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Te Ahikaaroa perform at Te Matatini 2025.

Te Ao Māori

Te Ahikaaroa named Waitaha regional kapa haka champions

Five groups have qualified from the region for Te Matatini 2027.

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Te Ao Māori

Hone Harawira rules out a tilt at return to Parliament

On Saturday night, Harawira ruled out standing as a candidate "after much reflection with my wife Hilda".

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Rugby

Super Rugby Pacific: Moana's last dance at home ends in heartbreak.

The last Moana Pasifika home game finished much as their story does, in disappointment.

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Education Minister Erica Stanford says last-minute changes were made to protect children’s welfare.

Politics

Home schoolers fear 'anything can be imposed' in proposed changes

Education Minister Erica Stanford says last-minute changes were made to protect children’s welfare.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio touched down in Kolkata.

Politics

Rubio arrives in India ahead of Quad talks to reset strained ties

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad.

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Te Ao Māori

Te Ahikaaroa named Waitaha regional kapa haka champions

Five groups have qualified from the region for Te Matatini 2027.

11:27pm

Te Ao Māori

Hone Harawira rules out a tilt at return to Parliament

On Saturday night, Harawira ruled out standing as a candidate "after much reflection with my wife Hilda".

7:35pm

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Coal mine gas explosion in China kills more than 80, dozens trapped

Almost 250 workers were underground when the explosion occurred Friday evening.

World

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This photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city.

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Ugandans rue link of Ebola virus name to cocoa farm district

Bundibugyo, a mountainous district in western Uganda, was the site of an Ebola outbreak in 2007 but has no cases at present.

Health

UN conference on nuclear non-proliferation fails to reach agreement

The non-agreement comes after a four-week conference, held while US and Iran continue to spar over Iran's nuclear programme.

World

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New Zealand joins call for Israeli settlement expansions to end

In a joint statement, nine world leaders call on Israel to end its settlement expansions and ensure accountability for settler violence in the West Bank.

Crime and Justice

Israel police argue with a Palestinian worshiper in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Has the ethical investments market struck 'green fatigue'?

Amid concerns over performance and a US-led anti-woke backlash, the appetite for putting hard-earned savings into companies with a conscience has fallen off a cliff.

Environment

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Warriors hooker Wayde Egan sets Origin talk aside to face Dragons

Egan is relishing an immediate chance to measure himself against one of the NRL's best in his position.

League

Live music returns to Tehran amidst fragile ceasefire

Even before the war began, concerts had become scarce in Iran after anti-government protests that started in December were met with a harsh crackdown by Iranian security forces.

World

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Musician Atena Kharyaband plays the oud during a performance dubbed Sounds of the South, featuring music from southern Iran, at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, May 21, 2026.

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Christchurch considers ice skating rink to revitalise Cathedral Square

A Christchurch city councillor has proposed building a winter ice skating rink in Cathedral Square, as part of plans to revitalise the area.

New Zealand

Christ Church Cathedral was damaged in the 2011 earthquakes

One dead after Hawke's Bay quad bike crash

Police were alerted to the crash on Ohurakura Rd at 10.40am.

New Zealand

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Newsmakers: One man's uphill battle to keep NZ’s 'steepest street' title

Toby Stoff went to great lengths to keep New Zealand in the record books.

New Zealand

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Toby Stoff went to great lengths to restore Baldwin Street to the record books.

Marae along along the Whanganui River converting to solar

Five marae from Whanganui to Taumarunui are running on solar power and many more could join a major green energy initiative aimed at cutting electricity costs and strengthening community resilience.

Te Ao Māori

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A Solar panel installation at Te Ao Hou along the Whanganui River

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Tens of thousands under evacuation orders over California chemical leak

The leaking tank was located in Orange County, less than a mile from Disneyland's two theme parks and in the heart of a Vietnamese neighbourhood.

Environment

Orange County Fire Authority Division Chief Craig Covey.

NASCAR's Kyle Busch short of breath, coughing blood before his death

The 41-year-old experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call.

Motorsport

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Kyle Busch is introduced during the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Dover, Del.

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Police assess independent advice on unsolved killing of Baby Ru

It's been more than two and a half years since Baby Ru died in Lower Hutt — police say investigations are ongoing and they are scrutinising legal advice.

Crime and Justice