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Developers selling houses 'close to cost' as building downturn bites
House builders are focusing on generating cashflow as many struggle to stay in business, the CBS Co-operative chief executive says.

Is this the nicest toilet stop in the country?
A Lake Tekapo rest stop built for riders on the multi-day Alps 2 Ocean cycle trail has won an award for its design.

Car fire closes Transmission Gully northbound lanes
A vehicle fire has forced the closure of the northbound lanes of Transmission Gully north of Wellington.

Lawson left ‘shaking’ after driving legendary race-winning car
Kiwi Formula 1 star Liam Lawson says he was left ‘shaking’ after driving a legendary race-winning car linked with New Zealand racing success.

Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe

Paramount and Warner Bros sued to block $110bn mega merger
A dozen US states are taking legal action to halt the largest media consolidation in Hollywood history.

From Spielberg to Nicole Kidman: World reacts to death of actor Sam Neill
Actors, directors and world leaders have reacted to the death of New Zealand's Sam Neill.

Bryan Adams returning to New Zealand with a very special guest
The Canadian rock icon has announced gigs in Auckland and Christchurch.

Sam Neill: A life in 10 performances
I hope these are a decent survey of a career that had so many high points, Dan Slevin writes.

Narendra Modi uses Auckland speech to connect with Sikh diaspora
Modi concludes whirlwind weekend visit with a message that seeks to preserve and honour the sacred legacy of Sikhism.

Opportunity voters lean Labour, but party says it 'doesn't drive our decision making'
New polling from RNZ shows the Opportunity Party's supporters are far more keen on a Labour-led government than a National-led one.

Vehicle fire shuts northbound lanes on Transmission Gully on Kapiti Coast
The northbound lanes are closed between the State Highway 1 and SH58 interchange and Mackays.

NZ Post backs down on plan to scrap village’s mailboxes
A Waikuku Beach resident is ‘‘pretty rapt’’ private post boxes will remain at the village’s general store.

ACT’s mysterious ‘major election-related announcement’
A cryptic media advisory was sent out at 7:35 last night with the subject line: ‘Major announcement tomorrow’. The only clue it gives is that it’s “not a policy announcement’.

‘There is a risk’: Labour warns left-leaning voters over party nearing 5%
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says “it’s still very early days” to consider speaking with Opportunity, after the fledgling party again came close to the 5% threshold to enter Parliament in the latest political poll.

Elon Musk trolls OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Apple trade secrets suit

Temu triples brands in intellectual property monitoring
More than 15,000 brands are now covered as the marketplace steps up pre-listing checks to curb counterfeit sales and cut complaint times.

Explainer: How new Antisocial Road Use Legislation brings back car crushing
Explainer - National is promoting it as the return of car crushing. But what do tough new antisocial road user laws mean?

Two crashes by SH1 in Rolleston slow traffic
Traffic is building on State Highway 1 in Rolleston after two separate crashes in the same area.

Tell us whether cities in New Zealand should built up or out
As our cities grow, one question keeps coming back.

Paralysed rider hits trails to promote adaptive mountain biking
Thomas Goodwin was in a mountain biking accident which broke his neck, severely damaging his spinal cord and leaving him paralysed from his chest down.