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How Black Sabbath found their sound - and invented heavy metal
By slowing down the blues and playing with occult imagery, the Birmingham band pioneered a genre.

Two korora rescued from mudslip on Auckland’s Muriwai beach
A beak was spotted peaking out of mud at the beach popular with Little Blue Penguins.

Listen to The Country online: Federated Farmers releases rural banking report cards
Mark Hooper, Rhys Gardner, Craig Hickman, Duncan Humm, Chris Russell, and Jeremy Rookes.

NZ’s largest teachers’ union taking Government to court over resource teacher cuts
Union filed for judicial review in the High Court at Wellington this morning.

Desperate search for Auckland man Tyler Porter, missing over a week
Tyler Porter was last seen in Arkles Bay more than a week ago.

Trump is in Epstein files, Wall Street Journal reports
The US President was told in May that his name appeared in files related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Wall St Journal. But the White House calls it "fake news".

Government taken to court over decision to defund resource teachers
Education Union NZEI has filed for a judicial review in the Wellington High Court.

Secondary teachers union rejects one of lowest pay offers ever
The offer was well below the 14.5 percent over three years won through arbitration in 2023.

On The Up: Hawke’s Bay dance crew shine in 45C heat at Dubai dance competition
'Our dancers pushed through, we saw several dancers from other countries fainting.'

Luca Fairgray’s prison sentence cut on appeal
The prosecutor said Fairgray's offending was “calculated and careful”.

Rapist who sexually abused 13-year-old girl has jail term reduced
Luca Fairgray has had his prison term reduced - but only by six months.

Q2 2025 ransomware trends analysis: Boom and bust
Q2 2025 saw a 14.47% drop in active ransomware groups but a 41.18% rise year-on-year, with new alliances and arrests shaking the cybercrime landscape.

Woman allegedly assaults police officer outside Auckland casino
The woman was arrested early on Thursday and is expected in the Auckland District Court on July 30.

Watch: The X clip that landed Kiwi teen a US baseball scholarship
An 18-year-old Auckland baseballer is off to the US on a sports scholarship after posting training videos online, one of which sparked a flood of offers.

Major electoral law overhaul includes ending same-day enrolment, clarity on treats for voters
The changes include ending same-day enrolment for voters.

Bitdefender boosts creator security as scams top USD $1 trillion
Bitdefender expands its Security for Creators to cover Facebook, Instagram and YouTube amid USD $1 trillion losses from rising online scams targeting digital creators.

Government moves to end same-day enrolment under new electoral law changes
Voters will now need to enrol or update their details by midnight on the Sunday before advance voting starts.

Why ‘Good Enough’ networks are failing AI ambitions
Many firms find legacy networks hinder AI goals, as outdated infrastructure can't handle the data speed, security and scale AI demands today.

On The Up: Scholarships help Far North teen pursue environmental science at AUT
Tearohanui Chellew, 18, secured two scholarships totalling $48,000.

Life coach arrested at Auckland International Airport allegedly hid 20kg of meth in tea bags
Customs said the drugs were in vacuum sealed green tea bags.

'We don't get richer buying each other's houses': How Auckland's affordability story has improved
Recent housing affordability rankings have been notable for one thing - Auckland hasn't been in the bottom 10.