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Labour leader Chris Hipkins says New Zealand should not dilute gun reforms
The Labour government put the reforms in place after the Christchurch terror attack in 2019.

Kiwis league star worth $15m has bizarre encounter when arriving at humble Newcastle granny flat
Despite moving to Newcastle on a mega-rich deal, Dylan Brown moved into a humble granny flat, then found a stranger still living in it.

Inmate charged with manslaughter after cell-mate’s death at Mt Eden prison
More than two weeks after a prisoner died after allegedly being seriously assaulted inside his cell at Mt Eden prison - a fellow inmate has been charged in connection to his death.

Mouldy lunch saga: School won’t release internal investigation, doesn’t accept MPI findings
In a prepared statement, Haeata Community Campus said it does not accept MPI findings.

Hipkins says he’s encouraged by tightening in the polls
Labour knows it has work to do to earn the right to govern after the 2026 election, Hipkins says.

Chris Hipkins says Seymour, Peters will be 'nightmare' for National in lead up to election
The Labour leader says there will be tensions within the ACT-National-New Zealand First coalition heading into a campaign.

5 revealing questions for OpenAI CFO

Google cofounder Sergey Brin said he was ‘spiraling’ before returning to work on Gemini—and staying retired ‘would’ve been a big mistake’

Bitcoin Hashrate Sees Sharpest Post Halving Drop Since 2024 Amid China Machine Shutdowns

Tata and Infosys to bear brunt of Trump’s $100,000 H-1B worker fee

Why resilience won’t future-proof our supply chains
Resilience is no longer enough: businesses must build anti-fragile, digitally enabled supply chains that thrive amid constant disruption.

Watch: Black Caps star lights up new BBL season with stunning century for Melbourne Renegades
Tim Seifert returned from a finger injury to blaze his first Big Bash ton for the Melbourne Renegades.

Man dies after Mangere crash earlier this month
Police have confirmed one person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash on State Highway 20 in Mangere on 3 December.

Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles to 940 people in year to September - survey
A worker at a special court that helps Auckland's homeless who have committed low-level crimes turn their lives around, says she is seeing increasing levels of distress in recent months.

NZ police to guard Jewish community locations following Bondi attack
Police say the officers, who have been armed, will stay while they continue to assess the deadly attack at Bondi that killed 15 people.

Police presence at Jewish sites likely for rest of week at least
Police say the national terrorism threat level remains low in NZ, but they are ‘proceeding with caution’.

New measles case with locations of interest in Auckland
There is one new case and two new exposure sites, Health NZ reports in its latest response update.

GPs call for digital, cultural obesity care in rural NZ
GPs urge culturally tailored telehealth to tackle soaring rural obesity in New Zealand as costs forecast to hit USD $46.3 billion by 2060.

Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
VyOS says the age of the central office is over, pitching a universal software network layer for cloud, remote work and AI-era traffic.

What happens to old AI chips? They’re still put to good use and don’t depreciate that fast, analyst says

Parliament bill set to return historic Maori site in Northland to Ngapuhi
Kororipo Pa, at Kerikeri Basin, was the stage for some of the most formative events in the history of Aotearoa.

WorkSafe takes enforcement action against daycare at centre of chemical burns incident
Five children and two adults were taken to hospital after a caustic chemical was used on a children's slip and slide.

Paws on board: Inside the Pet Bus as it travels the country
Along with dogs and cats, the family-run business has transported poultry, spiders, and carried ant farm to an Invercargill school.

Memory crunch: Mid-range laptops may slide back to 8GB RAM, analyst warns
Once a humble part of a PC, memory now costs enough to spawn memes about spare RAM DIMMs as retirement funds. (We hate it.) But DIY builders aren’t the only ones taking the gut punch of staggering prices for DDR5 memory. According to a new report, laptop buyers have their...