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RNZN Naval Divers on the scene above HMNZS Manawanui, off the Southern Coast Of Upulo. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force Environmental recovery efforts after a New Zealand naval vessel sank off the coast of Samoa will be suspended for one week as the Pacific Island nation gears up for hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Representatives of village communities who said their livelihoods have been devastated by the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, met with the New Zealand high commissioner and the Samoan government to express their anger at a perceived lack of support from both governments. But Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa told a press conference on Friday that work on the shipwreck would be almost entirely scaled back over the next week. "Response teams - dive a...

Photo: Screenshot/ Seven News A passenger on board an Air New Zealand flight at the centre of a bomb threat says they only found out when they saw a news broadcast about the plane they were sitting in. Australia's 9 News said flight NZ247 arrived from Wellington about 5.40pm local time (7.40pm NZT) on Saturday, with a tactical operations unit, paramedics and firefighters all called to the scene. The plane had 154 staff and passengers on board, the channel reported. Wellington's Penny Nel was on the flight, heading to Sydney to see her daughter and her husband - she had not seen them since before the Covid-19 pandemic began. "So it was an important and exciting trip," she told RNZ, and plain sailing until it landed in Sydney. "As we landed, we literally came to a stop and the pilot came o...

The members of crew of defender Emirates Team New Zealand celebrate beating Britain's Ineos Britannia and winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup Match, in Barcelona on October 19, 2024. Photo: LLUIS GENE / AFP 37th America's Cup Team New Zealand and INEOS Britannia Photo: Ricardo Pinto / America's Cup The jubilant crew of Emirates Team New Zealand sprayed each other with champagne after completing a commanding 7-2 victory over Ineos Britannia on Saturday to defend the America's Cup. The dominant Kiwis lifted the world's oldest international sporting trophy for the third consecutive time after beating their British opponents by 37 seconds in the ninth race off Barcelona to end the best-of-13 series. New Zealand raced into a 4-0 lead in the 37th edition of the competition befo...