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Netball's domestic future in question for third year
The ball is in Netball New Zealand's court as players and staff wait for word on the future of the ANZ Premiership.

Micron stock has now plunged to a surprising level

Microsoft to cut 3,200 jobs amid Xbox restructuring. 'Our business ... is not healthy.'

Tech stocks on track for record annual inflows as investors pile into the AI trade

Power-hungry appliances that might be costing you
Consumer NZ says having one of each major appliance will add about $30 a month to household power bills.

Russell T Davies teases a new TV project - but says he 'doesn't know if it works'
The Swansea-born screenwriter says the problems in Tip Toe are not exclusive to the LGBT community.

Marlborough prepares for worst as up to 400mm of rain expected
The district council's incident controller said it was the first time the region had been subject to a red rain warning.

‘Not fair’: Residents revolt against city’s latest toll road
Critics argue charge will unfairly target residents and businesses in new multi-billion-dollar 11,000-home development.

'They told me I had one more year to live': The warning that changed one dad's life
Just shy of his 61st birthday, Agam joined a gym. A year later, his life looks very different.

I haere ahau ki Logan Brown i Poneke i te ra tuatahi o tona tunga whetu Michelin, a, i tino hira ahau
Ko te tikanga, he oruatanga noa iho: I tapuia e au te tepu i nga wiki ki mua mo tetahi ahuatanga tino whakahirahira, engari i muri iho ka mohio ahau me tuhi ahau mo te kai i tetahi wharekai whetu o Michelin mo te wa tuatahi.

Inexperienced climber’s ‘reckless’ ascent of Mt Taranaki ended in death
Vladimir Levchenko underestimated winter conditions and attempted the climb with unsuitable equipment, a coroner has found.

Michelin stars, octopus guilt and the mystery of the disappearing soup
I went to Logan Brown in Wellington on the first day of its Michelin star status and felt very important, Joel Maxwell writes.

‘He’s got my Taser’: Wild police radio drama revealed as five-minute prank
An “Oscar-worthy” drama involving an axe-wielding crim, a stolen Taser and a shoeless cop stranded in a creek turned out to be an elaborate police prank.

The truth behind the tears: How a caregiver was exposed as a rapist
The truth behind an elderly mother's tears was more disturbing than her daughter could have ever imagined.

Factbox-Companies cutting jobs as investments shift toward AI

Apple brings back card payments for Apple Account purchases in India after a four-year hiatus

Sir Anthony Hopkins' England football shirt sparks debate
The Welsh actor posed with his wife, prompting playful reaction from fans ahead of the World Cup match.

Weather live: Rain, snow and gales in store for South Island
Marlborough and Canterbury are bracing for floods, snow and possible gales a day after another storm system slammed into Otago.

Wairarapa residents on "tenterhooks" as more rain set to hit the region
The Turanganui River bridge has been washed out twice this year.

Infantino downplays Trump’s influence in US player’s red card backflip
Infantino insisted in a social media post that FIFA's disciplinary committee acted with independence and judged cases such as Balogun's on “applicable regulations and the specific facts.”

Old chicken coop was once a family home where 8 children grew up
It's hard to imagine now, but the decrepit shack was once a much-loved and cared-for family home, where eight children were raised.

‘Uncertain time for workers’: BP reviews future of Connect sites - and their hundreds of staff
Fuel giant may outsource day-to-day running to independent contractors, a union says.

Canterbury rugby player in ICU after injury during try celebration pile up
A rugby player is in intensive care (ICU) after he received spinal injuries in a try celebration during a tragic weekend for Canterbury rugby.

Police launch rapid review of 1,000 sexual assault, child abuse cases managed by one senior officer
Adult sexual assault and child abuse investigations re-opened in ‘horrific situation’