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Auckland FC: Five burning questions from the painful A-League semifinal exit
Why were Auckland FC so far below their best in the second leg?

A state-by-state guide to Australia’s Indigenous cuisine
Indigenous food tours across Australia bring ancient traditions to your plate.

Treasure trail: exploring Australia’s less-known, wilder coastline
For a wild adventure, Australia’s Sapphire Coast awaits

Eroad squeaks back into black, addresses tariffs, 3G shutdown
Shares gained strongly after the fleet-tracking firm delivered its full-year result.

Epstein accuser farewelled privately at Perth funeral
Virginia Giuffre died on her farm, 80km north of the city, in April.

Fonterra divestment 'not about waving the white flag': CEO
Fonterra seeks strong support from farmers for divesting its consumer brands.

Mick On Monday: Pinn to try his luck in New South Wales
A Kiwi jockey having the best season of his career heads to Sydney.

Shane Te Pou: This was the 'buy your ticket to Australia' Budget
OPINION: Growth is expected to slow in 2026, as unemployment stays high.

'Confidence boost': Velocious stakes claim for Aussie winter carnival
Velocious has six wins from 12 starts, earning $980,550 in stakes.

Woodman-Wickliffe breaks record as Black Ferns win title
The star wing scored seven tries to become the Black Ferns' all-time leading try-scorer.

The heartbreaking aftermath of NSW’s catastrophic flooding
Flooding has left 3200 residents without power and internet in the Mid North Coast area.

Vanished Queensland teen's final social media post shared as search enters ninth day
Pheobe Bishop's last TikTok was a conversation with her younger self.

Zimbabwe legend who made cricket’s bravest stand sings on cruise ships
Henry Olonga now lives in Adelaide, working in coaching, commentary and music gigs.

Record floods claim four lives, isolate 50,000 in eastern Australia
Floods have left people stranded in northern New South Wales.

'It means heaps': Winner of 'run it straight' event says prize 'gives us a head start’
The rugby league semi-professional says the new collision sport has a 'massive future'.

Kiwi rapist avoids 501 deportation from Australia
Hoane Kahu raped a teen then went on to commit a raft of other offences.

Inside the mushroom mystery: Key evidence in triple-murder trial
An officer searched Melbourne grocers for two days after a mushroom poisoning.

Floods strand 50,000 as eastern Australia battles deluge
The storms have dumped more than 4 months’ rain across parts of New South Wales in 2 days.

Google NZ sends $1b offshore as it increases profit, threat of digital sales tax melts away
An academic calls out a lack of transparency in two areas.

Opinion: Runit League a difficult watch as two competitors knocked out cold
Eight athletes ran full tilt at each other in a game like bullrush on steroids.

Australian ex-tennis star Dokic says estranged father dead
Jelena Dokic announced her father's death on Instagram, sharing her 'complex' grief.

Woman visited death cap mushroom web page a year before fatal lunch, jury told
Searches made on a computer found at Erin Patterson’s home have been a revealed in trial.

NSW's relentless rain has led to record-breaking emergency
About 16,000 people will remain isolated by flooding until at least Thursday.

'Run it straight' explained: The combat sport condemned by top doctors that's hit NZ
'Victory belongs to the one who dominates the collision.'

'Significant moment': Warriors re-sign promising duo to long deals
Leka Halasima and Jacob Laban have been locked down until the end of the 2029 NRL season.

'Please stop': F1 driver's plea after fake post fuels online abuse
He was dropped by the Alpine team after only six races this month.

From Ikea to Kmart: The biggest building projects taking shape in Auckland
Huge new retail outlets opening this year and next are set to change Auckland's shops.

We’ve found an Australian food and wine experience we bet you’ve never heard of
Sirromet offers wine tastings, eco stays and gourmet dining in a stunning bushland setting