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Warehouse Group profits, sales down for third quarter
The Warehouse Group's third quarter sales and profits are down on the year earlier, amid "highly uncertain" trading conditions.

Taylor Swift changes Eras tour setlist for Europe
The star kicks off the latest leg of her tour in Paris, adding new songs and cutting some favourites.

China's president signs agreements with Hungary, pledges closer ties

'Caramelo,' the Brazilian horse stranded on a roof by floods, is rescued after stirring the nation

Power shortages: What's being done to keep the lights on?
Officials are looking at better ways of choosing who gets the power during shortages and relentlessly growing demands.

Live: Temperatures drop as low as -9.7C as power supply meets demand
Cass, in the foothills of the Southern Alps, records the lowest temperature on Friday morning as Transpower urges people to conserve electricity even beyond the crunch 7am to 9am period.

One person seriously injured in Marlborough crash
SH6 at Havelock is down to one lane and a helicopter has been called after a two-car crash just before 6.30am.

These are the three new rules in rugby
World Rugby has announced three changes in a bid to speed up the game and increase.

Changes made after criticism of Free Speech Union report
The Free Speech Union has pulled a website link to a report on academic freedom that has been criticised as misleading.

Helicopter called, person seriously hurt in crash on SH6 in Marlborough
The weather was foggy and police have urged drivers to take extra care.

Swinney says no change in SNP's referendum strategy
The first minister said Scotland could only "move on" if it became independent.

Ministry cuts will harm Pacific health, wellbeing - union
The PSA is warning cuts at the Ministry for Pacific Peoples will have severe consequences for the health and wellbeing of Pasifika families.

China Approves Gene-Edited Grain Crops in Food Security Push

Whistleblower Says Saudi Arabia Told Operatives It's Okay to Kill Villagers to Build 105-Mile Skyscraper

Costa Rica to ration electricity as drought bites

Zelensky intends to regain battlefield momentum with Western weapons

Stack Overflow users sabotage their posts after OpenAI deal
Anti-AI users who change or delete answers in protest are being punished.

Live: 'Very significant response' narrowly avoids power cuts as temperature drops
The situation was "very tight", Transpower says after a morning where power shortages loomed amid -6C temperatures.

Hailey and Justin Bieber announce pregnancy
The couple shared a video debuting Hailey's bump in a white, lace dress.

Operation Daffy delivers duck season safety message
Southland police have been impressed by the �positive� start to the ducking hunting season with a safety operation carried out at opening weekend resulting in the seizure of only three firearms.

Stranded Air Vanuatu passengers have few options except to await decisions
The airline has been shut down leaving passengers dangling over whether it will fly again.

UN says 80,000 have fled Gaza city as Israeli strikes on Rafah intensify
More than 80,000 people have fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as Israeli tanks reportedly mass close to built-up areas amid constant bombardment.

Engineer who forged signatures on home designs to be sentenced
An engineer who forged the signatures of higher qualified colleagues is to be sentenced in the Rotorua District Court.

Public sector cuts: Teachers' prior service not taken into account
Former teachers working at the Education Ministry are angry the ministry is refusing to count their teaching service when calculating redundancy entitlements.

Union votes for strike action over Tata job losses
Community members follow Unite in backing industrial action in response to restructuring plans.