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Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards
Claudia Elliot slipped after stomping on cockroaches in shower.

Mick On Monday: Dramatic week dawns for New Zealand racing
This week could be one of the most important in New Zealand racing history.

Zespri faces tough call as China-grown gold kiwifruit surge
Zespri estimates 45m trays of unauthorised SunGold kiwifruit grown in China.

Blue-collar boom powers Canterbury as Auckland job market slips
Canterbury is bucking the national trend, recording the country’s strongest growth in job listings while Auckland continues to lose ground.

Green faithful voice support for taxing wealth
Green MPs, candidates and members gathered in south Auckland over the weekend for the party's annual general meeting

Rising deer numbers drive decline in native forests - research
Deer are hollowing out forests of food sources which support forest ecosystems, according to a paper by the University of Canterbury published today.

Moral distress: For primary care doctors, ‘doing the right thing’ can feel impossible
New Zealand is short almost 500 full-time GPs.

Lando Norris wins Formula 1 in Hungary, Liam Lawson back with points
Lando Norris ended an eight-month wait by “flying” to a Formula 1 victory with strong pace and a dose of good fortune at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.

'Not quite ready': ‘Burnt out’ Kiwi high jump star withdraws from Commonwealth Games
Olympic, world and defending Commonwealth champion Hamish Kerr will not compete at the Glasgow Games.

Petrol prices back at $3/litre thanks to renewed Middle East conflict
Rising global oil prices have pushed the average price of petrol in New Zealand back to $3 a litre.

National says it backs hard-working Kiwis. Prove it with an EV rebate
“I’m the sort of the person who only ever spends five grand on a car,” says Verity Johnson.

Tadej Pogacar wins record-equalling fifth Tour de France
Pogacar, 27, won five stages and wore yellow for 70 days.

New Zealand’s top 10 golf victories: Ranking the best of Ryan Fox, Dame Lydia Ko, Sir Bob Charles and Michael Campbell - updated
Have your say: Does Ryan Fox's latest win top the list?

Mercury drops to -8 as bone-chilling cold hits the country
Thing will warm up a little midweek before the cold returns.

Displaced from wildfires in Spain share their stories of uncertainty and narrow escapes
VILLAVICIOSA DE ODÓN, Spain (AP) — Elvira Menéndez knows how lucky she is that her house is not a charred ruin like so many others in Spain and France devastated by deadly wildfires.

Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards
The patient needed an MRI after she slipped while trying to stomp on cockroaches in shower - one of a growing number of complaints about insects in hospital wards, nurses say.

Old technology and retiring radio buffs pose problem for rescue services
Search-and-rescue groups have trying to launch a telecommunications review to repair "longstanding" gaps and keep up with evolving technology.

Orewa beachfront seawall opens to protect against erosion
Orewa has faced storm erosion costing tens of thousands each time.

Tadej Pogacar wins a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title
The 27-year-old Slovenian dominated this year's race to join Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault as the only riders to win five Tours.

Kiwi brothers divided by the Springbok tour
One backed the rugby, the other protested - 45 years after Kiwi brothers took opposing sides, they reflect on the Springbok tour.

Homeowners holding on: Why aren't there more mortgagee sales?
House prices have fallen and interest rates are rising again but mortgagee sales are well down on 2009.