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Drought conditions see groundwater and dams used for livestock run dry
Agriculture Minister Todd McClay classified the conditions as a medium-scale adverse event, with the drought declaration opening up funding support and tax relief for farmers and growers.

Council wants to forge ahead with road resilience
South Wairarapa District Council is looking to plug a $5.3 million hole in its three-year roading budget with a loan.

When is it time to stop financially supporting your children
It begins with cash for clothes and phone bills. Then it’s uni books. But at what age should the kids start chipping in?

Mother fighting for life after being trapped inside car for 36 hours following crash in Tasman
Hope Hoyland is in a coma and fighting for her life after a being pulled from her car.

Atturra acquires Kitepipe in USD $3.15 million deal
Atturra has secured the acquisition of Project Delivery Services LLC, known as Kitepipe, for USD $3.15 million, enhancing its Boomi service capabilities.

Jump in legionnaires' disease cases linked to spa pools
There were 10 cases of legionnaires' disease in the year to March, triple what it was the year before.

North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack
Hackers from the infamous Lazarus Group are in a cat-and-mouse game to launder their stolen funds from the ByBit heist.

Watch: NRL hunt for supporter who threw meat pie at rival fans
A video of the incident showed a fan buying a meat pie before skipping to a man in a Dragons jersey throwing it into a group of Bulldogs fans.

The story behind the Hawke's Bay meatball
Unlike its celebrated southern cousin, it has remained a local treat.

Boulter and Norrie exit Indian Wells in third round
Katie Boulter and Cameron Norrie are knocked out of Indian Wells on Sunday as both suffer straight-set defeats in the third round.

'We need more Brunos' - Fernandes 'steps up all the time' for Man Utd
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says the club need 'more' players like Bruno Fernandes.

TEM - Transaction in Own Shares
The Company announces that, on 7 March 2025, it purchased for cancellation 1,000,000 Ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Shares") at a price of 173.02 pence per Share

AI could enhance democracy – ECan councillor
“You can imagine what it would be like having a regional council app on your phone where you could vote on how your rates are spent,” ECan’s Joe Davies says.

Fiji Rugby demands answers from Super Rugby Pacific after Fijian Drua mistreatment
The FRU chairman says the cargo truck incident involving the Fijian Drua players, along with the events leading up to their clash against the Hurricanes, "is not acceptable at any level".

International vistor levy: $3 million to be used to attract business conferences
Tourism Minister Louise Upston announced the move at Wellington's Takina conference centre.

Mataki: Ko te Potae Pango e rere tuatoru ana i te hopu ringa-kotahi i te Tohu Whakaihuwaka
I muri iho i te tutuki i nga hopu whakamiharo e rua i te wa o te wahanga ropu, i reira ano a Glenn Phillips i tetahi tunga rereke i te whakamutunga.

Yeah, Nah: Is it fair to label the Black Caps ‘chokers’?
The dreaded C-word has been bandied about, but is it really fair to use it regarding the Black Caps and white-ball cricket?

GQ declares Liam Lawson ‘F1’s new superstar’
Decked out in Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Hermes, the 23-year-old from Pukekohe has hit the cover of GQ ahead of this weekend’s F1 season opener in Melbourne.

Ill Palmer 'wanted to be on pitch' as barren run continues
Chelsea's Cole Palmer might have found a new way to fire a blank as he missed a Premier League penalty for the first time in the 1-0 win at home to Leicester City - but the fact he played at all was perhaps equally noteworthy on Sunday.