Does China’s science budget boost confirm it is listening to everything Elon Musk says?
With Beijing allocating 426.42 billion yuan (US$61.7 billion) for the sector, it is positioning frontiers such as future…
K Rd pack rape trial: Three Auckland men found guilty of raping German tourist on New Year’s morning
If it was any consolation, he said, “I consider your verdicts entirely commensurate with the evidence”. The two-and-a-half-week…
Pāpāmoa Tara Rd crash: Four vehicles block key route, delays expected
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Kamo Rd Whangārei crash: Police probe continues after pedestrian fatally hit
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Auckland pack rape trial: Defendant recalls meeting German backpacker in K Rd club, little else
Jurors began watching the two-hour recorded interview, in which B communicated through broken English but was aided at…
Whangārei house fire: Five crews battle ‘well involved’ blaze on Morningside Rd
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Tauranga traffic: Two crashes at Gate Pā and Cambridge Rd
This is the second time the store has been hit. On June 1, 2025, a Mercedes-Benz ploughed through…
Police investigation after child hit by vehicle on Matakana Valley Rd, Matakana
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Mahia Rd Superette robbery: 3 teens charged after worker in Manurewa threatened with hammer
“After stealing the till and other products, the offenders fled in a stolen vehicle and dumped it in…
SH29 Tauriko roadworks: Cambridge Rd intersection reopens tomorrow
For the right turn into Cambridge Rd, drivers were advised to continue along SH29 to the Redwood Lane…
Open Questions | Lawrence Lau on why China must ‘work smarter’ and how it can invent from scratch
Lawrence J. Lau is a Hong Kong economist specialising in economic development and East Asian economies. He was…
Tauranga CBD: Seven-storey office building at 2 Devonport Rd to be built by year end
Richard Cashmore, spokesman for the developers, told the Bay of Plenty Times the plans initially included luxury apartments…