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Police look for silver Nissan after Huntly aggravated robbery
Three men allegedly assaulted an employee at a commercial premises on Sunday.

On The Up: From tricycle to triumph - Young BMX champ aims for Olympics
Maddy, 13, is a four-time national BMX champion with sights firmly fixed on the Olympics.

On the Up: The young builder from Flaxmere aiming for national glory
Goulton will compete in the national in Hamilton for the Ken Read Trophy and a $10k prize.

House prices down in most regions in year to March
Prices either static or falling throughout NZ, only six areas had price rises lately.

Taupō Ironman event generates $23m visitor spending for the region
Taupō District Council estimates the December event earned $50m for New Zealand.

'Buy and bury' - US argues Meta built a social media monopoly
New York Times: Antitrust trial focused on its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Racing: Nereus starts Queensland invasion early
Some Kiwi stars are off on an annual raid on Queensland's racing riches.

Property Insider: What can be done about Seascape? Rich-lister Kurt Gibbons’ waterfront Herne Bay house sale
'Our hope remains that this civil dispute is resolved as quickly as possible' - McCormick

Fatal leap: Man drowns after slipping in gumboots while rock fishing
A coroner has highlighted the dangers of rock fishing after Cameron Zimmerman's death.

'Really good test': Apprentice challenge winners head to nationals
Apprentices had eight hours to construct a planter box using traditional joinery.

Absolutely outstanding in their field, and butchery
A specialised Hawke's Bay meat producer gets the big one despite the cyclone.

Waikato police find Ngāruawāhia missing teen
The 14-year-old had been missing for one week.

Clevedon - where the water buffalo roam
Richard and Helen Dorresteyn own and run Clevedon Buffalo Company.

Motorcyclist dies in Waihī crash, road reopens
Emergency services were called to a crash at Rosemont Rd and Consols St.

Holiday washout: Subtropical low set to batter NZ with heavy rain, severe gales
Heavy rain is expected in Northland, Auckland, and Coromandel on Wednesday.

Emergency services at single-vehicle crash in Waihī, Waikato
Police were called to the scene around 8.20pm.

Two people seriously injured in Waikato crash
Emergency services arrived at the scene about 4pm.

'Dream come true': Payne wins Jason Richards Memorial trophy in Taupō
The New Zealander was the best driver across the three Supercars races in Taupō.

Lotto: 32 players split Second Division – where the lucky tickets were sold
One player walked away with $1 million after winning the First Division draw.

SAS soldier's miraculous survival after 100km/h skydiving crash
A skydiving crash nearly took Jono Magee's life. This is how he was saved.