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Caption:Auckland mayor Wayne Brown.Photo credit:RNZ / Marika KhabaziNew Zealand First leader Winston Peters.RNZ / Mark PapaliiThe board is led by chairman David Taipari (pictured) and chief executive Leesah Murray.RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
NZ First leader Winston Peters speaks to media after Budget 2026.
Councillors at today’s meeting.
Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre
National has promised to double baseline funding for the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust to $8.5 million if re-elected.
The Tommy Solomon statue on Rēkohu - Chatham Islands.
Hine Moeke-Murray
Joseph Auga Matamata aka Viliamu Samu in court
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on June 19, 2026. Mediators in the US-Iran conflict, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, are due to gather for talks in the Egyptian city of Alamein on June 21, Cairo and Islamabad have confirmed. The agreement was meant to halt fighting in Lebanon as well, but clashes have since resumed between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters.
Police were alerted to the crash on the flyover between the Molesworth St on-ramp and the Aotea Quay on-ramp at about 4.20am.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 13: Nestory Irankunda #17 of Australia celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between Australia and Türkiye at BC Place Vancouver on June 13, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)