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'Really proud': Team show dedication to caring for rescued bear cub
Staff wear bear costumes to prevent bonding with the cub before his release into the wild.
'An orgy of corruption': Trump criticised for crypto event with top investors
Trump hosted a private dinner for 220 memecoin investors at his golf club.
Investor unease over Trump tax plan spikes US borrowing costs
The legislation is expected to add trillions to ballooning US national debt.
US Education Department must reinstate nearly 1400 fired workers
The agency dropped thousands of employees on the first day of the Trump administration.
Judge blocks Trump move to end student visas, grants nationwide relief
The administration's termination of foreign students' immigration status has been paused.
Record floods claim four lives, isolate 50,000 in eastern Australia
Floods have left people stranded in northern New South Wales.
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Record floods claim four lives, isolate 50,000 in eastern Australia
Floods have left people stranded in northern New South Wales.
'It means heaps': Winner of 'run it straight' event says prize 'gives us a head start’
The rugby league semi-professional says the new collision sport has a 'massive future'.
Kiwi rapist avoids 501 deportation from Australia
Hoane Kahu raped a teen then went on to commit a raft of other offences.
'Huge opportunity': Hamilton Airport goes international
Flights to Australia start soon, but there could be other destinations in the future.
'$1 million': Kiwis in lawsuit fighting for Singapore Airlines compo
Singapore Airlines initially sent direct compensation offers to passengers in June.
Inside the mushroom mystery: Key evidence in triple-murder trial
An officer searched Melbourne grocers for two days after a mushroom poisoning.
UK news
Big things, small place: Mount Maunganui drone-maker wins top NZ hi-tech award
The company recently inked a $66.8m deal with the British Defence Force.
UK agrees deal over Chagos Islands despite court challenge
Keir Starmer signed a deal returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
Latest from America
20yo tourist breaks her back in head-on NZ campervan crash
Another US tourist was charged after the harrowing Bay of Plenty crash on May 10.
'Really proud': Team show dedication to caring for rescued bear cub
Staff wear bear costumes to prevent bonding with the cub before his release into the wild.
'An orgy of corruption': Trump criticised for crypto event with top investors
Trump hosted a private dinner for 220 memecoin investors at his golf club.
Investor unease over Trump tax plan spikes US borrowing costs
The legislation is expected to add trillions to ballooning US national debt.
US Education Department must reinstate nearly 1400 fired workers
The agency dropped thousands of employees on the first day of the Trump administration.
Judge blocks Trump move to end student visas, grants nationwide relief
The administration's termination of foreign students' immigration status has been paused.
Asia news
Global conflicts reach highest level since WWII, data reveals
Conflicts in Europe, mainly Ukraine, account for 33% of global conflict deaths.
Singapore Airlines adds seats, boosts freight capacity to Christchurch
Weekly flights between Christchurch and Singapore will increase to 11.
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Trump plays video alleging 'genocide' in South Africa
Donald Trump ambushes South Africa's president during a White House meeting by playing a video alleging 'genocide' of white people in South Africa. Video / The White House
Burst water main sends jet of water 100 feet into the air
A burst water main is sending thousands of gallons of water into the air, covering neighbouring properties and leaving some residents without supplies.
New Pope celebrated as Auckland War Memorial Museum closes | NZ Herald News Update
The new pope is celebrated worldwide as Auckland closes it's war memorial museum for asbestos cleaning. Video / NZ Herald
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