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Drua take Super Rugby Paciifc to Ba for Brumbies clash
The Fijian Drua will play their first game on their third home ground, the 4R Stadium in Ba, when they host the Brumbies on Saturday.

Mercedes-Benz Fined $7.6M After EVs Used Different Batteries Than Advertised

China's National People's Congress ends with vote on five-year plan

What is Selective service and what do you need to know about it?

‘I had to turn my phone off’: Tana Umaga on All Blacks coaching speculation
The Moana Pasifika coach has played down speculation and revealed the rumour mill became so loud he had to switch off.

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi unsure if future lies with Te Pati Maori or as independent
The Te Tai Tokerau MP says she is still waiting to learn what her reinstatement to Te Pati Maori will look like in practice.

National MP Mark Mitchell to marry for fourth time
Mitchell will tie the knot with Sarah Mattson, next week.

Ban on harvesting marine life from rockpools goes into force
It is now illegal for anyone to take seaweed, shellfish, or other rockpool sea life, including sponges, starfish, sea anemones, and sea cucumbers, from those areas.

Netball: The surprises awaiting Kiwi players across the Tasman
Nine current and former Silver Ferns will play in Australia's Super Netball this year.

Equinix unveils vendor-neutral hub for distributed AI
Equinix launches a vendor-neutral Distributed AI Hub, linking 280 data centres to simplify multi-cloud, edge and AI security operations.

What role has cyber warfare played in Iran?
Militaries are often cagey about their cyber activities. But the US has hinted at the role it has played.

ControlPlane unveils enterprise support for OpenBao
ControlPlane launches enterprise support for OpenBao as IBM's USD $6.4 billion HashiCorp deal drives demand for open source Vault alternatives.

Renewable energy generation hits new high, gas at 46-year low
Abundant rainfall at the country's hydro lakes has led to record levels of renewable energy generation.

Four accused in Gulf Harbour body in bag case argue to have their manslaughter charges dismissed
The body of 70-year-old Shulai Wang was discovered by a fisherman, wrapped in black plastic bags, in March 2024.

Eight Arab, Islamic countries condemn Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque

St George Mining inks rare earths processing alliance for Araxá project in Brazil

Wellington mayor Andrew Little gets three-year plan over the line
The triennium plan - the first by the council in nearly a decade - was adopted by majority vote on Thursday, 15 votes to three.

Everpure adds file mobility to ActiveCluster fleet
Everpure extends ActiveCluster with fleet-wide file mobility, promising policy-driven availability and simpler protection of unstructured data.

Michael Scott Rodger found guilty of murdering and dismembering Canterbury father Richard Leman
The jury delivered a unanimous verdict.

MATTR launches digital credential platform on AWS NZ
MATTR makes its VII digital credential platform available on AWS New Zealand, enabling local data residency and lower-latency identity services.

Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s
Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at the heart of their products.

Whangarei man charged after woman shot in foot
Police say the woman needed surgery after suffering the wound.

Heinz Wattie's restructure will have ripple effect, Employers and Manufacturers Association says
A Wattie's factory employee fears for her and her colleagues' futures, saying it has been decades since some of them have had to interview for a job.