Life is not easy' - Haaland penalty miss sums up Man City crisis
Erling Haaland's penalty miss against Everton sums up Manchester City's current crisis - with the striker's stats not what they were at his best.

Pereira outshines Amorim in battle of new Portuguese bosses
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira outshines Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim in the battle of two new Portuguese bosses.

Manmohan Singh, Indian ex-PM and architect of economic reform, dies at 92
Manmohan Singh was instrumental in bringing India out of economic and nuclear isolation.

Waratahs get tough in combat sessions
The Waratahs have spent their first pre-season under new coach Dan McKellar getting tougher in weekly combat sessions at a Sydney wrestling dojo. (Source: Instagram)

Months after record lows, South Island hydro lakes full to overflowing
A Waikato University scientist says if there was more storage capacity, it could help keep power prices down during dry winter periods.

Elon Musk's 'social experiment on humanity': How X evolved in 2024
New users? New algorithms? Or something else going on behind the scenes? The story behind the new changes on the social media site

Clearer weekend for most, though more rain for some
Much of the country can look forward to brighter skies this weekend, with temperatures into the 30s expected for Central Otago for Saturday.

Trio nabbed with $2700 of shoplifted swag, police say
Police say they have caught three men with $2700 of shoplifted loot, after a sticky fingered Boxing Day spree.

Police name Naenae murder accused as Wipuhara Kapene
Albert Enoka, who was a member of the Tribesmen gang and a former president of the Rebels Motorcycle Club's Christchurch chapter, died on 10 December after being shot on Seddon Street in Naenae.

Z Energy renames stations with 'correct' kupu
Z Energy is swapping out street names for ‘correct’ kupu on fuel stops around the country with the help of local hapu.

Shoplifting trio allegedly stole $2700 worth of goods on Boxing Day spree
They allegedly stole clothing, perfumes, food products, and toys and fled away in a vehicle.

'Silva's rehabilitation complete with historic Fulham win'
Fulham manager Marco Silva's reputation has not simply been restored at Fulham, it has been enhanced after a historic win at Chelsea.

The Papers: 'Tory war with Farage' and Just Stop Oil 'hypocrites'
Friday's papers include stories on a clash of words between Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch.

Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
The two crew members died in separate incidents, both after being hit by a boat's boom.

Head of WHO at Yemen airport during Israeli air strikes
Israel claimed responsibility for the strikes, saying it had targeted Houthi "military infrastructure".