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Taranaki Regional Council hikes rates 16.3 percent, claws back on Zero Possum Project
The overall rates rise for year two of the plan was 13.23 percent and was 10.19 percent in the third year.

NRL legend to Stuff podcaster: Why Adam Blair is getting behind the mic
Adam Blair has played 331 NRL games and 51 international tests. His new challenge? Hosting Stuff’s new League of Our Own podcast.

Man guilty of causing death by reckless driving in high-speed chase
Judge finds Kyle Clark’s driving ‘was a substantial and operative cause’ of Allister Christie’s death in March 2022.

Police hunt for man believed to be behind theft of vehicle with baby inside
The baby was found uninjured on a grass verge near a street corner.

Reddit shares jump after OpenAI ChatGPT deal
OpenAI and Reddit reach deal that will give ChatGPT access to content on the social media platform.

Cirata Data Migrator now available on Google Cloud Marketplace
Cirata's Data Migrator is now on Google Cloud Marketplace, enabling seamless, risk-free Hadoop data transfers to multi-cloud environments for enhanced AI integration.

Two deaths from South Auckland fire not being treated as suspicious by police
Friends Kiwa Ropitini-Fairburn and Tony Marsters both died in the fire.

Rotorua tops when it comes to tap water
The award for the country’s finest tap water has gone to the Rotorua Lakes Council.

Bougainville plans constitution consultations in parts of Papua New Guinea
Four teams are scheduled to travel to the Highlands, Momase, New Guinea Islands, and the Southern region in PNG.

Hillpark fatal house fire not suspicious, police say
The house fire in Auckland which killed two people is not being treated as suspicious, police say.

'Incredibly harmful' South Auckland pokies rake in millions
Pokie machines raked in over $20m in profits from Otara-Papatoetoe, Manurewa and Mangere-Otahuhu in the December quarter of 2023.

Sprinklers help stop spread of fire at commercial building
A fire in a commercial building and another outside the Marchwiel park’s toilet block kept firefighters busy in Timaru on Friday.

Group glues 'Free Palestine' posters on NYC subway, causing $10K in damage: police

Sungai Watch Is Cleaning Trash From Indonesian Rivers and Turning It Into Furniture

Researcher Steps on 100 Pit Vipers (For Science!)

Crypto boom, erratic rain spark outages in Laos, Asia's clean power export hub

'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia

Chinese shoppers are buying less than they used to, and it's contributing to a lopsided economic recovery

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IN THE SUPPLY OF MEREENIE GAS
Central Petroleum Limited, the Operator of New Zealand Oil & Gas Limited’s (NZO) Amadeus Assets (Mereenie, Palm Valley and Dingo) has issued the attached media release announcing an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the supply of gas from the Mer

The UK-made boxing game gunning for heavyweight success
How a small British developer hopes to put boxing back in contention in the video game sports genre.

Trans-inclusive colours to go up in Wellington on day of controversial event
Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre will be lit up in the trans-inclusive flag colours as a show of support for the rainbow community.

‘This is my life’: Phoenix player missing family member’s wedding
David Ball wouldn’t miss the biggest game in Phoenix history for the world, or a wedding.

Te Huia funding rolls on
The New Zealand Transport Agency board has made its decision over ongoing Te Huia funding - and it’s good news for supporters

Cordon at Marchwiel Park after bin fire
A fire outside the park’s toilet block and another in a commercial building kept firefighters busy in Timaru.

US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden
The Israel Security Assistance Support Act is not expected to become law, but its passage underscored the deep US election-year divide over Israel policy.