4+ hour, 31+ min ago  (161+ words) Just two years into its existence, Auckland FC are A-League Champions. On Saturday night midfielder Cam Howieson wrote a new chapter when he scored the grand-final's only goal. The strike secured the first championship for any New Zealand franchise in…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (608+ words) A former Education Ministry staffer has asked a Parliamentary committee to rein in the government's curriculum changes, and demand more detail about its use of AI and an Australian company. Claire Coleman has lodged a formal complaint with Parliament's regulations…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1583+ words) By Nina Giraldo, Taylor Romine, Emma Tucker, CNN Firefighters have found a potential crack in the massive tank filled with a toxic chemical at risk of explosion in Southern California, officials said Sunday (all times local). The crack may be…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1019+ words) Cook Islands' minimum wage increase to $10. 50 hourly, effective 1 July 2026, has sparked intense debate, with workers calling the 50-cent raise insufficient against inflation and businesses warning of price hikes and layoffs. Prime Minister Mark Brown announced a minimum wage increase from…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (395+ words) A previously announced $134. 7 million impairment of its North American operations has sent ERoad to a full-year loss of $161m. Key numbers for the year ended March 2026 compared with a year ago: Fleet management technology firm ERoad plunged into a full-year loss…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (694+ words) By foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic, ABC The Pacific's chief diplomat has warned the region will "suffer" if fuel tankers stop arriving as foreign ministers set up a taskforce to deal with looming supply shocks caused by conflict in the…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (423+ words) With Budget 2026's reveal just days away, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is keeping quiet on much of its content. But he says the government will continue to invest in front-line services. Budget Day is Thursday - the biggest day of the…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (119+ words) The identity of a Dunedin man accused of murder will remain suppressed for now. The 37-year-old was arrested after the discovery of a body at a house in Somerville Street in Andersons Bay on Friday night. The man appeared at…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (813+ words) Community midwives are calling for an overhaul of the way they are contracted to work. In March, the High Court ruled in favour of the New Zealand College of Midwives in its longstanding dispute with the Crown over pay and…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1102+ words) Dame Jools Topp has died after living with breast cancer. As one half of the Topp Twins with her sister Lynda, Jools brought joy to generations of New Zealanders. One of the country's most loved entertainers, Dame Jools Topp, has…...