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'Extremely difficult decision': Lincraft to shut stores across NZ and Australia, 300 jobs affected
The 88-year-old retailer is moving to an online-only business model.
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'Our world changed in an instant': Family mourns young dad killed in crash
He was the sole occupant of the car when it struck a tree near Wairakei.
Hot Take: Maybe the best place we can travel to is home
OPINION: After years of overseas travel, Molly Codyre returns to NZ.
Kiwi jet set: Dassault targets NZ's ultra-wealthy business travellers with new long-range private jet
Jet could journey from the US close to the speed of sound, then land at a small airport.
Man named after fatal Taupō crash that left two others critically injured
Police are appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage from the area.
'Absolutely gutting': Horror night on the roads claims five lives
Three people died in a Desert Rd crash this morning, with one person still missing.
'Serious injuries': Crash closes rural Waikato road
The crash happened on a rural stretch between Tukairangi and Oruanui Rds in Wairākei.
Five New Zealand and Pacific trips worth booking now
From Milford Sound's first private cabin to SIX60 on the Gold Coast, here's what's new.
Police seek dashcam footage after fatal crash near Dunedin
The crash happened on SH1 in Allanton, 17km south of Dunedin.
Deep origins: How the Whakamaru supereruption changed everything
OPINION: Scientists traced 30 sites across NZ and the Pacific to the same eruption.
Crews work to recover acid tanker after late-night rollover
Around 200 litres of hydrochloric acid spilled after the tanker rolled on Tokoroa road.
Property pullback: Ryman dumps sites, defers new villages as market cools
It has slashed new projects to two villages and is selling multiple Australasian sites.
'Totally unexpected': Man, 26, with 'generous heart' died in quad bike crash
A coroner's initial inquiry found he likely suffered an unknown heart event.
‘No chance’: Young novice climber lost footing on Mt Ruapehu, slid 250m to her death
The group missed warnings of widespread hard ice crust above 1700m that day.
Police ramp up crackdown on anti-social dirt bike riders across regions
Operation Shear in Hamilton has led to dozens of arrests and more than 15 bikes seized.
Miles, dogs, farmers - the road to the national sheep dog trials
Title hope Brian Dickison and five dogs have a 13-hour road trip, and 3-4 hours by ferry.
'He thought it was all over': Yachtie lucky to be alive after touch-and-go navy rescue
Rescuers feared they wouldn't find the yacht stricken in the Cook Strait.
Centre of excellence: New Taupō hub boosts emergency air ambulance network
Requests for emergency air ambulance support have risen 22% in five years.
Marae reopens after $2.8m rebuild
Funding delays meant the wharekai upgrade took about 16 years to realise.
'Staggers belief': Driver blows twice legal limit after school pick-up
Another driver stopped in Taupō at midday blew over four times the legal limit.
Your next art escape: Hidden galleries, trails and workshops around Aotearoa
From glassblowing to bone carving, get hands-on in NZ.
'Incredibly unlikely': Mayor downplays Bay of Plenty super-council fears
Rural leaders warn against lumping metropolitan and provincial areas together.
Not much consensus in political debate over the future of energy policy
National, Labour, NZF, Greens, Act and Opportunity in the year's first political debate.
New Tongariro Great Walk hut on track, but summer route no longer full circuit
The Tongariro Northern Circuit will run as an arc, not a full loop, this summer.
Watch: Police car's risky overtake to be reviewed, superintendent admits it was 'alarming'
Dashcam video shows the police car crossing yellow lines on a blind bend.
Wintry chill to wet: Frosty sub-zero temps across weekend before rain returns
Temperatures fell below freezing for some this morning, with one spot dipping to -5.8C.
How discounted ‘surprise bags’ are helping to cut food waste
Food rescue app says it has saved more than 77,000 meals across NZ since October.
Motorcyclist charged after pedestrian hit at crossing
The pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries on Monday.
Councillors 'front up': Taupō Mayor makes first visit to marae
Taupō councillors convene a series of community forums to connect with constituents.