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White Ferns captain Amelia Kerr steers epic chase against South Africa
The New Zealand women were set a mammoth target but chased it down with two balls to spare.

Easter cheers as sale of alcohol rules set to be changed in time for long weekend
The changes were expected to take immediate effect, and be in time for Good Friday this week.

Body found in central Otago lake during search for missing French national Antoine Richard
Antoine Richard, 21, has been missing in central Otago since the weekend of March 21-22.

West Coast families forced to manage complex health needs at home - Aged Care Association
A shortage of aged care beds on the West Coast is being felt across the health system - but the problem is entirely fixable, says the Aged Care Association.

Posts falsely claim Netanyahu video fabricated to cover up his death

Baidu robotaxi outage in Wuhan caused by 'system failure', police say

Bill to ease restrictions on Good Friday, Easter Sunday alcohol sales passes final reading
It could be passed into law in time for this Easter weekend.

Teen’s keys confiscated after alleged dangerous overtake caught on dash cam
The driver has been referred to Youth Aid following the risky incident on Monday night.

Body found during Central Otago search for missing French national
A body has been found as police search for a missing French national, Antoine Richard, last seen leaving a Cromwell hotel last month.

Larvae from exotic mosquito which could carry deadly diseases found in Auckland CBD
The mosquito breed could carry diseases including dengue fever, yellow fever, zika virus and chikungunya virus.

"It has been an honour": Flying Fijians coach Mick Byrne resigns
The Fiji Rugby Union announced the news this afternoon.

TBH urges integrated utility precincts for data centres
TBH says shared infrastructure hubs could ease power, water and land bottlenecks as AI-fuelled data centre growth strains utilities.

Lake Onslow pumped hydro back from the dead
It has the "mega battery" that will cost billions, and now approved for the fast-track list by the same government that axed it.

Agoda opens Bangkok technology hub for nearly 4,000
Agoda opens Bangkok technology hub to unite nearly 4,000 staff in a seven-floor office at One Bangkok, boosting regional operations and collaboration.

Winston Peters welcomed to Rarotonga, but what’s his plan?
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has arrived in Rarotonga, ahead of a hastily arranged meeting with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown.

Bill to ease holiday alcohol restrictions passes final reading in Parliament
Amendments to the legislation allows premises that are already open on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Anzac Day morning, and Christmas Day.

Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance
The rapper "started feeling very ill" mid-way through the show in New York, her representative told US media.

A trip to Colombia in my 20s turned into 8 years freelancing in South America. Here's what I'd do differently.

Gigamon takes 51 per cent of deep observability market
Gigamon dominates the deep observability race as AI and hybrid cloud traffic push the fast-growing sector towards USD $2.1 billion by 2030.

Waitaki council welcomed back into water partnership it abandoned
The Waitaki District Council has teamed up with other southern councils again to deliver drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services after its in-house plan was rejected.

Inquiry to probe FENZ fleet issues as firefighters claim crisis
The inquiry was in response to fire trucks breaking down or being unavailable when needed.

Police search for 15-year-old boy missing from Auckland
James was reported missing from the Alfriston area and was last seen on Everlea Place at 10pm on March 22.

AskNicely launches Ask NiceAI for service businesses
AskNicely unveils Ask NiceAI to help managers at multi-site service businesses turn scattered customer feedback into faster, data-backed action.

Bitdefender launches free attack surface assessment
Bitdefender offers free 45-day internal security check to spot over-entitled staff access as attackers increasingly abuse trusted tools.