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📢 Blessing of the Boats was cancelled, but crowds still packed Island Bay.

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Sewage spill cancels Island Bay boat blessing but festival crowds still turn out
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February 8, 2026 at 8:22 AM
📢 The former Warriors star was jailed in 2022 for importing methamphetamine.
'The best thing to happen': Manu Vatuvei on prison, depression and boxing
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February 8, 2026 at 7:42 AM
📢 Fans flooded TikTok with clips of the anachronistic patch in early episodes.
Bridgerton fans lose their minds over season 4 editing error
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February 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
📢 Andrew McLean's lawyers argue there was no proper basis for his detainment.
'Can be heaven and hell': Kiwi expat deported from Bali after months in detention
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February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
📢 Resident says festival and golf traffic has turned rural Te Arai roads into highways.
'Take our lives into our hands pulling out of driveway': Local fumes at festival traffic chaos
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February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
📢 Polls tip the Prime Minister's LDP to win a clear majority in the Lower House.
Japan snap election: Sanae Takaichi eyes big win despite heavy snow
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February 8, 2026 at 6:02 AM
📢 They were promised an encrypted app to freely discuss the drug trade. It was an FBI trap.
Five duped Kiwi crims caught in global 'sting of the century'
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February 8, 2026 at 6:02 AM
📢 The blast at the Jiapeng biotech plant in Shanxi has left eight dead.

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Biotech factory blast in China kills eight as death toll rises
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February 8, 2026 at 5:32 AM
📢 Both sides agreed no party can overturn decisions of the joint shadow Cabinet.
Australia's right-leaning Opposition parties remarry
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February 8, 2026 at 5:32 AM
📢 Follow the action NZ begin their tournament in Chennai.
T20 World Cup: Black Caps lose toss, bowl first against Afghanistan
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February 8, 2026 at 5:12 AM
📢 Lifeguards tracked the pod along Pāpāmoa Beach to protect swimmers.
Watch: Man attempting world-record swim joined by orca in shallows at popular NZ beach
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February 8, 2026 at 5:12 AM
📢 The single-vehicle incident happened to the east of Gore.

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Two seriously hurt as motorcycle crash blocks road, helicopter and paramedics at scene
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February 8, 2026 at 5:12 AM
📢 Beckham shared boots embroidered with his four children's names.

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Sir David Beckham's quiet nod to estranged son as family rift deepens
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February 8, 2026 at 4:52 AM
📢 A vendor says some festivalgoers reported falling ill despite eating nothing at the event.

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'Confident our food was not responsible': Food truck responds after Laneway illness reports
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February 8, 2026 at 4:12 AM
📢 On one occasion, she lost consciousness, and, when she woke, she stabbed the man.
Woman suffered entrenched family violence, strangled more than 40 times by partner
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February 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
📢 She will invoke the Fifth Amendment for every question from the committee.
Ghislaine Maxwell to stay silent at Epstein hearing
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February 8, 2026 at 3:42 AM
📢 'We have had fire trucks coming from everywhere,' a witness to the incident said.
Locals hear explosions from 'huge' Taupō school fire as crews scramble on roof to put out flames
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February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
📢 The Drive 4 Hearts campaign has raised $161,400 of its $300,000 goal.
'Like I was 16 again': Embarrassed Deputy PM bunny-hops Land Rover during charity stunt
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February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
📢 He was removed as US ambassador in September 2025 after just seven months.
Mandelson reportedly given five-figure payoff after being axed as US ambassador
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February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
📢 The man in his 40s suffered a medical episode about 11.30pm at Dreamstate.
One dead, six hospitalised at Sydney dance music festival
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February 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM
📢 Prime Minister David Seymour drove a 1948 Land Rover Series I at the Ellerslie Racecourse.
The event aimed to fund research for a new heart valve for children with rheumatic fever.

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David Seymour recreates Land Rover parliament stunt at Ellerslie
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February 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
📢 A vehicle was seen engulfed in flames on the Khyber Pass off-ramp on Auckland's Southern Motorway.
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Vehicle on fire on Auckland motorway off-ramp
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February 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
📢 OPINION: New Zealand's Chief Justice can currently lead the courts for up to 20 years.
Deborah Chambers: Why we need term limits on our most powerful judges
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February 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
📢 He spent three days waiting, only to be released without serving on a jury.

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'The system needs an overhaul': Why one juror's excitement quickly turned to frustration
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February 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
📢 Test your brain with the Herald's afternoon quiz.
Afternoon quiz: What is rapper Drake's real name?
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February 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM