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‘Nasty’: Trump threatens 200% tariffs on EU wine amid escalating trade tensions

The EU plans tariffs on US$28b in US goods, including whiskey.

School lunch provider collapses owing $600k to IRD

Loss of contracts, Covid and cyclone blamed says the liquidators' report.

‘Gorgeous souls: Dogs who spent entire lives in SPCA shelter seek loving homes

Betty and Alexei have collectively spent nearly 900 days in the Far North SPCA shelter.

Stock Takes: A trade sale for Mainland?

Australia’s Bega Group is a potential buyer due to existing Fonterra ties.

Te Whara/Bream Head should be closed due to sacred land, hapū say

The Bream Head walkway is nationally significant but was the site of ancient wars.

Desert Road reopens after closure cost freight industry $100,000 daily

The Desert Road closure forced 800 trucks daily on to a 40-minute detour.

Meet Tanya, the woman who can open a bottle of beer with a 13-tonne excavator

She’ll be one of the first women competing at the National Excavator Operator Competition.

Homeowners snap up nearby house for $4.15m after heated auction

Waterfront homes in Taupō’s most expensive suburb are in high demand.

‘I just feel sick’: Woman who rescued kids off Matamata train tracks feared death ‘inevitable’

A local woman said she had pulled five toddlers off the same stretch of train tracks.

'Paddocks black with ducks': Farmers want mallards classified as pests

Federated Farmers says ducks munching through crops are causing big problems.

'A star is born': Teenager scores 40 points for the Hawks in NBL opener

Jackson Ball turned 17 this week.

How to catch rare blood moon in NZ skies

A rare blood moon will be visible across New Zealand.

Winston Peters on Marco Rubio, agriculture tariffs, and DEI

Winston Peters, Professor Keith Woodford, Michelle Sands, Chris Russell, Andrew Jennings.

Police target remote settlement only accessible by boat in hunt for fugitive dad Tom Phillips

Police said they will be active in the wider Marokopa area over the coming days.

Hawke’s Bay woman among first females at national digger competition

The competition challenges operators with precision tasks, such as painting, pouring water into a glass, opening a beer bottle and picking up an egg.

From rescue to research: Green turtles released for major project

Five green turtles were released into Rangaunu Harbour in the Far North.

Man found in critical condition after serious assault in Hastings suburb

Police were called to an address and found a man critically injured.

‘Beloved student’ fatally struck by train named

Matamata College has paid tribute to Sarie Morton.