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Police officers spat at, called paedophiles in wake of Jevon McSkimming scandal
The police union's president says officers now face a long process to regain the public's trust.

Rob Reiner’s son appears in court charged with murder
All sides agreed to delay his arraignment until 7 January, when he will again have the opportunity to enter a plea.

Susan Boyle 'incredibly touched' by Timothée Chalamet's praise
The singer says she's "very flattered" after the actor named her as one of his biggest British heroes.

GDP announcement expected to show economic rebound
Economists are predicting growth driven by agriculture, non-food manufacturing, residential construction and wholesale trade.

5 new workplace regulations you should prepare for before year-end
New Zealand employers face sweeping payroll, KiwiSaver, safety and privacy reforms, making year-end the crucial time to prepare systems.

Households ponder future of gas as supply dwindles
Faced with dwindling gas supplies, manufacturers are shutting down, but more than 2000 homes were hooked up this year.

Chilly Christmas Day forecast for much of the country
MetService says the pattern of periodic cool weather is likely to be prolonged.

How Alice Robinson became the top challenger to skiing great in Olympic season
The Kiwi alpine skier is emerging as one the big contenders for an Olympic medal ahead of the Winter Games in Italy.

Vandals destroy town’s prominent Christmas tree
The tree, handmade by a local craft collective entirely from recycled materials, was found in tatters.

MDRT Academy tightens criteria after first NZ year
Rick Willis says smaller groups with seasoned mentors and stricter selection criteria will help the programme achieve better results, with 60-70 mentees expected in 2026.

ASB, BNZ increase some fixed home loan interest rates
ASB and BNZ have joined the Westpac and ANZ in pushing some of their fixed home loan interest rates higher.

The Oscars ceremony to move to YouTube from 2029
The show was hosted by ABC for more than a half-century and reveals the latest major shakeup in Hollywood.

Paralympic champ Corey Peters scores ‘absolutely amazing’ Downhill World Cup event win
Just three-hundredths of a season separated the winning Kiwi from second place, as he builds towards the Paralympics in March next year.

Two more banks raise longer term mortgage rates
All the big four banks have now raised longer term mortgage rates in the past week or so, despite the OCR being cut further in late November.

The Oscars will dump ABC for … YouTube?
The biggest night in Hollywood will soon be streamed right next to Mr. Beast. You heard right: the Oscars, the Academy Awards, the annual ceremony, the red carpet, the most glamourous faces in Hollywood gathering to give themselves golden statuettes, is going to YouTube—starting in 2029. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences delivered...

OpenAI launches GPT Image 1.5 with faster generation and smarter edits
OpenAI has launched its newest image model GPT Image 1.5, which offers up to 4 times faster image generation, more accurate image editing, and better compliance with user instructions. One of the more noticeable improvements is that the new version should provide more consistent results between consecutive edits. For example, when...

Police refused use of rescue chopper because they wrongly thought teen was dead
Firefighters begged police for a helicopter to help rescue a teenage girl from a Coromandel cliff face, but police refused because they mistakenly thought the girl was dead.

Police feared Bondi gunman’s Islamic State associates were seeking weapons
Police feared Sydney street preachers with links to Islamic State would gain access to guns, court documents reveal.

Fun comes with penalties
Be careful what you do with technology because it's very likely going to be considered a crime and have heavy penalties attached.