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Five minor party leaders fought over nearly every major election issue in the TVNZ debate.

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Breaking Bad cast members RJ Mitte, from left, Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn and Aaron Paul

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RJ Mitte played Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston's chemistry teacher-turned-meth dealer Walter White on nearly every episode of Breaking Bad.

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Some surgeons are sounding the alarm over a rise in overseas weight loss surgeries.

Health

NZer whose weight loss surgery went wrong in Türkiye can't get refund

Helen Watson had gastric sleeve surgery at the Medicana Health Group clinic in Istanbul last year, and was immediately stricken with pain and problems.

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Murder charge over fatal shooting of 12yo Sydney boy

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Six arrested as guns, drugs, and homemade taser seized in Taranaki raids

Officers searched the New Plymouth properties as part of an "intensive" three-month drug operation.

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MI5 chief says Iran targeting military sites, plot at RAF base 'not unique’

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A banner is seen during an announcement by Formula 1 in Kigali, Rwanda.

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F1 announces return to Africa with Grand Prix in Rwanda for 2030s

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Asked about the parties' top business priorities, ACT Leader David Seymour said they were macroeconomic stability and microeconomic reform.

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Asked about the parties' top business priorities, ACT Leader David Seymour said they were macroeconomic stability and microeconomic reform.

Full video: ACT's David Seymour speaks to media

The ACT Party leader is campaigning in Auckland.

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Trust Tairāwhiti will provide $50,000 from its regional event fund for the opening weekend of the D1NZ National Drifting Championship next year

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Honey Kerslake says it's important she creates her own legacy on and off the field as she embarks on a professional career.

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Fitness app data exposes location of hundreds of NZDF staff

Exclusive: Security experts warn the data from fitness app Strava could provide valuable intelligence to foreign adversaries.

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In an election where old loyalties are being tested and every vote could matter, 1News Vote Compass lets Kiwis see where they stand.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks during the Republican National Convention, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle insisted she’ll "vigorously defend" herself against allegations she engaged in improper conduct before and during her tenure in Athens.

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Attractions at the parks that are similar to the coaster in Mableton, Georgia, were closed "out of an abundance of caution".

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Demonstrators march from the Washington Monument to the White House during a "Stop Sexual Violence" protest in Washington

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In this photo released by Pakistan's Rescue 1122 Emergency Department, rescue workers and volunteers remove bodies and trapped passengers.

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Business

More Kiwis are directing their spare cash into savings accounts as confidence in the sharemarket falls.

Why Kiwis are pulling back from shares and stashing cash in savings

Sharesies data shows investor confidence has hit its lowest level since late 2024, with savings activity surging 88% amid global uncertainty and the looming election.

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Politics

Asked about the parties' top business priorities, ACT Leader David Seymour said they were macroeconomic stability and microeconomic reform.

Full video: ACT's David Seymour speaks to media

The ACT Party leader is campaigning in Auckland.

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Te Ao Māori

Rotorua Airport has objected to a neighbouring school's expansion plan.

Rotorua Airport opposes Māori immersion school plans on safety grounds

Airport chief executive said the decision was “not a reflection” on the school Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ruamata.

Entertainment

A stacked lineup was announced for the event at Hagley Park on February 26 and 27, 2027 headlined by internationally acclaimed DJ Calvin Harris and rockers Kings of Leon.

Sold-out Electric Avenue to release more tickets - but there's a catch

In a post on social media today festival organisers said they had "secured extra space to expand the site" and sell additional tickets - but not for just anyone.

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A$AP Rocky performs

US rapper A$AP Rocky announces one-off New Zealand show

Rocky will play his show on December 12 at Auckland's Spark Arena.

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RJ Mitte takes part in a "Breaking Bad" panel on the second day of Walker Stalker Con at Olympia Exhibition Centre on February 21, 2016.

Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte dies

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Selma Blair at the Elle World Official Photocall held at Hall des Lumières on June 20, 2026 in New York, New York.

US actor Selma Blair arrested after allegedly attacking flight attendants

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Kōwhai trees - and their donated replacements - were taken from Opito Bay.

'Particularly low': Coromandel tree thieves stoop to cemetery raid

More than one person believed to be behind the thefts – given the number of plants taken and that there’s more than a hundred kilometres between the locations.

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