Midday Essentials for Friday 28 August 2026
Latest on Wattle Downs suspected double homicide: A man is in police custody after a man and woman were killed in the South Auckland suburb of Wattle Downs yesterday. RNZ National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood has the latest details. Desperate race to find survivors in Northern Nepal continues: Rescuers are racing to find survivors in the flash-flood devastated areas of Northern Nepal as Save the Children delivers emergency aid to families. Many places are still only accessible by helicopter. Former Save the Children country director of Nepal Heather Campbell spoke to Guyon Espiner. Trump…
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