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Two-pointers being used to play catch-up

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 04:30
Southern Steel shooter Aliyah Dunn goes for a two-pointer as Central Pulse goal defence Parris Mason puts the pressure on her shot. Pulse defender Kelly Jackson boxes out Georgia Heffernan under the hoop. PHOTO: MICHAEL BRADLEY Four rounds remain before the ANZ Premiership playoffs. 
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Long game for Butcher on return

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 04:30
Finn Butcher. Photo: Getty Images Climbing your personal Everest is some sort of achievement.
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Sparks’ inspirational efforts deserved recognition

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 04:30
Eden Carson. Photo: Gregor Richardson Is DRS available?
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Working together for the wellbeing of the Manuherikia River

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 04:30
Rows of native trees to be planted near the Lauder Creek Bridge over the Manuherikia River as part of the Waiora Manuherekia project. PHOTO: ELLA JENKINS Clare Hadley reflects on the first year of the Waiora Manuherekia project.
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Be careful what you wish for, Netanyahu

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 04:30
Emergency personnel in Haifa after an Iranian missile attack. PHOTO: REUTERS Israel's war with Iran is definitely the war that Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu has wanted all along, but he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
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Floodwaters following rain lethal

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 04:30
PHOTO: REUTERS Tanya Pombo, a flood survivor, mourns the loss of her neighbours, who were swept away by floodwaters following a torrential downpour on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, yesterday.
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Slow and steady wins in health and taste

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 03:30
Olivia Andrews is passionate about providing home cooks with perfectly balanced meals. People want a way to cook and eat that fulfills all the criteria — tasty, healthy, affordable, convenient and comforting.
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Feijoa jam

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 03:30
Photo: Simon Lambert This recipe was passed on to me from a kind lady who was tending to my son’s injuries.
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Marvellous opportunity to be seduced

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 03:30
Today, a marvellous opportunity awaited in the guise of four sub-regional expressions of pinot noir by Valli and two newcomers from Domaine Thomson.
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Balinese cuisine

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 03:30
Photo: Getty Images About a month ago I came back from a two-week trip to Bali with my family.
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Carbon sink possibly found in the South Island

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 21:01
Fiordland forest. Photo: Supplied / James Williams, NIWA By Eloise Gibson of RNZ Scientists may have found a big, mysterious carbon sink in the South Island.
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One injured in Canterbury crash

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 20:45
Photo: Getty Images One person has been injured in a crash on a Canterbury highway tonight.
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Accused mushroom murderer did not have motive: lawyer's closing submission

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 20:32
Erin Patterson. File photo Mushroom cook Erin Patterson did not have a motive to kill members of her ex-husband's family and never planned to serve them death cap mushrooms, her lawyer has argued.
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Health figures improve, more work to do: minister

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 20:10
File photo: Getty Images More cancer patients are receiving their first treatment within 31 days, more children are getting immunised, and more patients are being admitted, discharged, or transferred from an emergency department within six hours.
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Nelson paramedics desperate for bigger ambulance station

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:57
St John Nelson Tasman area operations manager Anne-Maree Harris and critical care paramedic Jon Leach. Photo: RNZ / Samantha Gee By Samantha Gee of RNZ Paramedics in Nelson are in desperate need of a new station, with Hato Hone St John staff split between four sites as they work to provide life-saving services in the community.
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Savea to take Japan sabbatical

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:38
Moana Pasifika and All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea on the run against the Highlanders in Dunedin this year. Photo: Getty Images Moana Pasifika are set to lose their inspirational leader for next season.
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Pharmacy raided three times in 10 weeks, considers closing

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:27
Life Pharmacy in Napier. Photo: Google Maps Street View via RNZ A Napier pharmacy owner says he's contemplating shutting up shop after his store was raided for the third time in just 10 weeks.
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Remains found in bushland confirmed to be missing teen

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:16
Pheobe Bishop. Photo: Queensland Police Human remains found in a national park have been confirmed as missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, who was allegedly murdered by her two housemates.
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Sick leave entitlements 'manifestly unfair': business owner

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:05
An Auckland business owner has described current sick leave entitlements 'manifestly unfair'. Photo: Getty Images An Auckland business owner has described current sick leave entitlements "manifestly unfair", adding it is a significant burden in tough economic times.
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Caffeine overdose fatal after seven-hour ambulance wait unacceptable, coroner finds

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 18:51
Australian Ambulance sign illuminated at night. Photo: Getty Images Seven hours after calling triple zero, an aspiring cancer researcher was found dead from a caffeine overdose and a coroner says the wait for help was unacceptable.
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