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Papatoetoe local charged over offensive graffiti released on bail
The 61-year-old man was released on bail after appearing in court charged over anti-Indian graffiti sprayed outside an Auckland school.

NZ's medicinal cannabis ecosystem hopes to harvest value-add opportunities
The budding medicinal cannabis sector is struggling to put down roots and another specialist processing factory is set to close.

Qlik adds AI tools for data engineering pipeline work
Qlik expands its AI push into data engineering with declarative pipelines, real-time routing and streaming tools aimed at speeding up trusted data delivery.

Aryza acquires Umbrella Tech in AI collections push
Aryza buys Toronto-based Umbrella Tech to add voice AI, speech analytics and autonomous agents to its collections and recoveries software.

Police name two 15-year-olds who died in Hamilton crash
The crash which happened on Wairere Drive on Monday involved a car, with four people inside, and a truck.

Two boys dead after water-related incident in Tarawera River, Kawerau
Police officers who were first on the scene near Boyce Park dug with bare hands to try and locate the boys, aged 10 and 12.

New Zealand First soars, Greens plummet, National in 20s again in new poll
The results would see the centre-right bloc retain power, albeit with a severely kneecapped National party.

Willis promises to be 'frank and candid' about impact of Middle East conflict at White House meeting
But Labour says Willis' plan to ask when the situation would return to normal was "naive to the point of embarrassing".

Life after Logan Roy - Brian Cox takes up directing just before turning 80
The Succession star says Glenrothan - his directorial debut - is a "love letter to Scotland".

Police memo on bargaining campaign attempt to 'intimidate members' - union
The union says it is driving a pay bargaining campaign that included "active and visible advocacy from a workforce that is legally forbidden to strike".

Monarch of the Glen actor Alexander Morton dies aged 81
The Glasgow-born actor appeared on stage and screen over more than five decades including stints in Take The High Road and River City.

Nelson footbridge graffitied with hate speech targeting Jewish people
The Nelson City Council and the New Zealand Jewish Council have condemned anti-Semitic behaviour calling the graffiti deeply concerning.

Tenable launches OT discovery engine for risk view
Tenable adds OT asset discovery to its exposure platform, giving security teams a single view of cyber-physical risk without extra hardware.

Businesses frustrated as large trucks use suburb for parking
Wiri Business Association say they've recorded 7000 heavy truck incidents while on patrols in the suburb.

61-year-old charged over anti-Indian graffiti in Auckland released on bail
The 61-year-old man was released on bail after appearing in court charged over anti-Indian graffiti sprayed outside an Auckland school.

Physiotherapist had sex with his student while she was in intoxicated
The student who he was supervising said she was ‘terrified’ but unable to react due to the imbalance of power.

Stewart Island trust raising money to build suitable homes for elderly residents
Stewart Island Seniors Cottage Trust is trying to raise an additional $1 million to build small, warm, accessible homes for elderly island residents.

Spice Girls' outfits go on show in 90s exhibition
The show at the Barbican Music Library celebrates 1996 and includes Mel B's leopard-print catsuit

Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87
Harmon was best known for a car-washing scene in the Paul Newman prison drama.