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National pledges to extend paid parental leave to 30 weeks
Parents will also be able to take some or all of their paid parental leave at the same time, in any order or combination up to the full entitlement.

Four arrested as police crackdown on anti-social driving in Taranaki
A driver speeding at nearly twice the limit was spiked near Inglewood.

Why Kiwi sprint star Eddie Nketia defected to Australia
Eddie Nketia was born in New Zealand and represented the Kiwis as a sprinter, but quit the country out of frustration. Now he will run for Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

National promises to extend paid parental leave from 26 weeks to 30, if re-elected
National has pledged to extend paid parental leave from 26 weeks to 30, if re-elected. The party is also proposing to revive a policy that allows parents to take some...

Election 2026: National rules out working with Opportunity Party
'We wouldn’t be working with them,' National leader Christopher Luxon said.

Watch: Tour de France rider crashes into rear windscreen of car
A Tour de France rider needed 20 stitches after crashing head first into the back of a car.

Urgent need for rules and protections on data centres, Greens say
The Greens want a pause on data centre consents, after a huge AI project was given full consents - which she says will use six percent of New Zealand's electricity supply, meaning Kiwis shoulder costs.

Backbencher pub-owner Alistair Boyce to stand for NZ First in Hutt South
The self-styled raconteur tried to run for the National Party last election.

One dead, another injured after single vehicle crash near Geraldine
One of the vehicle’s occupants died at the scene, police said. A second person was taken to hospital with moderate injuries.

Pleasant Valley crash leaves one dead, one injured
One occupant died at the scene and another was hospitalised.

Fatal crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway
The single-vehicle crash closed Auckland's Southern Motorway southbound, but has since reopened.

Freezing Antarctic blast to plunge parts of the country below zero
The Antarctic blast will last until Wednesday – with many parts of NZ falling below zero overnight.

Greens say Treasury is ‘out of step’ and politicised after wealth tax analysis
Greens want a 'super-rich tax' and say Treasury is out of step with overseas evidence.

‘Good spirits’: Relief for Commonwealth Games gymnast after horror fall
Gabriel Langton, the gymnast who suffered a horror fall during the men’s team final at the Commonwealth Games, has been discharged from hospital.

Weather: Heavy showers up north, severe frosts in the south
MetService recorded the lowest temperature at Mount Cook, where the mercury plunged to -6.3C on Sunday morning.

Fresh Mount Maunganui slips close road
Motorists and pedestrians have been asked to avoid the area.

Auckland FC v Tottenham Hotspur: How Auckland FC squad shaping up ahead of Spurs friendly
Regular starters are among those to have departed Auckland FC during the off-season.

'Like headless chooks': What we learnt from Warriors' NRL defeat to Bulldogs
Analysis: With four losses from their last seven outings, it may be time for coach Andrew Webster to play his wild card.

Flaxmere family of 11-year-old Emma-Jane Kupa ‘relieved’ as driver denied parole
Terina Pineaha was denied parole, with her next hearing set for July 2027.

‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’: Greens call for one-year pause on AI data centres
New artificial intelligence data centres in New Zealand have caused a stir in local communities, with concerns about their huge drain on electricity.

South Canterbury crash leaves one dead, one injured
Emergency services were called to the Geraldine-Fairlie Highway at the intersection with Slacks Valley Road just after 9pm on Saturday.