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Dee Naidu. A major insurance company has hit pause on new home insurance policies in parts of Canterbury.

Amanda Anisimova has executed a stunning upset over second seed Iga Swiatek at the US Open, gaining sweet revenge after falling flat in the Wimbledon final.

Waitaki Girls’ High School. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A troubled North Otago high school which hit the headlines after "horrendous" playground assaults earlier this year has been placed in statutory management.

Educators warn the government is erasing decades of progress by removing Māori words from the curriculum. PHOTO: RNZ By John Gerritsen of RNZ  The government is scrubbing Māori words and ideas from education documents, teachers and principals warn.

Photo: Getty Images A Christchurch high school student admitted to hospital with meningococcal meningitis had been at a rugby tournament in Dunedin.

A Dunedin man allegedly wearing a red hat with gang insignia snapped himself up a court date after refusing to take it off.

Liam Lawson racing in the Dutch Grand Prix last week. Photo: Reuters New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has hinted that his Formula 1 future may not be with Red Bull.

Most inter-country adoptions occur via family or customary adoption or through Hague Convention protocols and present no child welfare issues. But some have been flagged for potential human trafficking. Photo: ODT files By Gill Bonnett of RNZ  Immigration New Zealand helped clear the way for an adopted girl to live with a family investigated by police for people-trafficking.

Nurse Sarita Sharma on strike in Wellington. PHOTO: RNZ By Keiller MacDuff of RNZ  More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants will walk off the job again today, demanding better pay and increased staffing.

Waitaki Girls’ High School. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A troubled North Otago high school which hit the headlines after "horrendous" playground assaults earlier this year has been placed in statutory management.

Helen Clark and Sir John Key shake hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the ceremony yesterday. Photo: Photo: Screenshot/CGTN via RNZ Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark says her presence at a military parade in China was a "line call".

In September last year, Smiths City merged its Colombo St outlet in Christchurch with its nearby store in The Colombo Mall. On Tuesday, all Smiths City stores were temporarily closed. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon What happens when you pay for something like a couch or a stove, and the business goes under before you get the goods?

Tomas Lavanini. Photo: file The Highlanders have bolstered their locking stocks with the signing of seasoned Argentinian forward Tomas Lavanini for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.

Brease® carpets - accredited by Sensitive Choice® and approved by National Asthma Council - paired with an accredited underlay, promote cleaner air, comfort, and style this spring. Photo: Supplied Spring is in the air, but so are pollen, dust and allergens. And for many Christchurch families, the season brings sneezing, wheezing and restless nights.

The yellow tram-like funicular, which carries people up and down a steep hillside in Lisbon, has been destroyed. Photo: Reuters At least 15 have people died and around 18 injured after Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car, popular with tourists, derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesman says.

Collegiate Netball Club life member Faye Martin and youngest club member Courtney Hargest cut the centenary cake at the celebrations held at Ascot Park Hotel in Invercargill on Saturday night. PHOTOS: ESBEE PHOTOGRAPHY There was plenty of trips down memory lane as the Collegiate Netball Club marked its 100 years on Saturday.