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Children's Minister defends handling of Gloriavale child safety concerns
Action to address child safety concerns at Gloriavale Christian community was already underway when the Education Review Office formally raised them in writing, Karen Chhour says.

‘Why are you asking me?’ Winston Peters evasive on broadcaster’s potential return to NZ First
Is a high profile former MP turned broadcaster/councillor set to stand for Parliament once more?

Greens accuse National of ‘gross misrepresentation’ in tax policy attack ad
The Green Party has accused National of spreading “gross misrepresentation” in an attack ad posted to the party’s social media.

David Seymour bites back at Auditor-General over lunch report
David Seymour has questioned the Auditor-General's credibility after it raised concerns about the government's school lunch programme.

Rocket Lab to acquire satellite firm Iridium
The move would give Rocket Lab a recurring revenue stream and a global satellite network, as shares jumped nearly 16 percent.

Reo.Dev passes 100 million profiles in developer graph
Developer-sales teams gain a wider pool of buyers to target as the graph now tracks engineers across 30,000 technologies and 250 functions.

LexisNexis & Promon team up on mobile fraud defence
Fraud teams will gain extra app-level signals as the firms combine mobile protection with identity intelligence to catch tampering and abuse.

Gordian Capital rebrands to IQ-EQ across Asia-Pacific
The move gives fund managers a single route into IQ-EQ's wider services across 25 jurisdictions as it deepens its Asia-Pacific and Middle East reach.

Shopper shocked as roof leak ‘pours’ water onto supermarket meat cabinet
Woolworths says staff responded immediately with interim measures.

Safety rules on the way for blind cords
Blind cords have caused the deaths of eight children since 2009.

One critically injured after truck and car crash in Wainui
One person is in a critical condition after a crash involving a truck and a car in Wainui on Tuesday afternoon.

Keiko Fujimori narrowly wins Peru presidential election

Shooter in child custody dispute kills six at north German family shelter, police say

Russia's small businesses pay the price of spiralling Ukraine war

Labour confirms it would scrap state housing rent hike
"Taking money away from our lowest-income renters to give to another group of low-income renters is cruel, and it is wrong, and the Labour Party will not be part of that," Hipkins says.

Repeat sex offender jailed for 13 years for child sexual abuse and objectionable material
Glen Elwyn Connor was sentenced after pleading guilty to 43 charges, including offending against children.

Government pushes back date of health and safety shake-up
ACT says the delays makes "almost no difference" as it won't allow the new law to be repealed as long as it was part of the coalition.

Massive mussels in NZ waters replicated in new research
Recycled green-lip mussel shells leftover from farms, that would otherwise be thrown into landfill, are being used to mimic the role once played by the dense horse mussel beds.

Police seize drugs, guns and $1.95m in assets in major gang crackdown
A year-long police operation targeting organised crime in Waikato has led to the arrest of 24 people, the seizure of drugs and firearms, and the restraint of nearly $2 million in suspected criminal assets.

Dismissal of lawsuit against author Neil Gaiman upheld, court says case should be heard in New Zealand
Neil Gaiman was sued by a Kiwi woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by the author multiple times on Waiheke Island.

Indian doctors lead interest in new GP pathway
A new GP pathway is attracting strong interest from Asia, with India being the largest source of applicants.

Treasury 'losing ministers' trust', independent review finds
Finance Minister Nicola Willis said the Treasury needed to improve its contributions to economic debate and new ideas for the future.