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Hotel closed off, police cordons in place after gunfire in Hamilton
Police are parked along a street as officers go door-to-door.

St Kevin's College pupils stood down as police probe report of serious bullying
Three boys have been suspended from an Oamaru high school while police investigate the alleged incident at a hostel.

‘Ludicrous cop-out’: LIV furious at world golf rankings ruling as saga continues
LIV has reacted with fury against the Official Golf World Rankings board, despite finally being granted access to the system which serves as the main pathway into the sport’s majors.

Ignored low-priority alerts fuel real enterprise breaches
Ignored ‘low-risk’ security alerts are seeding real enterprise breaches, with Intezer warning of dozens of overlooked threats each year.

YubiKey study touts ROI, breach risk plunge for firms
YubiKey deployment delivers 265% ROI, USD $5.3 million NPV and 99.99% lower breach risk in Forrester model of a 5,000-staff enterprise.

Falling rocks from hillside block main road into Christchurch seaside suburb
Christchurch City Council said the road was closed in Clifton as a precaution.

'Excitement' over potential for testing cancer drugs on lab-grown tumours at Auckland Uni
A project at the cutting edge of cancer research hopes to build a collection of tiny lab-grown tumours at the University of Auckland.

Synlait’s comeback delayed as costs stay high
The dairy company is forecasting a hefty half-year loss as its recovery takes longer than hoped.

New high-tech manufacturing plant opens in Canterbury
Enatel's new 8000 square metre factory is situated by Christchurch Airport.

Watch: Wanaka skier dazzles en route to world championship
Ben Richards produced a flawless free ride ski in Andorra.

Executed for 1kg of meth: Family’s grief continues after teen was found buried months after ‘cold-blooded’ killing
Jayden Mamfredos was lured to a rural Auckland property only to be “executed” for his kilo of methamphetamine.

Wellington company secures funding for clean fusion power facility
OpenStar Technologies has secured a $35 million commitment from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to further their research towards creating a clean fusion power source capable of being scaled up to commercial output.

Treatment plant evacuated, major wastewater discharge in Wellington seas
Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant has been evacuated after an equipment failure that has caused the plant to be shut down, with staff evacuated.

Datadog links feature flags with real-time telemetry
Datadog launches Feature Flags to tie rollouts directly to real-time telemetry, promising safer releases and automatic rollback controls.

How flushable sensors could be used to help clean up Auckland's beaches
Auckland University has been piloting flushable sensors designed to detect underground sewer faults.

Wellington's Moa Point Wastewater Plant floods, shuts down, fix could take months
Sewage is pouring in the sea after the Moa Point plant flooded and shut down, spewing sewage into the sea.

In shock and sweaty: The first-in-NZ experience that had me jumping into Lake Whakatipu
I don’t usually like saunas. But within minutes, I know I’d happily come back to this one.

More disruption possible after 60 flights at Wellington Airport cancelled
Passengers should check for any disruption with their airline after fog forced the cancellations on Tuesday.

Police using drones in search for Kevin Belling in Southland
Kevin Belling was last seen on his farm almost a month ago.

Unemployment rate highest in a decade as it rises to 5.4%
Worse than expected, the unemployment rate rose to 5.4 percent by the end of the year, the highest level since 2015.

Matatu reveal new head coach
The man who guided the South Island team to the 2023 Super Rugby Aupuki crown is back.