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A woman has won a battle to have her brother removed from their late father’s house in which he had been living rent-free and refused to leave.

Embattled Napier Mayor Richard McGrath has agreed to undergo mentoring to improve his performance.

Apr 6, 2026 · MetService is closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone Vanu as it tracks south toward New Zealand. While a subtropical low brings immediate rain warnings to the north, Vanu is expected to …

Photo: ROBERT KITCHIN / Stuff Ten volunteers and two vessels are searching the Cook Strait after a passenger went overboard from an Interislander ferry on Tuesday morning.

The president continued to grumble about NATO allies’ refusal to get involved in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and their hesitance to assist U.S. offensive operations against Iran.