Politicians speak at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Andrew leaves Royal Lodge after new Epstein file bombshells, and does coffee raise your blood pressure?
Waitangi 2026: Politicians speak at Treaty Grounds, heckles for some
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon faced heckling from the crowd as he spoke at Waitangi today, where political leaders clashed over the Treaty amid calls for unity.
Luxon acknowledged the atmosphere surrounding Waitangi Day and conversations about the Treaty had sometimes been "very heated".
'Hero' dad rescues four people who got into trouble at Northland lake
A Haruru dad, enjoying a lakeside walk with his whānau, helped rescue a family-of-four from trouble in the water.
Police said Aaron Stott, a father-of-four, was at Kai Iwi Lakes near Dargaville with his wife and three of his children earlier this month, taking an early-evening walk.
Major work on Wellington's ailing wastewater plant will take up to a week
Substantial work on the flooded Wellington wastewater plant will take up to a week, with crews still investigating the full impact of the flooding on its equipment and operations.
"To reduce the impact of odour and stop the process going septic, we are working to empty the clarifiers and primary settling tanks," a Thursday update from Wellington Water said.
Watch: Andrew leaves Royal Lodge after new Epstein file bombshells
An email from Ghislaine Maxwell appears to confirm a photo of the former prince with alleged Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre is real despite his denials.
ONE GOOD BREW
The good news is you don't have to cut out coffee altogether if you have high blood pressure or are concerned about your heart health, writes nutrition professor Clare Collins.
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