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Caulerpa moves away from Great Barrier Island's sea floor
It's hoped new technology could help fight Caulerpa.

Watch: Black Caps go on six-hitting bonanza
Only one other team has hit more sixes in the first three overs of a men’s T20.

Katelyn Vaha'akolo’s social media appeal for fans to fill Aupiki stands
Blues star launches social media plea, urging fans to attend the remainder of the Super Rugby Aupiki season.

Flight disruptions because of fog? Ground-breaking Kiwi tech aims to clear the skies
Emily Blythe will trial her fog-detecting technology in a new deal with Air New Zealand

Explained: India’s PM ‘anti-India’ and ‘terrorist’ allegations
India’s prime minister alleges there is “anti-India” and “illegal” terrorist activity present in New Zealand. What’s he talking about?

Wild dogs should be classed as pests, says farmer who lost hundreds of sheep
A Far North farmer who has been losing hundreds of sheep to wild dogs wants the canine attackers officially labelled pests, so there can be more freedom to eradicate them.

'Stupid thing to do': Police say students drinking as early as 4am during St Patrick’s Day celebrations which saw a wallaby burnt
Dunedin police believe the animal was already dead and are investigating the incident.

Recidivist fisherman fined $34,000
A fisherman who has twice had his vessels forfeited has been convicted of breaching regulations by not using a positioning system while on a commercial diving trip and fined $34,000 for his latest offences.

Super Rugby power rankings: Bumbling Blues need a rocket
Where does your team sit in Stuff’s latest power rankings?

Man found dead on SH6 in Queenstown fell from cliff before being hit by car, police say
A man who was found dead after he was hit by a car on a highway near Queenstown earlier this month has now been named.

Petition launched to get artist John Middleditch's sculpture removed from University of Otago
An Otago student has set up a petition to have disgraced Dunedin artist John Middleditch's sculpture removed from public display at the University of Otago.

Cricket: Black Caps victorious over Pakistan in Dunedin
Rain delayed the start of the second T20 game of the series with the match reduced to 15 overs a side.

Six appeal brings success for Black Caps
NZ’s openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen blasted Pakistan out of contention in their shortened T20 match in Dunedin.

Marlborough council tackles next stage of climate action
A new draft action plan on climate change has been created, more than two years after a climate-focused council subcommittee was formed.

Funding for the Nurse Practitioners Transition Programme comes to an end
Nurse practitioners are highly-qualified nurses who could diagnose illnesses, prescribe medicine, make referrals to specialist care.

Five teens arrested after two Whangarei service station break ins
The five teenagers, aged 15 and 16, will appear in the Whangarei Youth Court charged with unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle, attempted burglary and aggravated robbery.

Seven dead after Honduras plane crashed into the water after takeoff
Ten people were pulled out from the wreckage alive, authorities say.

Five teens arrested after aggravated robbery and attempted burglary at Whangarei petrol stations
The five suspects, aged 15 and 16, are set to appear in Whangarei Youth Court, facing charges of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, attempted burglary, and aggravated robbery.

Man found critically injured on road in Wellington dies in hospital
Police have now opened an unexplained death investigation, and they are still trying to determine whether there is a link between the incident and a nearby home invasion.

Man found unconscious on road in Wellington dies in hospital
The man was found critically injured on a footpath about 2.20am Monday.