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Business exec who paid teen for underage sex faced workplace investigation before charge
The executive has admitted receiving commercial sexual services from an underage girl in September.

Rhythm and Vines locks in full 2025 lineup with new acts added
Rhythm and Vines has released its full 2025 schedule, map and final acts, with new artists joining a stacked four day festival in Gisborne.

Police appeal for information after robbery at Quinns Post bar in Upper Hutt
Hutt Valley Police are appealing for information after a masked offender brandishing a firearm approached bar staff at Quinns Post bar.

Revealed: The most complained about New Zealand TV ads for 2025
From burnouts to bare bottoms, Kiwis had a gutful of a few well-known businesses on their screens.

Cement giant warns of 500 extra trucks a month after foreign-flagged ship rejected
Holcim cut staff and sold its only shipping vessel with plans to outsource to a foreign-flagged vessel. But the Government said no, and now Holcim is looking at road transport.

Social media ban backed by online harm inquiry, prompting ACT disagreement
The ACT Party says it is concerned that the report has "drifted noticeably from its intended purpose".

Watch out for these eight trends to impact cybersecurity teams in 2026
Cybersecurity teams face digital border taxes, AI-first clouds, agentic AI threats and the end of VPNs as 2026 reshapes digital risk.

Mount Victoria tunnel in central Wellington reopens after crash
The Transport Agency says the Mount Victoria tunnel has now fully reopened after a crash.

Real people, real numbers: Why phone verification is your new trust filter
Phone numbers are becoming the new trust filter, helping businesses block fraud, cut wasted messages and secure real, reachable customers.

Masked offender brandishes gun, demands cash at Wellington bar
Police are investigating after a masked offender attempted to rob a Wellington bar at gunpoint early on Wednesday morning.

‘Burnt out’ parents face more fundraising after school cancels trip they raised $17,000 for
Parents raised thousands, but the school said there were concerns over their planned trip and pulled the plug, leaving their money in doubt.

New Plymouth lake to be drained in fight against invasive clams
The invasive clam Corbicula fluminea was found in the lake on 8 November, the first discovery in New Zealand outside the Waikato River.

Labour, National MPs join forces to address social media harm against children
"I have children who went through a life without this, and the fact our kids are going through this is just not acceptable."

Second poll of the week shows coalition government has the numbers still, but only just
The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows the coalition has the numbers still, with a two seat majority.

Black Caps lose seamer to painful injury late on first day of second test
Blair Tickner came to a sudden halt while diving to try to prevent a boundary.

Double-bunk cell death: Jonathan Trubuhovich's family want Corrections to be held accountable
The 69-year-old's death is the third homicide investigation involving inmates in double-bunk cells at Mt Eden prison since September last year.

2026 Business Predictions for ANZ
In 2026, ANZ businesses that master agile AI, sovereign data, subscription models and energy efficiency will set the pace for growth.

Auckland residents worried following fatal bus stabbing
The cordon in Glen Innes has been lifted, and locals are trying to get on with daily routines, but some do not feel safe anymore.

Dog names in Taranaki have been barking
Names that leapt out of the pack this year included Chicabella, Chico Chan and Gyeoul Winter.

Cat ‘rotting’ in allegedly dumped car causes disgust, amid drama to get vehicle towed
Zuber Mohammed told Stuff he first noticed the badly damaged car on Chaucer Pl in Blockhouse Bay early last week, though he did not see the cat at this point.