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Excuse me? What is this all about?
Apparently, now you need to provide ID for something as benign as buying groceries using cash as your payment method. "Papers please" or you don't eat?

Young stroke survivors need better support - advocates
Nearly a third of the thousands of New Zealanders who suffer strokes every year are aged under 65 - and support for younger patients is limited.

Fluoridation stand-off: Councillors to meet today
Whangarei councillors are meeting later today to discuss their fluoridation stand-off with the Health Ministry.

Touchdown in Delhi: Christopher Luxon fires starting gun on trade talks with India
As Christopher Luxon arrives in India both countries agree to start free trade negotiations, a decade after the last effort stalled.

Here's how much your KiwiSaver balance should be now
New data shows some worrying signs for some parts of the population.

Draper beats Alcaraz to reach Indian Wells final
Britain's Jack Draper is helped by a controversial video call to earn a coming-of-age win over four-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Playground appeal for Southport victims hits £250k
The dad of Alice Aguiar is raising money for her school and will run the London Marathon.

Thames Water set for crucial court ruling
If it does collapse, who will pay and how much?

Burst pipe disrupts debut of new Alton Towers ride Toxicator
Park bosses said rides on the Toxicator, which opened on Saturday, were suspended for two hours.

Pope Francis says he faces 'period of trial' in health update
The pontiff has been recovering in hospital from pneumonia, after he was admitted last month.

'I skipped college to make games - now I'm Roblox's top developer'
Osian started making games under his staircase at home when his parents thought he was at college.

Te Papa extends 'The Scale of Our War' exhibition extended for seven years
With 4.8 million visitors, the Gallipoli exhibition has been more successful "than anyone could have ever expected", Te Papa's chief executive says.

Engineered stone ban: 'People just tend to think there's no problem'
Employers, unions and health and safety advocates are calling for engineered stone to be banned, a day before consultation on regulations for the material closes.

Cycle safety on Rodney road 'an issue that needs to be addressed'
Someone could die if cyclists travelling between Puhoi and Mangawhai are not given a safer route, an advocate is warning.

Crawling back out of recession: Economy likely grew in the final quarter
The economy likely crawled back out of recession at the end of last year, after suffering one of its worst six-month periods in more than 30 years.

Would an anti-woke banking law change how banks lend?
NZ First's Bill promising to stop "woke ideology" in banking wouldn't stop banks considering climate risks, experts say.

NZ and India open free trade talks
The PM has touched down in India with a massive contingent - and a deal to start negotiating a trade deal with India.

Trump moves to close down Voice of America
More than 1,300 staff placed on administrative leave as White House accuses VOA of being anti-Trump, "radical" and "leftist".

South Africa should not be 'bullied' by US in ambassador row, opposition says
The calls come after South Africa's ambassador in Washington was given 72 hours to leave the country.

Health secretary admits 'risk of disruption' in NHS overhaul
The health secretary defends scrapping NHS England but admits the reform will bring challenges.

Fine cancelled for motorhome couple who found migrant
A couple are "ecstatic" having been fined £1,500 after they reported a stowaway on their bike rack.