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The execution method was to be used on convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who survived a botched lethal injection in 2022 that helped prompt a review of the state's death penalty procedures.

Tim Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy, who ran against and criticised Trump just months ago, lined up to back him.

Instead of increasing each year with inflation, the tax on cigarettes would be frozen for three years under a plan suggested by Associate Health Minister Casey Costello.

The weather monitoring agency says the feature is partially a response to the widespread confusion during last year's floods in Auckland. Audio

A US lobby group has backed down on its call for greater import tariffs on New Zealand lamb.

The lack of cicadas in some parts of the country is nothing to worry about, a bug expert says. Audio

Transport Minister Simeon Brown says the Clean Car Discount was never self-financing, and rescuing the subsidy scheme would have cost more than it generated in benefits.

Analysis - As if on cue, parents are starting to raise concerns about the price of compulsory school uniforms ahead of the start of the new school year, Johanna Reidy writes.

The Reserve Bank says the controls will better manage the risk of boom and bust in the finance system.

Consumer NZ had asked the Commerce Commission to investigate the supermarket duopoly for potential breaches of the Fair Trading Act.

Last year's BNZ Lantern Festival was cancelled due to the Anniversary Weekend Floods while Covid-19 shut down the event for three consecutive years before that.

Russian energy company Novatek said it had been forced to suspend some operations at a fuel export terminal due to a fire started by what Ukrainian media said was a drone attack.

Analysis - RNZ contributor Mihingarangi Forbes reflects on the highlights and historic discussions from the weekend's 12,000-strong hui in Ngaaruawaahia.

Opposition parties have seized on a leaked ministerial memo about the government's proposed Treaty Principles bill, saying the prime minister should put a stop to it.

The new Computed Tomography scanning machines remove the need for physical bag searches in most cases.

The advice was never officially presented because the new government suspended the need for regulatory impact statements for undoing Labour-era policies.

The Papua New Guinea government announced a late night Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, with six new MPs coming into the executive.

The current water supply is at higher levels than anticipated.

The 32-year-old came to New Zealand with big dreams as a teenager but has been hiding from authorities after losing residential status in 2017.

The pontiff was delivering a sermon focused on what he called "the demon of lust".