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Kubus bolsters leadership with new marketing & HR heads
Kubus names Katie Hunt as Head of Marketing and promotes Liv Duncan to Head of HR, strengthening leadership for global growth plans.

Fake hero, wrong suspect: Misinformation floods social media after Bondi shooting
Elon Musk’s chatbot said Edward Crabtree – a fictional 47-year-old IT professional – was the hero who tackled one of the attackers and seized his weapon.

Radio station cleared over swearing played on loop
The swear word was played for at least 26 minutes, an Ofcom report says.

Bake Off finalist says he 'hates baking cakes'
Aaron Mountford-Myles, of Stoke on Trent, says the series was the best experience of his life.

TotalEnergies wins 21-year deal to power Google data centres in Malaysia

Big music festivals struggle as cost of living bites
Some smaller events are hoping they can pick up punters let down by the big music festivals.

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'It will never be forgotten' - RNZ on the ground at Bondi Beach
First Person: The shock and horror in Sydney after the Bondi Beach attack feels awfully familiar, writes RNZ correspondent Charlotte Cook.

Revealed: NZ’s most expensive lawn – with its own full-time doctor on call
It might look like plain old grass, but this is no ordinary lawn.

Willis v Richardson debate unlikely to go ahead
Ruth Richardson says she "will not be party to a circus or a sideshow designed to distract from fiscal failure".

Man jailed for more than five years for collecting child exploitation material
Investigators found more than 60,000 objectionable publications across nine internet accounts.

Earthquake strengthening law changes pass first reading
Buildings under three storeys and in towns with under 10,000 people will not need strengthening, remediation or warning notices.

Biffy Clyro to headline Kendal Calling festival
The 2026 line-up includes Wolf Alice, Two Door Cinema Club, Scissor Sisters and more.

Faye Tozer plays three roles in Mean Girls musical
The Steps singer joins the cast performing at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre and 18 other venues.

New Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman talks to Corin Dann: 'Financial market conditions have tightened'
Anna Breman sat down for an extensive interview with incoming RNZ business editor Corin Dann, just a day after she issued a statement about financial conditions.

Man jailed for collecting ‘extreme and depraved’ child exploitation material
Investigators found more than 50,000 objectionable publications across nine internet accounts.

Mayor Wayne Brown's rate rise not popular with former deputy chief of staff
Josh Van Veen was Wayne Brown's deputy chief of staff just two months ago, but is now publicly criticising his former boss over the proposed rise in rates.

Forrester tips AI-native clouds & digital workers by 2026
Forrester predicts AI-native clouds will reap USD $20 billion and digital workers will reshape enterprise software and development by 2026.

Auckland's fortnightly rubbish collection trial kicked to curb
Of submissions made on the trial, 78 percent opposed it.

Finance minister must take responsibility for state of books, say Labour, Taxpayer Union
Nicola Willis has mounted a defence of her "deliberate, medium-term" strategy, and attacked her opponents on both the left and the right.