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Du Val owners push back against order to meet receivers
Earlier this month the High Court ruled the couple must submit to an interview by the receivers under oath.

Kawerau death: Three deny murdering Michael Tokona
One of the three can be named after suppression lapsed.

Government not ruling out cuts to its $521 a year KiwiSaver contribution
Govt currently contributes up to $521 a year if people make payments of a certain level.

Businesses frustrated after warnings pipe would burst ignored by Wellington Water
Several businesses along Thorndon Quay had to close because they had no water.

Phthalate chemicals in plastic linked to 350,000 deaths from heart disease
Phthalates are chemicals added to plastic to make it more stretchy, soft or flexible.

‘I represent change’: Little rules out Whanau as his deputy
Wellington’s mayor dropping her bid for a second term has come with plenty of speculation about the possibility of a deal with the man whose candidacy she said “changed the game”.

Aratere: Interislander’s only rail-enabled ferry to retire in $120m cost-saving decision
The Aratere will be retired this year to allow for new port construction.

‘It is not about being woke’ - why a city pressed pause on a rainbow crossing
Most of the cost of a rainbow crossing was for the civil works, not for the paint itself, council told.

Makereti Papakura: First indigenous woman to study at Oxford to receive posthumous degree
Makereti Papakura died in 1930, just weeks before she was due to present her thesis, almost 100 years later she will be awarded her degree.

Year 1 school children to get a financial education from 2027
Balancing a budget and understanding interest rates will become compulsory for school children from 2027.

Majority of crime victims have low trust in justice system, new survey finds
Just 20 percent of victims were confident the system was effective, survey finds.

Supreme Court hears case on employment status of family carers
'He just continued to work and they paid for it,' lawyer says of Ministry funding change.

Tauranga's Marine Precinct sale contract settled - council
The $13.98 million sale to a Christchurch developer was halted by a last-minute High Court interim injunction.

Man jumps from Auckland ferry: No police investigation, deemed ‘out of reasonable control’ - Fullers360
A man intentionally jumped from an Auckland-bound Waiheke ferry yesterday morning.

New Zealand school students to learn financial literacy from 2026
Topics will range from identifying need vs want to taxes and insurance.

Explained: What MetService’s severe weather warnings mean
Weather warnings and watches, orange and red, heavy swell or snow, strong winds - these words all have specific meanings for MetService.

Australians voting early, cost of living looming large
Four million Australians have already cast their vote.

Hemi Rolleston wins Tauranga Maori ward byelection
Hemi Rolleston looks set to fill the seat vacated by his nephew due to illness.

Food authors say Australian influencer copied their recipes
Brooke Bellamy, who owns the popular Brooki Bakehouse, has rejected the allegations.

Removing prisoners' voting rights backward step, says Labour, Greens
Opposition MPs say the government's plan to remove voting rights for prisoners is "ridiculous", but it has been welcomed by the Sensible Sentencing Trust.

Barracuda warns of surge in advanced phishing email threats
Barracuda warns of three new global phishing threats exploiting calendar invites, ShareFile, and voicemail alerts to bypass security and steal credentials.

Tauranga Marine Precinct sale finalised after court dismisses injunction
It comes two weeks after a judge dismissed an interim injunction that halted the sale.