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No room for ‘Taine Carter’ as Warriors eye early NRL finals injury boost
Two key figures could line up in week one of the finals series next weekend, where the Warriors will face the Dolphins or Roosters in Auckland.

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers cleared of criminal wrongdoing following police investigation
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers "strongly rejected" the claims when they were first made public.

Brickworks cuts integration delivery time from 80 days to 12
The overhaul has unlocked trapped procurement data and helped the building products maker set up 18 interfaces in just 12 days.

The price of misleading the House
The saga over a cancelled $35 million IT project concluded in Parliament this week, with a debate on the Privileges Committee's report finding of contempt.

Banks urged to lift term deposit rates
The Reserve Bank has used its latest monetary policy statement to send the banks a message.

Dunedin councillor faces trespass from University of Otago campus
A controversial first term councillor has been trespassed from the University of Otago student association facilities, and maybe trespassed by the tertiary institution over concerns about his behaviour towards students.

Stubborn MPs allergic to apologies
An apology can kill a news cycle. But for some politicians, sorry still seems to be the hardest word to say.

'Hell of a nice guy': Auckland man killed in house fire named
Kenneth John McDougall, 72, died after flames engulfed his Henderson home on Saturday night.

NZ tech marketing awards finalists named across sector
Marketing is gaining strategic weight as nine tech businesses vie for honours in awards that spotlight New Zealand firms' push overseas.

Avondale road blocked after crash involving cyclist
Serious injuries have been reported after a crash involving a car and a cyclist.

Bakers Delight speeds digital marketing rollouts with Boomi
Reusable integrations have cut Bakers Delight's rollout times for new digital tools, with Shopify live in four months and Klaviyo in three.

Man struck by car at illegal boy racer meet faces ‘long road to recovery’
A 20-year-old faces court following the midnight hit-and-run north of Feilding that left a man in hospital.

Person critically hurt after crash involving cyclist in Auckland
Police are diverting traffic around the scene.

Methanex closure to have ripple effect across the region
New Zealand’s largest gas user says operations are no longer sustainable due to a lack of natural gas.

Global warming will inevitably overshoot 1.5°C Paris Agreement target - UN report
A UN report says the world must keep the 'overshoot' as small as possible to limit irreversible damage.

Police seek man pictured after serious Queenstown assault
Police believe the man may have witnessed an assault near a central Queenstown bar that left a victim with serious injuries.

Walk in the Italian woods unearths Kiwi WWII connection
Walking in the woods near his Italian village, a local with a love for military history spotted something that stopped him in his tracks: A New Zealand WW2 era badge.

ACT agrees with Opposition concerns over age limit for move-on orders
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith appears to have lost support for his proposal to give police the power to use new “move-on” orders on teenagers.

‘I want to play in that World Cup’: Wallabies veteran returns to Super Rugby (again)
James O’Connor is back where it all began, rejoining the Western Force 19 years after they announced him to the rugby world as a prodigy.

‘Grabbing some cold ones for sentencing’ lands badly for Nelson offender
Police video shows officers chasing down a man who stole a box of beer before heading to court, where he was later jailed.