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Cabinet shake-up: Mallard, Faafoi depart; Williams replaced as Police Minister
Cabinet reshuffle revealed after MPs depart - Police Minister to lose role.
Residents encouraged to evacuate as severe weather lashes West Coast
People are advised to take bedding, water, food, medication, warm clothes and their pets.
Mysterious fireworks display over Auckland solved: Who lit up the sky?
The church apologised for distress to neighbours.
'I know a person when I talk to it': Google engineer warns AI has become sentient
Engineer's chats with bot convinced him that it had developed independent thought.
Live: Wild weather - Harbour Bridge full closure possible; 111,000 lightning strikes in less than a week
Auckland Transport is also warning of delays or cancellations to public transport today.
Abuse in foster-care inquiry to begin
Five hundred people have come forward saying they were abused while in state care.
'Enough evidence' to criminally indict Donald Trump over Capitol riot
Members of the US House committee said the Justice Department should act.
Ukrainian teen drone hero 'happy we destroyed someone'
15yo and dad hailed for their volunteer aerial reconnaissance work.
Two dead in crash near Otorohanga
Motorists are asked to follow the directions of emergency services staff.
No 'I' in Wellington sign a hit on social media
The sign was pitched as being one of Wellington's Instagram-able moments of the year.
Behind the bullets: Long-running feud fuelling current gang tensions
OPINION: Jarrod Gilbert on Auckland gang violence.
Major Kāpiti expressway opening on a knife edge
More than two thirds of those working directly on the project have had to self isolate.
'A turn I was not expecting': Paddy Gower reveals personal drinking fears
Why Paddy Gower isn't NZ's favourite drunk uncle anymore.
Sideswipe: June 13: Choir of spring onions
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.
'Not fit for purpose': Ukrainians fleeing war find NZ visa process difficult
The Government offered 4000 special visas, fewer than 200 immigrants have arrived.
Rising risk: What scientists just learned about NZ's 'extreme fire' danger
Conditions that stoked Australia's 'Black Summer' can happen in NZ, new modelling reveals.
Oscar Kightley: We need to talk about men's health
Oscar Kightley never worried about his health. He tells the Herald why that's now changed.
What's killing Kiwi men? Four grim figures that should worry us
Kiwi men live four years less than women - and one in four don't survive to retire. Why?
Reserve Bank called on to cut NZ's money supply - fast
Rodney Jones on how reducing NZ's money supply is key to curbing inflation.
Why we should care about the future of the Auckland CBD
The Auckland CBD has become an eyesore - is there any way to salvage it?
Matt Heath: Why I want the iPhone 14, and why I don't need it
OPINION: The announcement of an iPhone 14 makes the 13 feel less special.
A $3.8b housing grab by NZ's super wealthy
NZ's most expensive houses revealed - and their numbers are climbing.
Sarah Morley: We are whānau - bonded by blood
OPINION: Blood Service chief medical officer has heartening news about donor eligibility.
The downtowners: 45,000 people making a life in central Auckland
The biggest challenges face apartment-dwellers in area one deemed an "amenity wasteland".
Cooking the Books: Women rate their financial confidence lower than men
Some common money mindsets can hold you back.
Small Business: Kiwi kite firm's ambitions to take flight
Husband and wife duo Nikolai and Jo Sorensen talk global ambitions for new kite business.
Rise and fall of NZ's most expensive suburbs
Where homeowners hit the multimillion-dollar jackpot - and where their luck ran out.
Live: Black Caps v England, day three
All the action from day three of the second test between the Black Caps and England.
Tornados strike coastal town - 41 warnings as wild storm batters NZ
With 41 weather warnings and watches across NZ, forecasters warn of a stormy night.
Mysterious and unexpected fireworks display booms across Auckland
Emergency services say they have no idea what the display is for.
'He's very confident': All Whites receive injury boost
Reid has been under an injury cloud, after a slight groin strain picked up in training.
Threats against PM Jacinda Ardern triple in three years
Anti-vax sentiment partly behind steep rise in threats.