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Follow the RNZ liveblog above for the latest updates. A heavy rain warning for Northland and Coromandel Peninsula…
Cricket: Black Caps’ injury concerns ahead of T20 World Cup
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Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst dies, aged 70
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Election date announcement due as MPs gather for caucus retreats
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Parents devastated no one held accountable for disabled son’s death
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Follow the RNZ liveblog above for the latest updates. Bands of heavy rain are expected to spread south…
Trump ties failure to win Nobel Peace Prize to efforts to acquire Greenland
By Ivana Kottasová and Christian Edwards, CNN President Donald Trump meets with MarÃa Corina Machado in the Oval…
Health survey shows attitudes to sun protection, skin cancer slipping
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A fisherman’s yellow leggings helped save them after capsizing at Tolaga Bay
Three men spent six hours in the water off Tolaga Bay before a major search and rescue effort…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirms he’s about to announce 2026 election date
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