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Ellerslie double-murder trial begins
Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong were murdered at their home in November 2023.

Emergency water shutdown in Katikati
Katikati residents are urged to conserve water 'due to significant leak'.

Body found in search for missing man Jarrod Kingi in Whangamata
A body has been found amid a search for a missing 44-year-old man around Whangamata Harbour. Police had been looking for Jarrod Kingi, who was last seen on Friday, leaving...

Greens announces policy it says will create 40,000 'green' jobs
The party wants to set up a Green Jobs Guarantee scheme.

Lorde announces new album, Virgin, and contraceptive cover art
Lorde described the album as 'raw, primal, innocent, elegant, openhearted'.

Minister for Women launches toolkit to tackle online abuse
'They have got to the point where it's no longer worth the mental toll': online abuse of elected members has become targeted and personal.

Weather: What you need to know about road closures, flights, ferries, schools and evacuations
Warnings are covering huge parts of the country.

'Threat to life': Wellington wind warning at highest 'red' level
Severe, "destructive gales" may bring trees down and disrupt power and transport.

Missing man Jarrod Kingi: Body found on Whangamata Beach
Police believe it is Jarrod Kingi, missing since April 25.

The numbers behind Chelsea's latest WSL title
Chelsea have won a sixth successive WSL title, but how does their latest triumph compare to the previous five?

Eubank Sr says shock appearance 'moment of a lifetime'
Chris Eubank Sr says his shock arrival before his son's unanimous points win over Conor Benn was the "moment of a lifetime".

Weather: What Wellingtonians need to know as �threat to life� wind warning issued
WREMO is telling people to stay away from windows and doors.

Calls for Tonga to rethink Sabbath observance laws
Concern is mounting in Tonga over the Sabbath Observance Laws, which ban many activities on Sundays.

Sinkhole opens up in Papamoa
The council is assessing the situation.

Police wrongly arrested man after West Auckland rubbish fire
The IPCA found that the arrest was unlawful given the information the officers had at the time didn't give them "good cause to suspect" that the person had commited an offence.

NFL fines Atlanta Falcons, Jeff Ulbrich for prank call to Shedeur Sanders
'My son's actions were absolutely inexcusable. And for that, we are both deeply sorry.'

Spark searches for buyers to take stake in data centre business
A price of $1.2 billion was suggested for a 50 percent stake.

The teeth of the southerly
OPINION: As a shrieking Cook Strait southerly gale screams across Wellington suburbs, it�s worth remembering it�s not really all that rare an occurrence.

Westpac customers frustrated after online banking issues
The bank said, due to a technical issue, its digital banking was unavailable for a time.

Kerikeri and Whangarei set new records for wettest April ever recorded
Both centres weresoaked by about four times their average rainfall for the month.

AI security report warns of rising deepfakes & Dark LLM threat
Check Point Research reveals AI's rising role in cybercrime, highlighting risks like deepfakes, data poisoning, and Dark LLMs threatening digital security worldwide.