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Lisa Fong joins DEFEND as Chief Resilience Officer to boost cyber
Lisa Fong joins DEFEND as Chief Resilience Officer, bringing nine years' public sector cyber expertise to enhance security across New Zealand and Australia.

Labour selects Dr Gary Payinda to take on former Health Minister Dr Shane Reti
A high-profile emergency doctor has been selected to stand for the Labour Party against former Health Minister Dr Shane Reti.

Deftones coming to Auckland with Interpol and Ecca Vandal
US alternative rock group Deftones are coming to Aotearoa for the first time in nearly 10 years, headlining at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

Victim lured from Southland home before being attacked by strangers
Police are appealing for information after a man in his 50s was seriously injured in an assault in Edendale.

Police searching for missing fisherman in Northland, two days after other body found
A search for the missing fisherman off the coast of Pataua South resumed on Monday morning.

Hamas member's diary published, reveals exploitation of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure

Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects
"Your fast-track consents are not safe, and they are not secure," Green Party-co-leader Marama Davidson says.

Schneider Electric unveils advanced liquid cooling for NZ data centres
Schneider Electric launches advanced liquid cooling solutions in New Zealand to meet rising AI data centre demands while enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability.

Rising threshold for police help in mental health callouts
The police are introducing higher thresholds for responding to calls from mental health workers to help deal with unwell patients or those who abscond.

Exporters to benefit from weak dollar, strong demand
That is despite a drop in prices for key agricultural products, including dairy, forestry and fruit.

New Zealand is now a team of 5.33 million, Stats NZ says
The new estimated figure includes 2,685,100 females and 2,649,100 males.

New Zealand assures Niue relationship remains unaffected despite Cook Islands funding row
Niue signed a "Political Declaration" with Aotearoa after the prime ministers of the two nations met in Auckland on last week.

Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm
A Taranaki high school is training the next generation of primary industry workers.

Kiwi golf star’s mid-round collapse proves costly as ultimate prize goes begging
Steven Alker came up agonisingly short of another Charles Schwab Cup and the US$1m prize.

Wallabies cut Crusaders’ Super Rugby winner after record defeat to Ireland
The revolving door of the career of Wallabies five-eighth James O’Connor continues, with the veteran playmaker understood to have been omitted from the squad travelling to France.

Over 200 schools and early learning centres contact education ministry over recalled Kmart toy
Parents say they’re frustrated by what they say is a lack of communication from one of the sellers of a child’s toy that has been recalled due to asbestos contamination.

Deaths of three children and their father investigated as suspected murder-suicide
Mother living ‘worst nightmare’ as police search for final body at the scene of a Manawatu house fire.

Hamas propaganda expert explains Israel's internal conflicts influenced Hamas's Oct. 7 assault

Sa'ar warns German delegation: 'A Palestinian state would be a Hamas terror state'

Nearly three million Israelis face food insecurity, including one million children, report finds

Food prices up again with dairy and eggs more expensive
Annual food inflation edged higher as rising grocery prices offset cheaper fruit and vegetables.

Warehouse Group jobs to go in cost-cutting drive
The Warehouse Group plans to cut head office jobs as increased sales fail to deliver profit growth.

Plans for new Wellington tunnel through Mt Victoria unveiled
Plans for two new tunnels on State highway 1 have been revealed, with a total cost of up to $4 billion and significant work for nearby areas.

Greens vow to kill off seven mining projects currently underway
Coal, gold, and seabed mining projects consented under the fast-track law would be halted if the Greens get their way in a future government.