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Battle to eradicate toxic species silently established on remote beach
A toxic plant that can temporarily cause blindness and quickly invade coastal areas has been found in large numbers established on a remote beach.

Treaty Principles Bill date switch adds fuel to Hikoi Mo Te Tiriti
Hikoi Mo Te Tiriti organisers say they anticipated the Treaty Principles Bill would be tabled early and it only helped to fuel the cause.

Leading food scientists to converge on Palmerston North
Would camel milk work for your morning flat white? That question and more will be answered at a global conference drawing 200 scientists to the city.

Apple New Zealand's sales see decline in profit amid revenue drop
Apple New Zealand has reported a revenue drop to 1.14 billion and a net profit decline to 22.8 million for the fiscal year ending June 2024.

Community leaders eye mainstreaming of Punjabi language
Data from the 2023 Census shows Punjabi to be the fastest-growing language in the country.

Property at heart of dispute with neighbouring golf club goes up in flames
Levin’s chief fire officer says the family is devastated by the loss of their home, which has been completely destroyed.

Photos show extensive damage following ‘deliberate’ fire at Auckland mosque
One man is due to appear in court on Wednesday morning in relation to the fire

Petitions over Dunedin Hospital cuts received at Parliament
A Southern contingent, including several mayors and a re-purposed ambulance, arrived at Parliament on Wednesday.

Firefighters working at blaze in West Auckland home
Firefighters in West Auckland have been battling a blaze in a Glen Eden home.

Cabling work under way for CCTV upgrade
Stage one of a long-awaited project to upgrade the video-surveillance camera network in Invercargill and Bluff has begun.

Gartner: Strategies for new CFOs to succeed in their first 100 days
New CFOs face critical challenges in their first months, with a structured onboarding process essential for success, according to Gartner’s Michelle Carlsen.

TVNZ plans to axe 50 jobs
E tu union confirmed staff are being invited to individual and small group meetings.

‘Felt for generations’: MPs clash over jump in unemployment
Unemployment has risen to 4.8%, nearly as high as it was during the pandemic, but there is dispute over its cause.

Germany, Somalia agree to step up deportations

Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Bid to Limit Judicial Overhaul

Mexico Supreme Court rejects last-ditch effort to limit judicial overhaul

Philippines Approves Purchase of 40 Patrol Boats Amid China Spat

Netflix Offices in Paris, Amsterdam Raided in Tax Fraud Case

Oil prices fall on stronger dollar as polls start closing in US election

QuintessenceLabs deploys key appliance in Equinix centres
QuintessenceLabs has installed its Trusted Security Foundation appliance in Equinix's Canberra data centre, boosting defences against quantum computing threats.

Funeral home fire put out
A fire at a funeral home in Greymouth has been put out.

Alleged scammers posing as spiritual practitioners arrested
The blessing scam predominantly targets the Chinese community and has defrauded victims of thousands, police say.

Trio arrested at airport over ‘blessing scam’ targeting elderly, immigrants
The scheme deceived victims into believing they or their loved ones were cursed or in spiritual danger.

2024 US Presidential election results so far: How each state voted
The vote count is underway across the country but already pundits have got Trump as winner in 14 states while Harris has the nod in five.

Hoax bomb threats linked to Russia target polling places in battleground states, FBI says
Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in four battleground states of the US election.