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Search for fisherman missing at Tapotupotu Bay continues
The Police Dive Squad is searching the water near Cape Reinga.

CME Data Center Bolsters Backup Cooling After 10-Hour Outage

Agentic AI to transform APJ businesses & security by 2026
Agentic AI will transform Asia-Pacific and Japan businesses by 2026, boosting productivity but raising new insider risks and security challenges.

Watch: Steven Adams stuns crowd with dynamite plays at both ends in NBA game
Kiwi Steven Adams delved deep into his bag of tricks when he proved why he should still be regarded as one of the most savvy centres in the NBA.

Government watching bank profit margins ‘closely’, Luxon says
The prime minister also suggested retail interest rates may be higher than necessary because of the amount of money banks had to hold onto.

Search for 13-year-old Auckland girl Metallica missing for two weeks
Metallica was reported missing from Auckland's Manurewa area.

Man taken to hospital with bruised ribs left paralysed after chest drain inserted incorrectly
He was admitted with fractured ribs and bruised lungs, and was left paraplegic after a chest drain was inserted incorrectly.

Terminally ill man fires lawyer, cuts siblings from will, signs estate over to ex-wife
Johan de Rooy's family was suspicious and discovered his ex-wife was behind the change.

Number of under 16s sleeping rough 'much larger than we'd first anticipated'
Young people are sleeping on the streets and in cars as a service says the problem is getting worse.

Firefighters battle to free driver trapped in Otago logging truck crash
The driver is reported to be seriously injured.

A brief history of some of NZ’s weirdest tenancy disputes involving pets
We scoured through hundreds of tenancy tribunal hearings from the past to give you the weirdest disputes.

Motorcyclist hospitalised after hitting fence while fleeing police in Lower Hutt
"They allegedly accelerated, overtook another vehicle and failed to take a bend," police said.

Football Ferns captain announces international retirement ahead of Matildas game
The 143-cap veteran has confirmed Tuesday night’s game against Australia will be her last for New Zealand.

David Seymour, Paula Bennett defend $357k exit payment to former Pharmac head
A $357,000 payout to the former chief executive of Pharmac was "well beyond the norm in the public sector", says Labour.

Liam Lawson just hours away from the biggest call of his career
Red Bull will announce their driver line up within hours, so one of Liam Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda can be given a Formula 1 farewell in Abu Dhabi.

Have you seen Metallica?
The 13-year-old has not been seen since November 14

Members of the public yell abuse as man appears in court charged with hurting baby
Two women were removed from court by security after yelling insults and threats at the accused at the beginning of proceedings.

The narrow window to stop the yellow-legged hornet
Unless New Zealand rapidly scales up its search effort, we could soon be confronting an incursion far tougher and costlier to stamp out.

Heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds expected as summer officially begins
MetService reports a broad range of weather including heavy rain, thunderstorms, strong winds, and sunny spells

Body of Te Anihana Pomana formally identified
Her death has been referred to the coroner.

Lower Hutt man charged with intentionally injuring baby pleads not guilty
It is at least the fourth serious child abuse case in the Hutt Valley in recent months.

Police confirm body found is that of Te Anihana Pomana
Te Anihana Pomana was last seen leaving the SkyCity Hotel in central Auckland just after 5am on August 21.

Rising Christchurch ballet star selected for prestigious Prix de Lausanne
Tamison is the only New Zealander and one of just two dancers from Australasia chosen to compete at what is often regarded as the "ballet Olympics".