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Swyftx becomes first crypto sponsor of Super Rugby Pacific teams
Brisbane-based digital asset platform Swyftx has become the first cryptocurrency sponsor of New Zealand's Super Rugby Pacific teams.

Watch: Christopher Luxon faces questions after Cabinet meeting
The Education Minister Erica Stanford said the number of students who exceeded expectations in Term 3 was 43 percent.

13 year old girl changes schools due to misogynistic bullying in class
The teen says the behaviour of some of the boys at school was racist, homophobic and sometimes explicitly sexual.

'Loud smash': Witness describes moment bus hit into Auckland's New Lynn transport centre
A photograph of the scene shows the front of the bus has hit into seats at the New Lynn transport centre.

Bankers ordered to pay $12.1m after carbon offset partnership fell apart
The High Court in Wellington has found two bankers, Will Leckie and Chris Morrison, breached their duties as directors and partners in the Drylandcarbon management companies.

SH2 north of Hawke's Bay Airport closed after crash
Drivers should expect delays.

Small Waikato town to get Burger King and Starbucks despite local opposition
Locals raised concerns about the international chains ruining it’s small-town identity, noise, smell, traffic, and attracting late-night anti-social behaviour.

Family concerned after teen girl goes missing from her Auckland home
Police are appealing for information about an Auckland teenager who is missing from her Mt Roskill home.

Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: MetService rain forecast led to underplayed flood modelling
Council’s principal engineer gives evidence at coroner’s inquest in Hastings.

'We're in limbo': A town in Trump country where shutdown axe looms
As politicians in Washington bicker during the government shutdown, Martinsburg, West Virginia, worries about what's next.

The Papers: 'Hostages set for release' and 'Hope amid the chaos'
The imminent release of Israeli hostages by Hamas is the focus for most of Monday's papers.

Driver killed after fleeing police in Whangarei
An investigation is underway.

Gaza aid flotilla: Actor-turned-activist detained by Israeli navy claims he was 'zip-tied, abused'
Actor-turned-activist Will Alexander returned home to Christchurch on Monday afternoon.

Christopher Luxon 'very open' to Electoral Commission running local elections
Currently, local elections are run by the councils themselves.

All Blacks winners and losers: Hooker pays the price for Wellington horror show
The winners and losers of the All Blacks squad for the Northern Tour.

Bus crashes into Auckland train station
Photos show a bus horizontal across the road at the New Lynn station, with its front smashed into the shelter.

Netherlands intervenes at Chinese-owned chip firm Nexperia
The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.

Bus smoking after hitting New Lynn train station
Fire and Emergency are on the scene.

Scientists fear weaker methane target signals wider retreat from climate action
After cutting methane targets, New Zealand has a choice: shoulder the burden at huge cost - or cause more warming to the planet.

Christchurch man who shot and killed 'obnoxious' late night guest denies murder
A disrespectful guest, an aggravated host, and a fatal shooting. These are the key elements in the murder trial of James Arthur Holder, who claims self-defence.

We must catch up soon. How to stop ghosting friends in adulthood
How to keep friendships alive as an adult alongside work, family and endless to-do lists.