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Winston Peters (left) and Jon Johansson (right).

Long-time adviser to Winston Peters named NZ ambassador to Sweden

Jon Johansson has advised Peters since 2017, first as chief of staff and later as a senior specialist ministerial advisor.

4:21pm

Crime and Justice

'Cowardly act': Teens arrested over bike thefts at East Auckland park

Police received several reports on Sunday afternoon about a group of young people stealing bicycles around Lloyd Elsmore Park in Pakuranga.

Fourteen years after the expansive teaching spaces became de rigueur, it’s back to four walls.

New Zealand

'Walls in schools' no quick fix for open-plans, says ministry

Some schools are still having to wait years for walls to be installed in classrooms after the Education Minister announced funding last month.

Douglas 'Doug' Ruch arrived in New Zealand just days before his death. Source: Supplied

Health

Man who raised thousands claiming he was dying of cancer wasn’t sick

Douglas Ruch gained media attention claiming to have terminal prostate cancer and fundraising to travel and do volunteer work.

A still from the final season of Stranger Things. (Source: Netflix)

Entertainment

Wētā FX wins Emmy for work on hit series Stranger Things

The Wellington-based visual effects company was responsible for the majority of the visual effects used in the show's final season, completing more than 1185 shots across eight episodes.

3:50pm

Wallace Sititi makes a break for the All Blacks against the Boks at FNB Stadium.

Rugby

'Not far off': All Blacks remain positive despite 'failure' in South Africa

The reactions to their latest loss underlined the importance of the Soweto Test, but also NZ's development, with one to go in the US.

6:27

A food pantry in New Brighton, Christchurch.

New Zealand

MSD told thousands food was 'not an essential need'

The Ministry of Social Development declined Special Needs Grant applications on that basis on more than 8000 occasions.

6:30pm

6:07

Egyptian TV host Sarah Khalifa. Source: Instagram

Crime and Justice

Egyptian TV host among 12 sentenced to death over drug charges

Sarah Khalifa and 11 others were found to be part of a criminal group that imported raw materials used to manufacture drugs for sale.

7:00pm

A Loop Living Cocoon coffin made from mycelium and lined with moss. (Source: Loop Biotech)

World

Sydney woman buried in mushroom coffin in Australia first

The coffin, grown over seven days in a lab in the Netherlands, will take about 45 days after burial to be absorbed by the soil.

New Zealand

What the Gisborne $28.5m Lotto winner could buy close to home

From multimillion-dollar properties to buying up dozens of ordinary homes, here's what Tairāwhiti's newest multimillionaire could afford.

Crime and Justice

Egyptian TV host among 12 sentenced to death over drug charges

Sarah Khalifa and 11 others were found to be part of a criminal group that imported raw materials used to manufacture drugs for sale.

7:00pm

World

Sydney woman buried in mushroom coffin in Australia first

The coffin, grown over seven days in a lab in the Netherlands, will take about 45 days after burial to be absorbed by the soil.

New Zealand

What the Gisborne $28.5m Lotto winner could buy close to home

From multimillion-dollar properties to buying up dozens of ordinary homes, here's what Tairāwhiti's newest multimillionaire could afford.

Politics

Long-time adviser to Winston Peters named NZ ambassador to Sweden

Jon Johansson has advised Peters since 2017, first as chief of staff and later as a senior specialist ministerial advisor.

4:21pm

Crime and Justice

'Cowardly act': Teens arrested over bike thefts at East Auckland park

Police received several reports on Sunday afternoon about a group of young people stealing bicycles around Lloyd Elsmore Park in Pakuranga.

New Zealand

'Walls in schools' no quick fix for open-plans, says ministry

Some schools are still having to wait years for walls to be installed in classrooms after the Education Minister announced funding last month.

Health

Man who raised thousands claiming he was dying of cancer wasn’t sick

Douglas Ruch gained media attention claiming to have terminal prostate cancer and fundraising to travel and do volunteer work.

Entertainment

Wētā FX wins Emmy for work on hit series Stranger Things

The Wellington-based visual effects company was responsible for the majority of the visual effects used in the show's final season, completing more than 1185 shots across eight episodes.

3:50pm

Rugby

'Not far off': All Blacks remain positive despite 'failure' in South Africa

The reactions to their latest loss underlined the importance of the Soweto Test, but also NZ's development, with one to go in the US.

6:27

The Makino floodgates have been activated near Feilding.

New Zealand

Floodgates activated, bridge on alert as heavy rain hits lower North

Heavy rain is raising river levels and causing disruption, with floodgates activated near Feilding and a Wairarapa bridge on alert.

Politics

Labour and National polling collapse – both under 30% in new survey

Opportunity also fall from 6.1% to 4.5% in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll, bucking the trend found in other polls.

Crime and Justice

Egyptian TV host among 12 sentenced to death over drug charges

Sarah Khalifa and 11 others were found to be part of a criminal group that imported raw materials used to manufacture drugs for sale.

7:00pm

World

Sydney woman buried in mushroom coffin in Australia first

The coffin, grown over seven days in a lab in the Netherlands, will take about 45 days after burial to be absorbed by the soil.

New Zealand

Floodgates activated, bridge on alert as heavy rain hits lower North

Heavy rain is raising river levels and causing disruption, with floodgates activated near Feilding and a Wairarapa bridge on alert.

Politics

Labour and National polling collapse – both under 30% in new survey

Opportunity also fall from 6.1% to 4.5% in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll, bucking the trend found in other polls.

New Zealand

What the Gisborne $28.5m Lotto winner could buy close to home

From multimillion-dollar properties to buying up dozens of ordinary homes, here's what Tairāwhiti's newest multimillionaire could afford.

Politics

Long-time adviser to Winston Peters named NZ ambassador to Sweden

Jon Johansson has advised Peters since 2017, first as chief of staff and later as a senior specialist ministerial advisor.

4:21pm

Crime and Justice

'Cowardly act': Teens arrested over bike thefts at East Auckland park

Police received several reports on Sunday afternoon about a group of young people stealing bicycles around Lloyd Elsmore Park in Pakuranga.

New Zealand

'Walls in schools' no quick fix for open-plans, says ministry

Some schools are still having to wait years for walls to be installed in classrooms after the Education Minister announced funding last month.

Health

Man who raised thousands claiming he was dying of cancer wasn’t sick

Douglas Ruch gained media attention claiming to have terminal prostate cancer and fundraising to travel and do volunteer work.

Entertainment

Wētā FX wins Emmy for work on hit series Stranger Things

The Wellington-based visual effects company was responsible for the majority of the visual effects used in the show's final season, completing more than 1185 shots across eight episodes.

3:50pm

Politics

Long-time adviser to Winston Peters named NZ ambassador to Sweden

Jon Johansson has advised Peters since 2017, first as chief of staff and later as a senior specialist ministerial advisor.

4:21pm

Crime and Justice

'Cowardly act': Teens arrested over bike thefts at East Auckland park

Police received several reports on Sunday afternoon about a group of young people stealing bicycles around Lloyd Elsmore Park in Pakuranga.

New Zealand

'Walls in schools' no quick fix for open-plans, says ministry

Some schools are still having to wait years for walls to be installed in classrooms after the Education Minister announced funding last month.

Health

Man who raised thousands claiming he was dying of cancer wasn’t sick

Douglas Ruch gained media attention claiming to have terminal prostate cancer and fundraising to travel and do volunteer work.

Entertainment

Wētā FX wins Emmy for work on hit series Stranger Things

The Wellington-based visual effects company was responsible for the majority of the visual effects used in the show's final season, completing more than 1185 shots across eight episodes.

3:50pm

Rugby

'Not far off': All Blacks remain positive despite 'failure' in South Africa

The reactions to their latest loss underlined the importance of the Soweto Test, but also NZ's development, with one to go in the US.

6:27

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