Five Big Things That Happened Today: Thursday, September 4

A round-up of the day's main developments across New Zealand on Thursday, 4 September 2025.

Ikea confirmed that its first New Zealand store, at Auckland's Sylvia Park, will open to the public on 4 December, ending years of speculation about when the Swedish retailer would finally arrive.

An Ōpōtiki couple described two sleepless nights after discovering they had won 12.5 million dollars in Saturday's Powerball draw, having bought their ticket on the MyLotto app with numbers chosen on instinct.

A company director was fined 54,000 dollars over an illegal boarding house used to accommodate migrant workers, in a case that renewed attention on substandard housing tied to employment.