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![Bumper kiwifruit crop for 2024 season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bumper kiwifruit crop for 2024 season
New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc says a record 193 million trays have been submitted.
![Luxon confirms NZ will make annual $1m UN payment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Luxon confirms NZ will make annual $1m UN payment
Christopher Luxon expressed a desire to see Fiji products on New Zealand shelves.
![Name change proposed for Rangitikei district](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Name change proposed for Rangitikei district
Public feedback is invited on the proposal and another to name a new suburb in Feilding.
![Woman loses ability to move legs after ‘nangs’ nitrous oxide overdose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman loses ability to move legs after ‘nangs’ nitrous oxide overdose
Auckland woman says she was using nitrous oxide to numb the pain of a back injury.
![Here’s looking at you: What the Eagle helped with during its stint in Hawke’s Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Here’s looking at you: What the Eagle helped with during its stint in Hawke’s Bay
The Eagle helicopter monitored fleeing drivers, and went visiting as well.
![‘I try not to look at their face’: How firefighters cope with the trauma of car crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘I try not to look at their face’: How firefighters cope with the trauma of car crashes
'Even if we forget the faces, we remember when we drive by'
![Mystery shopper finds vape stores openly selling banned products, failing to check ID](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mystery shopper finds vape stores openly selling banned products, failing to check ID
New rules for vaping are now in place. A mystery shopper found widespread non-compliance.
![What do art, charity and unusually shaped fruit have in common?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What do art, charity and unusually shaped fruit have in common?
Do you have weirdly shaped fruit? Wonky Box wants to hear from you.
![Mt Albert house fire causing disruptions, roads closed as smoke billows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mt Albert house fire causing disruptions, roads closed as smoke billows
Neighbours said they grabbed their passports and bolted when they saw the flames.
![Large house fire in Mt Albert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Large house fire in Mt Albert
Auckland house fire sends plumes of smoke across suburb. Video / Jason Oxenham / Supplied
![Schools face closures as teacher shortages hit hard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Schools face closures as teacher shortages hit hard
Schools struggling with staff shortages, affecting regular classes.
![Focus Live: PM Chris Luxon speaks to the media](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus Live: PM Chris Luxon speaks to the media
Focus Live: PM Chris Luxon speaks to the media
![Racist ideology driving Māori seat roll back - law expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Racist ideology driving Māori seat roll back - law expert
Carwyn Jones decries government referendum on Māori wards.
![Consultation opens on plan to change Petone’s spelling to Pito One](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Consultation opens on plan to change Petone’s spelling to Pito One
Proposal to correct spelling of Lower Hutt suburb open for consultation.
![Kiwis set to take on the best young rodeo competitors in the US](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis set to take on the best young rodeo competitors in the US
A team of five has been selected for the National High School Finals Rodeo in the USA.
![New World worker's focus on people and pastry leads to longstanding career](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New World worker's focus on people and pastry leads to longstanding career
Judy Brown says her 30 years at the Dannevirke supermarket 'didn't feel that long'.
![Students developing free app to overcome barriers to drivers licence learning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Students developing free app to overcome barriers to drivers licence learning
Six year 12 Sacred Heart College business students want to help others get behind wheel.
![Letters: Luxon has broken his contract with voters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Luxon has broken his contract with voters
OPINION: A cancer patient reacts to the lack of Budget funding for life-saving drugs.
![Hockey: Tough night out for Ngātapa this evening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hockey: Tough night out for Ngātapa this evening
The men's game between Boys' High and YMP A takes centre-stage tonight.
![City Kickboxing fighter Nixon Suddens on the growth of NZ combat sports](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
City Kickboxing fighter Nixon Suddens on the growth of NZ combat sports
City Kickboxing fighter Nixon Suddens talks about the rise of combat sports in NZ ahead of this weekend's King in the Ring card. Video / Michael Craig
![Eugene Bareman on the future of combat sports in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Eugene Bareman on the future of combat sports in New Zealand
City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman speaks about the growth of combat sports in NZ and where to from here. Video / Michael Craig
![Motel California - The Eagles Experience on this weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motel California - The Eagles Experience on this weekend
Discover upcoming events in the Tairāwhiti region.
![Tory Whanau reveals ADHD diagnosis with 'traits of autism'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tory Whanau reveals ADHD diagnosis with 'traits of autism'
The mayor's diagnosis came while she was seeking help for her drinking problem.
![Old bank to get new roof](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Old bank to get new roof
Contractors have started to replace the roof on a former bank building in the CBD.
![EIT will be open to all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
EIT will be open to all
EIT Tairāwhiti will showcase the courses it offers in an open day next week
![Tairāwhiti clears 390,000 tonnes of debris, just 30 per cent - aims for more funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tairāwhiti clears 390,000 tonnes of debris, just 30 per cent - aims for more funding
Gisborne clears 390,000t of debris; 25-30 per cent of total from rivers, beaches.
![Morning quiz: Mitre Peak rises from shores of what South Island Sound?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Morning quiz: Mitre Peak rises from shores of what South Island Sound?
Test your knowledge with the Herald's morning quiz.
![Opinion: NZ's state education system is failing, time to embrace charter schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: NZ's state education system is failing, time to embrace charter schools
OPINION: Our state education system can genuinely be labelled a 'failed experiment'.
![Sounds murders: Convicted killer Scott Watson's last-ditch effort to plead innocence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sounds murders: Convicted killer Scott Watson's last-ditch effort to plead innocence
The 1998 murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope remain one of NZ's most talked about cases.