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Low-cost fuel chain merger approved by Commerce Commission after review

The regulator found the deal is unlikely to meaningfully reduce competition.

'Ensure US forces maintain an advantage': Rocket Lab signs military deals, clocks record revenue

The only fly in the ointment is continuing delays to its Neutron rocket.

Driver rescued in south as weather ramps up, 140km/h gales and tornado risk approach

Nelson and Tasman are already seeing power cuts, flooded roads and slips.

500 schools ranked: New NCEA hotspots list – where top marks meet affordable housing

Analysis reveals schools with highest academic results and cheaper houses.

Richard Prebble: Energy scarcity should decide the next election

OPINION: Rising demand and dwindling supply leave voters facing an energy choice.

Analysis: Government nudges councils to amalgamate, is bigger really better?

As major reforms loom, experts warn bigger councils aren’t automatically more efficient.

Charge laid after death of grandmother of 13 at town's transfer station

Lynda Kelly was pinned between a bin and a wall while working at a transfer station.

'Great mate to many': Police name man killed on rural Southland road

Waikaia man Aaron George Ferguson, 39, died in a crash on Winding Creek Rd on March 22.

First XV wrap: This Auckland school has made an early statement

The contest suggested they will seldom be out-muscled, out-run or out-thought this season.