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Police find machete in Auckland reserve five months after bus stop killing of Kyle Whorrall
American PhD student Kyle Whorrall was fatally attacked at a bus stop in Meadowbank in April.

New Zealand has a problem no one wants to deal with: Pensions
For decades, the pension age has been the elephant in the room and most politicians have just tiptoed around. Those who have dared touch it, have been stomped on by the electorate.

Watch live: Police to give update on killing of Kyle Whorrall at Auckland bus stop
Live - Police are holding a media conference in relation to the death of an American PhD student who was fatally attacked at an Auckland bus stop in April.

'Exceptional result': Kiwi chicks make fight weight
Wellington's Capital Kiwi Project says all 10 chicks it has been monitoring have put on enough weight to fight off predators.

Teens in custody after driving wrong way on motorway
Police said the vehicle was spiked and eventually stopped after travelling 4km the wrong way on the State Highway 1.

Afghanistan telecom blackout as Taliban shuts off internet
Phone and internet connections are down nationwide after the Taliban cut fibre-optic connections to prevent "immorality".

Commerce Commission rejects call for formal inquiry into airport regulation
"We are pleased the commission has rejected calls for a formal inquiry into airport regulation," Auckland Airport chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui said.

Watch: Pants-down pandemonium at supermarket shoplifting stoush
Police say they are “determined to ensure the safety of shop-owners” after a man nearly lost his shorts and his dignity during an ugly scuffle outside an Auckland supermarket last week.

Digital ID is coming
Love it or hate it, digital ID is now an inevitability.

Home loan rate drops below 4.5%
BNZ says it will drop its one-year fixed home loan rate to 4.49 percent.

People reporting being denied rides from taxis at Wellington Airport over distance of trip
Some people in suburbs close to Wellington Airport have reported being refused rides from taxis at the airport due to the short distance of the trips.

Revealed: McIlroy the brains behind Europe’s video taunting Trump
Team Europe’s players partied until 3am following their dramatic Ryder Cup win, with Rory McIlroy at one stage getting the group together to send US president Donald Trump a video playfully mocking him.

Fast food operator Restaurant Brands receives full takeover offer
Restaurant Brands operates the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Carl's Jr. brands in New Zealand.

Netball: Silence around Dame Noeline Taurua's stand down 'frustrating' - former Silver Ferns' coach
Netball New Zealand dropped a bombshell three weeks ago when it announced Taurua and her coaching cohort would be stood down for the series against South Africa.

Donald Trump says Israel PM Netanyahu agreed to US-sponsored Gaza peace proposal
Trump said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to back a US-sponsored Gaza peace proposal aimed at ending a nearly two-year-old war in the Palestinian enclave.

What's in Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza?
Here are all 20 points of the US-sponsored proposal aimed at ending the nearly two-year-old war in Gaza.

How many more empty shops are there really?
Data reveals extent of Auckland, Wellington's retail woes

Six teens arrested after fleeing police, driving wrong way down motorway
The car was spiked, but that did not immediately stop them.

Person critically injured at Christchurch property, man in custody
Emergency services responded and took the person to hospital around 2.30am on Tuesday.

New earthquake building rules pose big challenge for Dunedin, developer says
The cost of developing stone heritage buildings in Dunedin's CBD will become "prohibitively expensive" due to the reinforcement requirements, a property developer says.