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Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:50:14 GMT
Lotto: Hamilton Powerball player takes home $16.5 million on Queen's birthday weekend
The player won both the Powerball and Lotto First Division on Saturday night.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:23:05 GMT
Road closed following State Highway 35 crash
Whangara Road along State Highway 35, 12 km south of Tolaga Bay, is closed following a single vehicle crash.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:16:39 GMT
Brosnan’s champ reigns supreme at Whanganui
Outstanding racemare Supreme Heights was back doing what she does best at Whanganui.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:57:25 GMT
Lorde's producer, Joel Little, sells music catalogue to Hipgnosis
The 178 songs included 52 number one singles and a Grammy award-winning tune.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:46:48 GMT
US judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons
A judge in the US overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:37:46 GMT
Tactix win grand final rematch to overtake Pulse in ANZ Premiership
Tactix lead from start to finish to claim crucial ANZ Premiership victory.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:02:34 GMT
Eliza McCartney battles pain, frustration, but not giving up on her Olympics dream
Rio bronze medallist well short of the mark required in the first of three attempts to seal a spot at the Tokyo Games.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:45:00 GMT
Live: Highlanders v Waratahs - Super Rugby Trans-Tasman
It's a record for the Highlanders against the Waratahs, as they top 50. And there's still time left.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:27:32 GMT
Tom Cruise ‘fumes’ after Covid-19 outbreak forces him to self-isolate, shuts film set
Tom Cruise has been forced to self-isolate after 14 members of the “Mission: Impossible” cast and crew tested positive for Covid-19.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:04:04 GMT
Tairāwhiti Pharmaceuticals admits modifying Te Whare Wetlands
An East Cape pharmaceutical company has admitted planting mānuka over at least a hectare of 'regionally-significant wetland' without consent.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 05:36:16 GMT
Kiwi suffering from blood infection in Poland desperate to return home
A “heartbroken” family is desperately trying to raise enough funds to bring their ill son home.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 05:29:42 GMT
How our modern world is threatening sperm counts - Professor Shanna Swan
Environmental and reproductive epidemiologist Shanna Swan predicts most couples might need assisted reproduction by 2045.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 05:24:22 GMT
Ex-child actor Drake Bell accused of child endangerment
Drake & Josh star faces criminal charges regarding a girl he had met online and who attended his 2017 concert in Ohio when she was 15.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 05:12:15 GMT
Fit for royalty: The New Zealand towns named after the Queen and co
There aren't many of them, but NZ's "royal towns" all make for royally good breaks.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 05:00:00 GMT
Obituary: Merv Norrish, an eyewitness to some of our biggest moments in history
Merv Norrish has been remembered as a man who helped set our foreign policy agenda.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 04:47:27 GMT
Super Rugby: Blues chasing final flourish as they seek return to the promised land
Assistant coach Tana Umaga says there is work still to be done as Auks chase first final in 18 years.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 04:31:36 GMT
Westpac increasing longer term home loan interest rates on 'improved economic outlook'
Westpac bank is increasing its three, four and five-year fixed home loan rate.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 04:26:31 GMT
Car park of Christchurch pool cordoned off as police investigate unexplained death
Police were alerted to the death in Christchurch just before 7am on Saturday.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 04:14:09 GMT
Brooks Koepka gives his evicted fans beer, as Bryson DeChambeau feud keeps brewing
Brooks Koepka isn't even playing this week, but that's not stopping his fans from cheering him on.

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 04:09:37 GMT
Migrants and supporters gather in Auckland CBD demanding immigration law change
Crowds of protesters have gathered in Auckland's CBD to voice their frustrations at what they call a “broken immigration system”.



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