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• Former banker belatedly cops $15k fine for importing steroids

  A former banking high-flier who fled to Australia after being accused of — and strongly denying — a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud has returned to New Zealand and landed back in court.

• Good news gets betterGood news has turned to fantastic news for one Auckland Lotto winner. A woman who initially thought she’d won $4000, found on closer inspection, it was actually $4 million. She says she had the shock of a lifetime when her niece confirmed the total. The woman is about to retire, and says she feels blessed.

• Black Caps swept, drop down rankings

  Powered by centuries from openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, India beat New Zealand by 90 runs to win the third one-day international and sweep the series.

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• Harris earns his stripes as captain

  New Warriors coach Andrew Webster was convinced Tohu Harris would be his captain in 2023 before he even arrived at the club late last year, but at the insistence of the veteran forward waited until this month to officially make the decision.

• New PM gets thumbs up from most locals

  New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has matured as a Labour MP over the past few years and has “really shined” during the pandemic as the Covid-19 Response Minister, one local says.

• Heartbroken friends pack funeral

  Ateenage boy who drowned after falling down a cliff into a river has been farewelled at an overflowing church service “packed with people from all walks of life”.

• Rule change will spur wetland revival

  Changes to freshwater regulations will help farmers continue to invest in wetland restoration, DairyNZ says.

• Farewell to the beloved Titewhai

  Tributes have flowed for Titewhai Harawira after the Northland kuia died in Auckland yesterday at 90.

• EDITORIAL Embrace building up, not out to fix woes

  It is hard to deny New Zealand has a housing problem.

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• One-fifth of bosses ignored pay cut plea

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• Aquaculture alliance for Waiariki iwi

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  A$13 million “state-of-the-art” aquaculture facility has opened in Tauranga, with plans to explore the potential to turn a local pest plant into a useful product....

• THE PREMIUM DEBATE Subscribers weigh in on gender identity issue in schools

  Columnist Sonya Bateson opines on the current gender debate. She believes: While society is far more accepting than it once was of people on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, she believes there are still many places that embrace anti-homosexuality beliefs and schools should not be among those places....

• COMMENT He Puapua nothing to be afraid of

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• Anzac outing has meaning

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