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Palmerston North's grand Edwardian former post office is now a crumbling eyesore, and its owner has rebuffed council efforts to spruce it up.

Residents of a small East Coast town are still feeling the pinch from extreme weather in March, with some locked out of homes that have been red-stickered for months.

Australia's shearer workforce has dwindled from about 15,000 when wool prices were booming in the 1980s to about 2800.

Nominations have opened for Dunedin City Council and first out of the blocks in the election race were two women both standing for council and the mayoralty.

PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young shot a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 to establish the first-round lead at The Open Championship as Tiger Woods struggled.

SAS operatives in Afghanistan repeatedly killed detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances, according to a BBC investigation.

Diver Anton Down-Jenkins has pulled out of the New Zealand team for this month's Commonwealth Games citing mental health concerns.

Boris Johnson is fighting to stay on as prime minister as the wave of ministerial resignations continues.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said the global situation is increasingly polarised and contested but also offers opportunities, in a speech on foreign policy in Sydney. Video

Māori tourism businesses say a targeted funding boost helped to keep their waka steady during turbulent times.

FBI director Christopher Wray said China was the "biggest long-term threat to our economic and national security" and had interfered in politics, including recent elections.

In today's sports news - Routliffe rolls on at Wimbledon, NZ to host World Cup qualifying tournament and Fox into the top 50.

Single-use produce bags are to be phased out by Countdown - the first New Zealand supermarket chain to do so.

A resident says the sale of the Coulter Road Reserve for housing would crush "the heart and soul" of the local community.

Plastic Free July has rolled around again and we'll be hearing about reducing plastic use, but what does it mean to teach young people about environmental action, Sara Tolbert writes.

A man has been jailed in relation to more than $4.9 million of fraud and money laundering linked to cigarette smuggling.

Head Coach Vaovasamanaia Mapusua has named eight debutants including Clermont Augverne winger Fritz Lee and Moana Pasifika half-back Ereatara Enari.

Environmental activists have presented a petition to ban single-use plastic bottles to Parliament today, with the backing of 100,000 signatures.

Four petitions with a total of 1215 signatures opposing the proposal to sell 10 Rotorua reserve sites for housing, will be presented to the council on Thursday.

In today's sports news - Ferns draw with Wales, Ko slips in golf rankings and Red Bull terminate young drivers contract.

In today's sports news - Six-strong wrestling team named for Commonwealth Games, Fox rises in golf rankings and Spain won't be at World Cup.