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A galaxy of first-class reporting, here. Remarkable seven day file, marking and making history. Brava!

A bad week of violence in Auckland - Grey Lynn, Mt Wellington, Onehunga disorder and deaths Man killed, three wounded in Auckland shooting rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

A guy alleging corruption by Govt agencies, and directly against the three Supreme Court Justices hearing his application, gets short shrift when he asks them to recuse themselves:

Don Brash emails with a petition to axe the Waitangi Tribunal. Header: "Is the Waitangi Tribunal getting too big for its boots?" Says of the Tribunal report urging Treaty Principles Bill be axed due to trying to rewrite Treaty: "Talk about the pot calling the kettle black"

Statement From Former Vice President Dick Cheney: "In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the

Camilla!

Truth is the All Blacks are trying like hell but are just a podium team right now. Silver or Bronze is our current place in the scheme of things.

PSA The Kiingitanga has issued a note to media on how to correctly write the title/name of the new monarch: (Te Arikinui Kuini) Nga wai hono i te po Only the first name Nga is capitalised, no macrons, no double vowels.

Back on (the only) track One road to dominate 10% of infrastructure spending for next 25 years with warning costs could double - NZ Herald nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/on…

Former National Party Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson, asked by Mike Hosking if David Seymour can persuade the other parties to back his Treaty Principles Bill, says: “Get a life.”

The Herald editorial on the Treaty Principles Bill calls for PM Luxon to ‘kill this Bill immediately’

Breaking: ‘The All Blacks have lost their aura’ - Take 471

Given the type of case and the status of the defendant, past experience would say these legal delays just put off the inevitable. If it's all going to come out, why keep suppressing and spending? Former political figure asks for further name secrecy rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Just a few more iPhone 16 sales

Ukraine launches a massive drone attack on the Moscow region, targeting airports for the first time. There haven’t been any civilian flights in Ukraine since February 2022, and Ukraine is seeking some reciprocity. Here is a drone burning on the runway of Moscow’s Zhukovsky