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Transport Minister Chris Bishop said subsidies would drop from 75% to 65% from July 1, 2026, blaming unsustainable rising costs.
New Zealand
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Frederick Pou pleaded guilty in May 2024 to corruptly giving gifts to former Broadspectrum roading contract manager Jason Koroheke.
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Police are continuing to search for a 29-year-old man who reportedly killed his dad and stepmother in rural Ruatiti in the central North Island.
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MetService said the thunderstorms bring the risk of localised heavy rain between 10 to 25 mm/h, and hail between 5 and 20mm in diameter.
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"I put my ticket into the machine and when I looked at the screen it said, 'major winner'. My God, I was so excited!"
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The blaze, reported around 9.30am, sent smoke drifting across nearby suburbs.
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Ten-year-old Matilda was celebrating Hanukkah at the Sydney beach with her six-year-old sister, Summer, and her parents Valentina and Michael, when the attack began.
World
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Jared Cook was sentenced to 10 months' home detention after admitting to sexual offences against young boys.
10:47am
Johnathan Peter Trubuhovich died of his injuries after being taken to hospital following a serious assault at Mt Eden Corrections Facility in late November.
9:25am
The owner of the music and arts festival said ticket sales for next-year's edition had been "lower than hoped".
Entertainment
8:41am
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including the Bondi hero speaks about his decision to confront a gunman, and an arrest after a famed Hollywood director is found dead.
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At least 15 innocent people are dead and 40 others injured after a shooting at Bondi Beach, where hundreds of people were attending a Jewish celebration for the first day of Hanukkah.
Monday 7:18pm
Both ANZ and Westpac have hiked mortgage rates in recent weeks.
Monday 5:15pm
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Five others were injured in the collision on Arapuni Rd.
Monday 4:58pm
Bondi terror attack live updates; Heavy rain, strong winds forecast in week leading to Christmas; New Breakfast presenter announced.
Monday 4:30pm
Initial inquiries suggested his injuries were "not consistent with a crash", police said at the time.
Monday 4:01pm
Police said the man had been at Karioitahi Beach with his brother and two friends, when they got into difficulty.
Monday 3:53pm
"This is a result nobody wanted, and our thoughts are with their families," says Alun Griffiths.
Monday 3:18pm
There are strong winds and rain in the area.
Monday 2:03pm
"We promised real change for whānau and individuals so they could move into stable homes, and we have delivered," says the minister.
Monday 1:53pm
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British-born Rabbi Eli Schlanger, head of the Chabad mission in Bondi and an organiser of the Hanukkah event that was targeted, was killed when gunmen opened fire.
Monday 1:29pm
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Police have released the names of the two people who died in a large house fire which broke out in Foxton Beach last week.
Monday 12:53pm
South Island will be in the thick of it on Monday and Tuesday – but the North Island won't escape.
Monday 12:52pm
Emergency services were called to an address on Fraser St in Parkvale just before noon on Sunday.
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