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![Southern city blitzes July high temperature record as southerly blast looms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Southern city blitzes July high temperature record as southerly blast looms
A heavy rain warning and two watches have been issued in Fiordland.
![Two badly hurt in serious crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Two badly hurt in serious crash
The road where the crash occurred appears to be partially blocked, police say.
![Stuff's new TV3 News cut short after "experiencing technical difficulties"](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Stuff's new TV3 News cut short after "experiencing technical difficulties"
Viewers were deprived of the promised full weather forecast as the broadcast was replaced by a test pattern. Video / TV3
![PM Christoper Luxon opens Tukutuku, AUT’s newest building](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
PM Christoper Luxon opens Tukutuku, AUT’s newest building
At around 9000sq m Tukutuku is the largest development at the university’s North Campus.
![Exclusive: Second complaint made against Law Society president over advice to church](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Exclusive: Second complaint made against Law Society president over advice to church
The Herald can reveal NZ Law Society president Frazer Burton is facing a second complaint.
![Bearded dragon among dozens of fat animals dobbed in to SPCA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bearded dragon among dozens of fat animals dobbed in to SPCA
The organisation says pet obesity is a growing global problem.
![One dark, rainy day in Takapau: How one of NZ's most iconic pieces of army uniform was born](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
One dark, rainy day in Takapau: How one of NZ's most iconic pieces of army uniform was born
The hat became known colloquially as the Lemon Squeezer because of its shape.
![Focus Live: Police Beat Patrol briefs Christopher Luxon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Focus Live: Police Beat Patrol briefs Christopher Luxon
Focus Live: Police Beat Patrol briefs Christopher Luxon
![Whānau Ora delivers $2.40 for every $1 invested](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Whānau Ora delivers $2.40 for every $1 invested
South Island Māori celebrate a decade of Whānau Ora.
![Opinion: Māori and Pasifika wear their cultural tattoos with pride](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Opinion: Māori and Pasifika wear their cultural tattoos with pride
OPINION: The markings are visual statements of who we are, and where we come from.
![Police break up tensions between developers and locals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Police break up tensions between developers and locals
Developers and locals clash over building site.
![Complaint against NZ Law Society president after church group advised it could destroy children's records](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Complaint against NZ Law Society president after church group advised it could destroy children's records
A staff member at Presbyterian Support Otago decided the records were “too much of a risk"
![Market close: NZ stocks follow Wall St sharply lower; new listing trades lower](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Market close: NZ stocks follow Wall St sharply lower; new listing trades lower
NZ sharemarket falls more than 1%.
![Where is the best pie in New Zealand?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Where is the best pie in New Zealand?
A hot competition and arbiter of a national icon, Bakels NZ Pie Awards are back.
![Legends re-boot to support Māori and Pasifika wellbeing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Legends re-boot to support Māori and Pasifika wellbeing
Men of league gather in Rotorua for mental health.
![Focus: $802 million for lower North Island public transport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Focus: $802 million for lower North Island public transport
Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced the investment intended to fund 18 new trains to run from 2028. Video / Mark Mitchell
![Mike Hosking talks to new Commissioner of Health New Zealand Lester Levy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mike Hosking talks to new Commissioner of Health New Zealand Lester Levy
Mike Hosking talks to the new Commissioner of Health New Zealand, Lester Levy, on the Mike Hosking Breakfast. Video / Newstalk ZB
![Billions likely for abuse survivors and a blow for SMEs | Focus Morning Bulletin July 25, 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Billions likely for abuse survivors and a blow for SMEs | Focus Morning Bulletin July 25, 2024
In today's headlines with Susie Nordqvist, compensation could run into the billions for abuse in care survivors and small businesses in biggest sales decline since Covid.
![New NZR boss says passion for rugby hasn't changed since he was a little kid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New NZR boss says passion for rugby hasn't changed since he was a little kid
The passionate former All Black is continuing to help the revolving wheel of NZ Rugby.
![Whenua: Pākinga Pā](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Whenua: Pākinga Pā
The return of Pākinga Pā to local hapu has been a momentous achievement for all involved