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Black Caps coach Rob Walter has no qualms about injecting a test rookie into the fray in the second test against the West Indies, starting in Wellington on Wednesday

8 December 2025

Black Caps coach Rob Walter has no qualms about injecting a test rookie into the fray in the second test against the West Indies, starting in Wellington on Wednesday

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A fire's ballooned to cover 110 hectares near Tongariro National Park, after breaking out on the eastern side of State Highway 47 about 1pm
	8 Dec: A fire's ballooned to cover 110 hectares near Tongariro National Park, after breaking out on the eastern side of State Highway 47 about 1pm... more

More women are using steroids – and many don’t know the risks
	8 Dec: The boom in women’s strength training has also led to an increase in steroid use. There are ways to turn this trend around, though.... more

Wellington's 24-7 Police Maritime Unit could officially be a thing of the past
	8 Dec: Wellington's 24-7 Police Maritime Unit could officially be a thing of the past... more

Hilary Duff claims Jennifer Coolidge was "mean" and "scary" to her on the set of A Cinderella Story
	8 Dec: The actress - who was 15 years old in the 2004 comedy-romance movie - played Samantha Montgomery, and Jennifer, 64, played Samantha's evil stepmother, Fiona.... more

Sir Tom Stoppard has died at the age of 88
	8 Dec: The legendary playwright - who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love - passed away "peacefully at home in Dorset", South West England, United Agents said in a statement on Saturday (29.11.25).... more

Russia increases recruitment of foreign fighters through targeted social media campaigns
	8 Dec: Through a targeted social media campaign, Russia is offering citizenship and money to foreigners who join its fight in Ukraine, but experts say it is a desperate measure.... more

Elizabeth Olsen "romanticised" about being an old lady living in a "beautiful British seaside town" when she was a teenager
	8 Dec: The 36-year-old actress - who lives in sunny Los Angeles, California, with her 33-year-old husband, musician Robbie Arnett - adores the culture in the UK, and she wanted to follow in her grandmother's footsteps of travelling the world.... more

Children from a Christchurch daycare where some were burnt by chemicals accidentally put on a waterslide - are back at the centre today
	8 Dec: Children from a Christchurch daycare where some were burnt by chemicals accidentally put on a waterslide - are back at the centre today... more

A school caretaker who gave a 13-year-old drugs and had child abuse material on his phone - has lost an appeal against his sentence
	8 Dec: A school caretaker who gave a 13-year-old drugs and had child abuse material on his phone - has lost an appeal against his sentence... more

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Accident and Emergency:
A fire's ballooned to cover 110 hectares near Tongariro National Park, after breaking out on the eastern side of State Highway 47 about 1pm 16:07

National:
More women are using steroids – and many don’t know the risks 16:07

Cricket:
Black Caps coach Rob Walter has no qualms about injecting a test rookie into the fray in the second test against the West Indies, starting in Wellington on Wednesday 15:57

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Hilary Duff claims Jennifer Coolidge was "mean" and "scary" to her on the set of A Cinderella Story 15:50

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