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Black Caps hopeful injured seamer will return at Lord’s
Matt Henry managed just four overs on day one, but there’s a chance he will bowl again at Lord’s.

Winner of Lotto’s biggest jackpot of the year claims their $28.6m
The winner of this week’s Lotto Powerball jackpot - the biggest prize handed out so far in 2026 - has claimed their $28.6 million win.

Why organisations in Asia Pacific are rethinking their AI deployment strategies
Pressure to curb AI costs and improve returns is pushing Asia Pacific organisations towards multi-model deployment strategies across the software lifecycle.

No one hurt in Gisborne house fire
Fire and Emergency sent three teams to George St in Mangapapa around 9am on Friday.

District loses only direct flight to Auckland as Air Chathams pulls out
Rising expenses in aircraft maintenance, labour, airport charges, air traffic control fees, compliance, and fuel meant the route was losing money on every flight.

Why a 35-year-old is crucial to the Crusaders’ title hopes
Johnny McNicholl has huge boots to fill ahead of the red and blacks’ push for another Super Rugby crown.

Agentic AI can move data in under 30 minutes: DTEX
Enterprise security teams face a new visibility gap as approved AI agents can copy and transfer sensitive data in under 30 minutes.

Gisborne house fire investigated as possible arson
Emergency services are responding to a well involved house fire on George St, Mangapapa at around 9am.

Eight-week-old baby died after dose label error at community pharmacy
A pharmacy dispensing error resulted in the death of two-month-old Bellamere Arwyn Duncan after the infant was given a dose of phosphate roughly 13 times higher than prescribed.

'Couple of small modular reactors': A new pitch for nuclear power in New Zealand
With the growing interest in smaller nuclear reactors around the world, how should New Zealand weigh the developing technology?

The ‘weird situation’ All Whites’ leading centre back is in as big call looms
Finn Surman has been one of coach Darren Bazeley’s main men, but still doesn’t know if he’s done enough to be a World Cup starter.

Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18

China using job sites to target sensitive info, warns NZ
The alert raises pressure on clearance holders and defence workers after recruiters were accused of using LinkedIn and other platforms to seek secrets.

Etel cuts inventory by 25% after Epicor cloud shift
Working capital has been freed up at ETEL, with automated cloud planning replacing spreadsheets and trimming stock across sites.

Cloudflare acquires Vite maker VoidZero for USD $1 million
The deal gives the web giant a direct role in a tool used in 129 million weekly downloads, while keeping it open source and vendor-neutral.

This ‘monster’ received a 40% discount and was jailed for six years. He’s free after less than two
Triple rapist George Murphy Starling’s credits included a good character discount National has proposed to abolish if re-elected.

Tough cookies: How pop group Le Sserafim overcame internal conflict and internet trolls
The K-pop band say accepting their flaws and embracing humour took them to a new level of success.

Film festival combines with photo exhibition to document our lives
The story of how a Kiwi father has been caring for his daughter with developmental disabilities and a photo series of a Chinese woman giving birth at the age of 60 are among stunning works on display.

Man throws tent poles before bitten by police dog during alleyway standoff
An irate man disturbing neighbours from an alleyway allegedly threw tent poles at attending police before he was tasered and then bitten by a police dog.

‘I am guilty’: Midwife cancelled after stealing prescription drugs from hospital ward
When confronted about missing pain pills on a hospital ward, a night-shift midwife immediately confessed.