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The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui

4 January 2026

The men's game between the Brave and the lower South Island's Volts is just underway

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04 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five

04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened

04 Jan: Surf Life Saving New Zealand says its lifeguards tried to resuscitate two people pulled from the water in Northland yesterday evening

04 Jan: ???1;Two more are being added to the holiday drowning toll after a pair was recovered from Ripiro Beach in Northland

03 Jan: The south side of the Brynderwyns in Northland, is closed following a serious crash

03 Jan: MetService is forecasting severe weather to batter the North Island's East Coast this weekend

02 Jan: A person has serious injuries after a two vehicle crash in Northland's Cove Road in Waipu this evening

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Auckland:
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Entertainment:
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Cricket:
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International:
South-East Asian powers offer strong criticism of US operation in Venezuela 17:07

Cricket:
England has been bowled out for 384 on Day 2 of the final Ashes test against Australia in Sydney 17:07

International:
Nicolás Maduro's allies maintain power in Venezuela, rejecting US claims they will 'comply' 17:07

Accident and Emergency:
A recreational boatie has come to the rescue of two men stranded in a remote part of Fiordland overnight 16:57

Cricket:
England batter Joe Root continues to defy the Australian bowlers on Day 2 of the final Ashes test in Sydney 16:07

Law and Order:
Police are calling on the public to help identify people involved in a mass brawl on Auckland's Karangahape Road last month 15:27

Law and Order:
The army's bomb squad called to a Christchurch suburb after an item of concern was found this morning 14:57

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