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Funeral to be held for baby Anahera, discovered in recycling
A police officer who's worked for years to track the family of a baby found dead at a South Auckland recycling plant says the Onehunga community will honour her at a service on Saturday.

‘Stay in my lane’: How to combine with ABs great Beauden Barrett
Beauden Barrett isn't the tallest man in the All Blacks, but he's earned the right to cast a long shadow. Just ask Cortez Ratima.

The man running for mayor in five districts, again
He had considered running for the top job in all 78 of New Zealand’s local authorities, but that came with practical challenges.

The reason why Mike McRoberts used to hide at events
Former Newshub anchor Mike McRoberts on how learning te reo Maori gave him the confidence to embrace his next chapter.

Audacious Brook lights up Superchargers success
Harry Brook produces a stunning moment of batting genius as Northern Superchargers clinch a 36-run win over Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.

Bethell to become England's youngest men's captain
All-rounder Jacob Bethell, 21, is set to become the youngest man to captain England in an international when he leads an understrength T20 side on a tour of Ireland.

League opener halted after Semenyo reports racist abuse
Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo reports racist abuse from the crowd during their Premier League match at Liverpool.

Charity boss offers Jenrick 'olive branch' over BBC row
The theologian who made the claim said he wanted to work with the shadow justice secretary.

Handshakes and a shared limo: Our correspondents on the moment the presidents met
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin appeared to have a friendly, but animated, conversation after landing in Alaska.

The House chips away at lawmaking, amid distractions
This week in Parliament, a brouhaha about unparliamentary language, an eviction from the House, and apologies, or rather a lack thereof, stole the spotlight - but which bills went through?

'Frustrated locals' believed to have lashed out as parking machines vandalised
Four Tauranga City Council parking terminals have been damaged in the past 10 days, and will each cost about $2000 to fix.

Teenagers no longer answer the phone: Is it a lack of manners or a new trend?
Despite teenagers seemingly having their phones glued to their hands - they won't answer them when they ring.

Police use new DNA tech to re-examine death of 6-year-old Auckland girl, 45 years on
Alicia O'Reilly was killed in Auckland 45 years ago. Detectives hope that a DNA sample could provide fresh leads.

Watch: EPL season opener briefly stopped after player reports racist abuse from fan
Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo told the referee he was abused by a Liverpool supporter, leading to the game being halted for two minutes.

Liverpool pay emotional Anfield tribute to Jota
Liverpool pay an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva before their Premier League opener against Bournemouth at Anfield.

'What a shot!' - Brook hits unorthodox scoop six first ball
Watch the moment Harry Brook "lands on his backside" after hitting a unique scoop shot over the Birmingham Phoenix wicketkeeper for six on his first ball as the Northern Superchargers move to 144-2 in the Men's Hundred at Headingley.

The Trump-Putin summit: Tactics and trolling?
Trump and Putin head to Alaska for talks.

Flash floods kill nearly 200 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The majority of deaths were recorded in Pakistan's mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area.

One dead and several injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails
Local media report crash at railway crossing in southern Jutland involved lorry transporting farm waste.

Iceland offers £1 reward to customers for reporting shoplifters
The company estimates that shoplifting costs its business around £20m each year.