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National average rent falls to lowest point since 2023
New Zealand’s average weekly rental price dropped to $628 in August 2025, marking its lowest point since September 2023, according to new data from realestate.co.nz.

One dead after crash in Whangamata
One person has been seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash in Whangamata on Monday morning.

Baby suffers brain bleed after missed referrals during pregnancy
A newborn baby suffered a brain bleed after a failure by a midwife to refer the mother to a specialist during pregnancy.

Rare corn moon to light up night sky tonight

A longstanding tax on wealth is a central issue as prosperous Norway votes in a close election
The left bloc wants to retain the tax, but young men in particular seem to favour the conservative-bloc’s anti-tax stance.

Questions about the Marokopa children as Tom Phillips killed after four-year search
For years, he was a ghost - slipping in and out of the bush, seen only in grainy footage. Now Tom Phillips is dead. What happened and where are his children?

Watch: SvG spins out of Nascar contention in Illinois 300
The Kiwi driver now sits below the cut line with one more race remaining before the playoff field is trimmed down to 12.

The timeline of the missing Marokopa children and their fugitive father
Tom Phillips and his three children Jayda, 12, Maverick, 10, and Ember, 9 - had been missing for almost four years.

New political poll sees coalition ousted from government
Labour, the Greens, and Te Pati Maori would have enough seats to govern, based on the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll. But it’s a wafer-thin majority.

New Zealand First AGM about projecting unity, stability, common sense
Analysis - Recurring attacks on political opponents and allies alike, and the party's continued focus on its war on woke, may make that a difficult sell for some.

Mother of missing Marokopa children speaks out after Tom Phillips killed
The mother of Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips' children says the news of his death in a shooting has brought a "wave of complex emotions".

‘He’s going to bleed to death’: Father died in hospital after ambulance delays
St John received a 111 call but an ambulance didn’t reach the scene until 4.32pm. The injured man’s son got his father to hospital himself.

PPTA recommends secondary teachers reject improved pay offer
The new offer includes consecutive pay rises of 2.5 percent and 2.1 percent over two years for teachers at the top of the pay scale, compared with the previous offer of three 1 percent pay rises over three years.

In Ukraine, civilians donate their spare cash — and watch it turn into $40 million strikes against Russia

Crash closes State Highway 25 between Whangamata and Whiritoa
State Highway 25 is closed between Whangamata and Whiritoa due to a serious crash, NZTA says.

Queenstown landlord fined $81,000 for unlawful, overcrowded boarding houses
A Queenstown landlord who crammed tenants into partitioned rooms, garages, caravans and a bus has been ordered to pay $81,050 on behalf of 117 tenants.

Fan fury after woman takes home run ball from birthday boy – and becomes the new sports stand villain
Video of the moment during the Philadelphia Philliies vs Miami Marlins game showed the woman claiming the ball from the child, who was celebrating his birthday.

Hooker earns All Blacks recall after Codie Taylor ruled out
The All Blacks have been forced to bring in a replacement after Codie Taylor suffered a concussion in the win at Eden Park.

Bullet holes, a rifle, a quad bike: What the images tell us about Tom Phillips’ last moments
He’d been heading up rural back roads from Piopio, towards Marokopa, when his quad bike ran over police road spikes and a shootout began.