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    Table-topping Auckland FC's eager to overcome frustrations at last week's A-League defeat to ten-man Newcastle at home
     5 January 2026
    Table-topping Auckland FC's eager to overcome frustrations at last week's A-League defeat to ten-man Newcastle at home
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    Canterbury bowls rep Rohan Ware has won his first New Zealand title...beating young Australian star Nathan Black in the men's singles final at the National Champs in Christchurch
    5 Jan: Canterbury bowls rep Rohan Ware has won his first New Zealand title...beating young Australian star Nathan Black in the men's singles final at the National Champs in Christchurch... more
    A recreational boatie has come to the rescue of two men stranded in a remote part of Fiordland over the weekend
    5 Jan: A recreational boatie has come to the rescue of two men stranded in a remote part of Fiordland over the weekend... more
    East Coast Road north of Auckland is closed after a trucked crashed into a wall, sending a person to hospital in a serious condition
    5 Jan: East Coast Road north of Auckland is closed after a trucked crashed into a wall, sending a person to hospital in a serious condition... more
    Cantabrian Rohan Ware has beaten the best of Australia to win the men's singles title at the National Bowls Champs on home turf in Christchurch
    5 Jan: Cantabrian Rohan Ware has beaten the best of Australia to win the men's singles title at the National Bowls Champs on home turf in Christchurch... more
    Police are calling on the public to help identify people involved in a mass brawl on Auckland's Karangahape Road last month
    5 Jan: Police are calling on the public to help identify people involved in a mass brawl on Auckland's Karangahape Road last month... more
    The army's bomb squad called to a Christchurch suburb after an item of concern was found this morning
    5 Jan: The army's bomb squad called to a Christchurch suburb after an item of concern was found this morning... more
    What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?
    5 Jan: Feeling full isn’t the same as losing weight.... more
    As Trump rewrites the rules in Venezuela, NZ faces a foreign policy reckoning
    5 Jan: The US intervention in Venezuela makes it clear NZ’s ‘softly softly’ foreign policy isn’t a feasible long-term response to a shifting world order.... more
    Labor and Albanese take a hit in post-Bondi Resolve poll
    5 Jan: Albanese’s net approval slumped 15 points to -9, the lowest it has been in this poll since the May election.... more

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     Today's News

    International:
    Key points to understand US attacks on Venezuela and capture of President Maduro 18:47

    Soccer:
    Table-topping Auckland FC's eager to overcome frustrations at last week's A-League defeat to ten-man Newcastle at home 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Melanie Watson has died 18:23

    Cricket:
    Australia's made a strong start in reply to England's first innings 384 in the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney 18:07

    Rugby:
    Canterbury bowls rep Rohan Ware has won his first New Zealand title...beating young Australian star Nathan Black in the men's singles final at the National Champs in Christchurch 18:07

    Entertainment:
    John Lydon expected "some kind of connection" with his former Sex Pistols bandmates after the death of his wife Nora 17:53

    Accident and Emergency:
    A recreational boatie has come to the rescue of two men stranded in a remote part of Fiordland over the weekend 17:47

    International:
    Satellite images show damage at Fuerte Tiuna, the site where Maduro was captured 17:37

    Law and Order:
    Venezuela live: Trump doubles down on oil plans , floats US operation in Colombia 17:27

    Living & Travel:
    Police are closing multiple areas in Tasman's Kahurangi National Park, as they search for an overdue tramper 17:27

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