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Man who died in car crash was boarder at Rangataua house where body was found burned
Soon after a blaze took hold at 62-year-old John Seymour's house in a small Ruapehu settlement, his boarder was killed in a car crash.

Campaign group costs universal free dental care, says NZ can afford it
A report by Dental for All estimates it'll cost $936 million a year - alongside a one-off capital investment of $1.1 billion.

The region where rents are falling fastest and the surprise area where they’re surging
Renters in one part of the country are finally getting a break — but down south, it’s a very different story.

Finfluencers: Too good to be true?
The FMA is focused on raising public awareness of the risks of engaging with financial influencers.

What to do, and not do, at an Anzac Day Dawn Service
Not sure what to do at the Dawn Service? We answer all the questions you were too embarrassed to ask.

Google Cloud launches Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Google Cloud folds Vertex AI into Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, adding governance and production tools as firms race to deploy secure AI agents.

Google launches Workspace Intelligence for AI across apps
Google ties its AI tools more closely to Chat, Gmail and Drive as it rolls out Workspace Intelligence to unify work across apps.

Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise into AI agent hub
Google Cloud turns Gemini Enterprise into a single control point for developers and staff as it adds governance, no-code building and partner agents.

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park bells to sound on Anzac Day after long silence
Silent for most of the last 14 years, this Saturday they will be heard at Anzac Day commemorations at the national war memorial in Pukeahu Park.

National, ACT MPs call out Jones' 'butter chicken' comments as racist and 'lame dad jokes'
National's Carlos Cheung, who is the MP for Mount Roskill said the comments were racist, and some of the diverse community he represents are not happy.

Property investors who 'drank the Kool-Aid' wondering whether to take a loss
As the market slumps again, sellers are facing the prospect of gambling on a recovery or just cutting their losses

Opponents say fight to stop fast-tracked Waitaha hydro scheme not over despite approval
The controversial Waitaha hydro scheme has received Fast Track Approval, becoming the 18th fast track project to be approved since the system began last year.

‘The shadow they cast’ alerted staff to wagons rolling in their direction
When a crew member spotted a moving shadow, they yelled for others to get out of the way.

Queenstown farmer offers to pay for lift after hearing of dad forced to carry disabled daughter
After the story aired on Morning Report, the farmer got in contact with RNZ offering to pay a shortfall.

Transport accident investigators call for better safety culture at KiwiRail after Port Otago near miss
Nine parked wagons in a Port Chalmers yard slowly rolled back and hit a locomotive, disconnecting it from other wagons it was already attached to.

New Zealand's most dedicated lifeguard is 75 - he's still saving lives
It's possible Karel Witten-Hannah - a lifeguard for more than 40 years - stopped you from doing something stupid at Piha Beach, like swimming outside the flagged area.

Former Te Pati Maori president's haka targeting ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar sparks backlash
The haka at ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar included a phrase which has been interpreted as a derogatory reference to Indians, as well as gestures referencing cultural practices.

Dozens of principal, teacher associations sign letter opposed to government's curriculum changes
Thirty-nine principals associations and six teacher subject associations have now signed the letter, which says six draft curriculums for Years 0-8 are not fit for purpose.