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Brian Tamaki's firearms were seized after inciting violence against Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims. He blames the upcoming Modi visit, but communities demand hate speech reform.

The body of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei arrived at Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Friday, setting the stage for a historic funeral amid a fragile ceasefire. Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes that triggered the recent Middle East war.

Demands for migrant gratitude silence discrimination and mask policy failures. Given their economic contributions, Aotearoa owes migrants reciprocal respect.

A forum bar is an express statutory restriction that prevents extradition to another nation where the alleged offending could be prosecuted domestically. New Zealand does not currently have a forum bar, meaning our courts are often bound by international treaty obligations even when a domestic prosecution is possible.

freeloading' on American security guarantees. Stilwell distanced himself from Hegseth's exact phrasing but echoed the underlying grievance. He pointed to the threat of the Chinese Navy operating in our waters, suggesting that without a robust navy or coast guard, New Zealand simply expects America to intervene.</p><h2>What Are the Consequences of Our Anti-Nuclear Stance?</h2><p>New Zealand'suclear

The Opportunity Party is polling at 4.6%. Could Qiulae Wong's progressive platform of UBI, ocean protection, and Te Tiriti respect break Parliament's cartel?

Two unnamed police officers are facing trial for allegedly withholding vital evidence that led to the wrongful conviction of Alan Hall in 1985.

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Australian national Carman faces murder charges in Thailand following the death of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla. The teenager's body was found stuffed inside a suitcase along a Pattaya railway track. Carman claims he acted in self-defense during a dispute over $53, but the evidence points toward a brutal reality of exploitation and violence against a minor.

We will be there for our new and great friends,

France's centralized state stifles Corsica and its overseas territories. Granting autonomy empowers local communities, drives economic innovation, and protects unique ecosystems.

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison for a terrifying home invasion in Huntly and a separate domestic violence incident, raising urgent questions about how Aotearoa addresses the root causes of harm.

The mass resignation of Heart of the City's board exposes a governance crisis at Auckland's CBD advocacy body, with calls to withhold over $5M in public funding.

National's compulsory KiwiSaver policy promises retirement equity, but Labour warns it could deepen the cost-of-living crisis for those who can't afford it.

Gus Lamont's grandmother reveals she is the main police suspect in his disappearance, calling their burial theory 'ludicrous' and presenting overlooked evidence of abduction.

Two Chilean brothers sentenced to over six years for smuggling $2m of cocaine into NZ were 'expendable assets' exploited by cartels, raising questions about punitive justice.

Given that they haven't really had any change, no statistically significant changes, it's probably fair enough to say the results would be poorer, if you put them against the new curriculum,

A 33-year-old Hastings father was fatally stabbed while trying to de-escalate a street dispute. Rewita pleaded guilty to murder after the Camberley confrontation.

New Zealand's iconic Beehive could be vacated for 18 months of repairs as structural deterioration forces a conversation about institutional renewal and democratic modernisation.

We've tried so hard to get our message out there, of what it's like to lose loved ones in the workplace, and I don't know why Brooke van Velden is so hell-bent on weakening those laws that we actually managed to strengthen,