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New Zealand hostel fire leaves multiple people dead in Wellington — as it happened

A hostel fire in New Zealand's capital has left multiple people dead in a "tragic event for all involved" — as it happened.

ABC News

New Zealand fire: Six dead and 30 guests missing after horror blaze rips through hostel

A huge fire broke out at Loafers Lodge in central Wellington in New Zealand, with 30 people missing and at least six people dead. Local media reports the blaze may have been started deliberately

Daily Mirror

New Zealand Hostel fire leaves multiple people dead

A fire at a multi-story hostel in Wellington, New Zealand, has left multiple people dead, Fire and Emergency Services New Zealand (FENZ) said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters

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‘Worst nightmare’: Six dead, many missing in NZ hostel blaze

Six people are confirmed dead and many more remain missing after a hostel went up in flames in New Zealand's capital overnight.

The New Daily

New Zealand's reliance on foreign doctors to plug gaps highlights the need for another medical school

The New Zealand health system is currently in the throes of its biggest reorganisation in more than 20 years. The aim is to provide more efficiency and equity.

The Conversation

New Zealand rugby star Billy Guyton, 33, dies after retiring due to concussion problems

Billy Guyton played for the Blues, Crusaders and Hurricanes in Super Rugby, while also representing Tasman 52 times before retiring in 2018 as a result of concussion symptoms

Daily Mirror

A new start after 60: I embraced being single and became an international pet-sitter

Bernadine Swale thought she couldn’t cope after her divorce. Now, she loves her life cycling around Florida with terriers and fine-dining with schnauzers in New Zealand

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iPhone 14 satellite features now available in Australia and New Zealand

Apple has officially announced that its satellite connectivity features for Emergency SOS via satellite are now available in Australia and New Zealand.

iMore

Home support work in NZ is already insecure and underpaid – automation may only make it worse

The number of number of people aged 65 years or older living in New Zealand is likely to hit one million by 2028, according to the latest statistics – up from under 300,000 in 1980. Caring for this ageing population will become increasingly important.

The Conversation

Apple launches satellite emergency SOS service in Australia and New Zealand

The feature, rolled out to users in the US and UK last year, can send details including location without phone reception to trained specialists

The Guardian - AU

Billion dollars for cyclone and flood recovery in New Zealand budget

Record-breaking rainfall hit Auckland, in January, only to be followed by Cyclone Gabrielle ravaging the North Island in February

The Guardian - AU

Cops probing New Zealand mining disaster which killed two Scots may have found more human remains

Malcolm Campbell, 25, from St Andrews and fellow Scot Pete Rodger, 40, perished along with 27 colleagues when a methane gas explosion ripped through the Pike River mine in November 2010.

Daily Record

New Zealand pledges $720 million for cyclone and flood recovery

The New Zealand government said on Sunday it was allocating NZ$1.1 billion ($720 million) to help communities recover from a cyclone and floods that lashed the country this year.

Reuters

WRC Portugal: Relentless Rovanpera in control after Saturday domination

The reigning world rally champion won five of the day’s seven tests to transform an overnight 10.8s advantage into a 57.5s lead, as the Finn moved closer to a first WRC win since New Zealand last October.

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The Guardian - UK

Football Australia expects rainbow symbol clearance at Women’s World Cup

James Johnson is ‘pretty confident’ Fifa will let players wear armbands about LGBTQ+ and First Nation rights at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

TechRadar

KSI vs Joe Fournier live stream: time, card and how to watch boxing from anywhere

Youtuber-turned-fighter faces former light heavyweight champ at Wembley Arena. Here’s how to watch a KSI vs Joe Fournier live stream from anywhere.

The Hindu

Cricket-Pakistan appoint New Zealand's Bradburn as head coach

Pakistan have appointed former New Zealand all-rounder Grant Bradburn as the head coach of their men’s team on a two-year deal after a successful spell as consultant, the country’s cricket board (PCB) announced on Saturday.

Newsroom.co.nz

More than just a game for vollies

Hosting three of the 'Big Four' sports events in the past year has drawn thousands of Kiwi volunteers. And some keep coming back, putting their hands up for every women's World Cup in Aotearoa.

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Daily Mirror

'We met on holiday and after two days together quit our jobs to travel'

Marcel Popp, from Argentina, and Vendula Zakova, from New Zealand, travel the world together in a van having spent just two days together after meeting on a holiday

InsideEVs

Tesla Cancels Right-Hand-Drive Model S And Model X Orders

Tesla informed Model S and Model X reservation holders in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan that it no longer plans to build RHD versions.

The Independent UK

Eight best adventure and activity holidays for your bucket list

Our selection of top tours to tick off some experiences of a lifetime in 2023

The Conversation

History and myth: why the Treaty of Waitangi remains such a ‘bloody difficult subject’

The Treaty of Waitangi, the influential historian Ruth Ross (1920-1982) remarked in 1972, is “a bloody difficult subject”. She should have known – she devoted most of her working life to trying to make sense of it, especially the text in te reo Māori.

Newsroom.co.nz

This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

Newsroom.co.nz

UN refugee agency criticises mass arrivals crackdown

'Freedom from arbitrary detention is a fundamental human right,' the United Nations refugee agency says of NZ's plans to increase the maximum period of warrantless detention for asylum seekers.

Newsroom.co.nz

Kiwi locked up in Thailand with no clothes, food or water

The son of a prominent NZ climate scientist arrested for drug possession in Thailand last year has been imprisoned in a Patong jail without clear indication of his future.

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