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King's Birthday Honours: Joe Conrad - 'I just do what I do'
The waka kaupapa champion has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Maori.

Pasifika recipients say King's Birthday honours not theirs alone
"This award is not only mine. It belongs to the family. It belongs to the village. And my colleagues have been amazing too. It's for us all."

Former Justice Minister Judith Collins refuses to apologise to Lake Alice survivor
Karilyn Wildbore wanted the former justice minister to admit she was wrong telling the United Nations there was no "state torture" in NZ.

Fortinet names Nicole Henry new ANZ Head of Government Affairs
Fortinet has appointed Nicole Henry as Head of Government Affairs for Australia and New Zealand to lead public sector cybersecurity efforts and policy engagement.

Justice, food and a CatWalk: King's Birthday Honours in Wairarapa and Wellington
A new dame and knight in Wairarapa have met their titles with surprise and humour, while over the hill in Wellington, a renowned food critic is chuffed to be honoured for doing what he loves.

Samoa electoral commissioner seeks court extension
Toleafoa Tuiafelolo John Stanley said the Electoral Act does not address what happens in the event of an early election.

'Honestly don’t know': Warriors and Blues sweat on Mitch Barnett scans
Andrew Webster and Laurie Daley face the same nervous wait over their State of Origin and Warriors enforcer.

‘My lungs were heaving’: Silver Ferns great plays full game in shock comeback
Casey Kopua played 60 minutes on debut for the Giants in the Suncorp Super Netball competition.

'Raised in a council house, I never saw writing as a career'
Hanan Issa praises Hay Festival for providing a space for people from marginalised backgrounds.

Ranjna Patel leads Asian recipients of King’s Birthday Honours
Business innovator has been named a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to ethnic communities, health and family violence prevention.

Mormon wives on swinging scandals, friendship fallouts and religious backlash
Set in suburban Utah, the series follows a group of Mormon women, most of whom rose to fame on TikTok.

'Incalculable misery': Child's death in driveway part of a tragic trend, says coroner
New Zealand has one of the highest child driveway death rates in the world.

Elastic & AWS partner to enable secure generative AI apps
Elastic partners with AWS in a five-year deal to help organisations build secure generative AI applications, targeting highly regulated sectors like finance and public services.

From Matariki to the country's biggest agricultural event, NZ is buzzing in June
From French films, light shows to star gazing, there is so much happening this month.

Five lessons from Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua matches at the weekend
On Saturday night, the two Pasifika teams lost their final Super Rugby Pacific matches for the season.

The weather this week: The last warm streak before a ‘turbulent’ hit
It’s a week of two halves for the both islands and hopefully some snow for eager skiers.

Dai Henwood on ONZM honour: 'Dad would be very proud of the boy he raised'
Life has been a roller coaster for comedian Dai Henwood, but the news of being a recipient of a King's Birthday Honour has given him a moment to reflect.

Crash downs powerlines, closes state highway
State Highway 29 is closed near Matamata following a crash on Monday morning involving two vehicles.

These Pacific Islands are building walls to stop rising seas. Will it work?
The sea used to wreak havoc as it crashed into Simeona Tapeneko's village in Samoa.