4 September 2026
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4 September 2026
They descended on Tūrangawaewae Marae to celebrate and honour the Māori Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po.
4 September 2026
Pacific solidarity has been strong at Koroneihana as international guests converged on Tūrangawaewae marae.
4 September 2026
Two people have died after a shooting in Nelson.
4 September 2026
President cites Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US support for British sovereignty, and threatens swifter sanctions on British oil interests President Javier Milei has said “winds of change favourable” to Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands were “blowing around the world” in a televised address, citing signs that Donald Trump might reconsider the US position on the islands’ sovereignty. “Recently, President Trump declared that the US is re-evaluating its historic position in relation to the Malvinas,” he said, using the Argentinian name for the islands.
4 September 2026
Rescuers pulled out two people as the search continued for hundreds missing after the flooding catastrophe last week.
4 September 2026
Loyalty programmes are likely to become more sophisticated as retailers make more use of the data collected about shoppers, one professor says.
4 September 2026
ANZ is considering closing its Dunedin contact centre and moving jobs to offices in other parts of the country.
