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US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel ban by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable.

Photo: Getty Images A steady rise in wholesale grocery prices is driving up the cost of a wide range of products.

Rescue teams inspect a damaged building following a strike by an Iranian ballistic missile in Bat Yam, Israel. Photo: Getty Images Israel and Iran have launched fresh attacks, killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict, with both militaries urging civilians on the opposing side to take precautions against further strikes.

Maurice Gee. Photo: Supplied/Nelson City Council By Victor Waters of RNZ The death of Maurice Gee has prompted many New Zealanders to pay tribute to the late novelist.

Motorcyclist Keith Stevens, 33, was killed in Melbourne after a Kiwi teen driving a stolen BMW failed to stop at an intersection and hit him. The "inhumane" and "cruel" actions of a young Kiwi who killed a motorcyclist in a fiery hit-and-run have raised concerns for Australian officials and resulted in him being exiled from the country.

The boundary fence around the Christ Church Cathedral could have its perimeter reduced to help encourage more live music events and recreation in the “lifeless” heart of the city.

Photo: Getty Images A steady rise in wholesale grocery prices is driving up the cost of a wide range of products.

A re-enactment of early colonial life at Pilgrims Rock in Lyttelton during the 150th anniversary celebrations in 2000. Photo: File image There will be no large-scale celebrations of Canterbury’s 175th anniversary later this year, with the group behind the effort not applying for city council funding.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane controls the ball against Auckland City defender Michael Den Heijer in their Club World Cup match in Cincinnati this morning. Photo: Getty Images Auckland City were ruthlessly demolished by Bayern Munich in their football Club World Cup opener this morning.

Photo: Getty Images By Natalie Akoorie of RNZ Children as young as 18 months are waiting a year for dental surgery to treat advanced tooth decay, a situation one paediatric dentist calls "alarming".

Photo: Getty Images By Gill Bonnett of RNZ Tearfund says it's shameful that trafficking victims are being deported from New Zealand when they should be protected.

A six-year-old child is believed to be one of two people that died in the boat capsizing. Photo: File One of the two people who died when a boat capsized off the coast of South Taranaki is believed to have been a six-year-old child.

King’s High School student Archibald Valentine (left), 16, holds a tewhatewha, a Maori weapon, as he and his cousin Nikora Wiparata-Evans, 17, perform at Te Hautoka, the two-yearly Otago and Southland kapa haka competition, at the Edgar Centre yesterday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Performing at the Te Hautoka kapa haka contest felt a little bit sad for Archibald Valentine, 16, because he knew it was going to be his last time.

First on the chairlift at Coronet Peak are (from left) Natalie Urbani, of Queenstown, Alexa Macdonald, of Arthurs Point, David Furniss, of Arrowtown, Cameron Krauts, of Queenstown, Corin Rankin, of Queenstown, and Tony Russell, of Arrowtown. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS Alexa Macdonald had something more than her skifield pass giving her access to the opening weekend of the Queenstown and Wanaka ski season — an excuse note from her friend’s mum to the skifield manager.

Leith Liquorland, on the corner of Leith and Albany Sts, has had the renewal of its liquor licence opposed by the medical officer of health delegate. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH A Dunedin bottle store in the heart of the city’s student quarter has been urged to shut its doors earlier to reduce the risk of "alcohol-fuelled violence" and admissions to hospital.

REPORT: LAINE PRIESTLEY / PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Espen Lorenz, 10, of Dunedin, holds the lanterns he and his mother made at the Lantern Workshop in the Meridian Mall on Saturday.

Dunedin cosmetic tattooist Olivia Legg took out first place in the ombre/powder eyebrow tattooing pro-division category at the 2025 New Zealand Lash and Brow Symposium, held in Napier last month. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH A Dunedin cosmetic tattooist says she was "completely shocked" to be named a winner at an international beauty competition.

A humpback whale entangled in a cray-pot line was freed yesterday after a co-ordinated effort between Department of Conservation’s expert whale disentanglement team, a local fishing crew and mana whenua Te Runaka o Moeraki. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A young humpback whale entangled in ropes and in "immediate danger" off the coast of a small fishing village north of Dunedin has been freed.

University of Otago student Indigo Faulkner (front) and her cheerleading team Dynasty at the 2025 Eclipse Showcase at Trinity Catholic College. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Handsprings, tucks, rolls, roundoffs and high-flying stunts took over a Dunedin secondary school's gymnasium as cheerleaders from around the city showed a packed room what they could do.