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Dizzee Rascal spotted at community folk festival
Music lovers at the popular BunkFest weekend in Wallingford saw the chart-topping rapper in town.

Two people arrested after hours long stand-off with Nelson police
Police were attending an unrelated incident when a man became enraged, threatened police, then locked himself inside a residence and refused to leave.

Flamingo raises USD $4.5 million for AI IT platform
The fresh capital will help Flamingo turn beta users into paying customers as it takes on the high staffing costs of managed IT services.

NZ science and maths students turn around 20 years of decline in international tests
In reading, New Zealand reached a new low of 497, caused by a fall in boys' scores in the international Pisa tests.

'His signature move': F1 rival accuses Liam Lawson of 'sketchy' driving
The two drivers blamed each other for the incident, with vastly different accounts of how it unfolded.

One person arrested after armed police attend Nelson incident
A person has been arrested, but the cordon remains in place.

Scammers demand ransoms from Instagram users over fake copyright claims
Users say they are losing money or risk having their accounts suspended because Meta struggles to identify scammers.

Emergency services attend microlight aircraft crash in Canterbury
Hato Hone St John said it sent several emergency vehicles, including a critical care unit.

Government departments forked out nearly $60k on World Cup tickets
Among the 70,000 fans who watched the All Whites taken on Iran at their opening Fifa World Cup match were dozens of free tickets paid by you, the taxpayer.

Emergency services called to Canterbury helicopter crash
Emergency services have been called to a helicopter crash in Canterbury on Tuesday evening.

Birds flocking back after possums eliminated from Otago Peninsula
The milestone marked more than 15 years of hard mahi championed by community members.

Drug funding: 'We are way behind where we need to be globally'
People are just being left behind by New Zealand's drug buying system, says a public health professor.

Webflow launches Source platform for marketing teams
The limited preview aims to help marketers use AI on live sites without adopting developer workflows, while keeping brand controls in place.

AWS adds Claude Fable 5.1 to Bedrock & AWS platform
Customers using advanced AI on AWS will face tighter data rules, as Claude Fable 5.1 comes with 30-day retention and safety review.

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'Golden visa' migrant investments soon to include build-to-rent housing developments
The Active Investor Plus visa 'growth' category requires a minimum investment of $5 million.

Beloved café collapses after 20 years owing nearly $660k
Suter Café, which operated as a fixture of Nelson’s hospitality and arts scene for 20 years, officially ceased trading last month.

Abnormal AI launches cloud security for rogue agents
The new product aims to spot and contain malicious AI-agent activity in clouds as firms brace for faster, harder-to-detect attacks.

Warriors welcome back Jackson Ford for NRL finals campaign
The Warriors coach has selection "headaches" but he is not complaining as he gets "one of the best" players in the NRL back for qualifying final.

‘Avoid the area’: Armed police descend on Nelson street
Police are attending the incident on Emano St, Toi Toi, and said armed police are at the scene out of precaution.

Armed police at the scene of Nelson incident
Police say armed officers are at the scene "out of precaution".