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Two arrests in Auckland after a high-speed pursuit of a stolen car missing a number plate through the central city

Police spotted the vehicle in Ponsonby just after midday, and began a chase - including by helicopter - after it failed to stop, driving at excessive speed, using both lanes of Great North Road.
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View from The Hill: Post-Farrer, Liberals will struggle with awkward questions about their relations with One Nation

The truth is the horse bolted some time ago in the internal Liberal argument about whether they should or should not preference One Nation. They will do so when they feel it’s to their advantage. For ...
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Afghanistan's women's cricket team urges ICC to replicate FIFA recognition

Afghanistan's exiled women's cricket team has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to follow the lead of FIFA by recognising displaced players as eligible for international competition.
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A sigh of relief for the Melbourne Storm

Fullback Sua Fa'alogo has been cleared of a facial fracture following a nasty head clash against the Wests Tigers and is likely to be available for the Magic Round match against the Eels on Saturday.
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Two people have been arrested after a police chase ended outside the TVNZ building in Auckland's CBD

Police are considering charges.
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Black Ferns prop Awhina Tangen-Wainohu has been forced to retire from rugby on medical advice

10 May: The Hurricanes have a four-point buffer at the top of the Super Rugby ladder after a 50-17 win over Moana Pasifika in Auckland 10 May: The Hurricanes have a five point lead at the top of the ...
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Southland's State Highway 96-Winton-Hedgehope Highway has reopened, after a motorbike crash at Factory and Keen Roads

A person's in Dunedin Hospital with critical injuries - and the section is under Stop-Go traffic management.
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One of golf's forgotten men has clinched a spot at this week's PGA Championship

American veteran Brandt Snedeker has claimed the secondary PGA Tour event of the week, the Myrtle Beach Classic in South Carolina. It's the former world number four's first PGA Tour win in eight years ...
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A staff survey at Christchurch's Hillmorton mental health hospital paints a picture of nurses who are overworked, operating in run-down facilities, and afraid to speak out

Nurses Organisation delegate and nurse, Sarah Jane Perkin, says 80 percent of the 186 staff surveyed feel unsafe at work. She says understaffing is at the heart of many issues raised by union members, ...
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Paul Magnier wins stage three of Giro d'Italia 2026, Jay Vine 'lucky' to avoid serious injury in stage two crash

Diego Pablo Sevilla (Polti VisitMalta), Alessandro Tonelli (Polti VisitMalta) and Manuele Tarozzi (Bardiani CSF 7 Saber) attacked from the start of the 175km race and must have felt they were in with ...
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‘Polyanna policy’ – is NZ’s framework for AI use in government overly optimistic?

This is particularly relevant to the public service and government agencies, now being encouraged to embrace AI. At a recent International Research Society for Public Management conference, the global ...
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All Black Stephen Perofeta is set to leave New Zealand rugby at the end of this season

10 May: The Hurricanes have a four-point buffer at the top of the Super Rugby ladder after a 50-17 win over Moana Pasifika in Auckland 10 May: The Hurricanes have a five point lead at the top of the ...