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Has the Pacific's Ocean of Peace concept been hijacked?
Analysis: Pacific civil society is questioning what is happening to the Ocean of Peace initiative in this fraught geopolitical era.

LynnMall attacker spoke about ISIS like a sports fan, flatmate says
The coronial inquest into the death of Ahamed Samsudeen is examining his path to violent extremism and the time leading up to the attack.

Community, unions meet over Lyttelton Port takeover bid, as decision looms
The port where $7.5 billion of South Island exports head offshore could be run by Emirati state-owned port operator.

A final day at the Avondale races
What may have been the last official race day at Avondale Racecourse in Auckland took place on Wednesday.

Tupou Vaa’i’s evolution: Menace, muscle and rugby intelligence
All Blacks lock come blindside flanker Tupou Vaa’i has a keen eye for detail. He watches, analyses and integrates.

Wildlife sanctuaries well prepared for bird flu
Zealandia in Wellington and Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari in Waikato both say they have long been planning for the arrival of bird flu.

Live: Daylight will allow damage assessment after strong Te Anau quake
A tsunami advisory was cancelled late on Thursday night, following a strong earthquake in Southland.

Live: West Indies v Black Caps - third ODI
Follow live coverage as the Black Caps take on West Indies in the third ODI from Guyana.

The Fallon verdict on the Football World Cup so far
All Whites legend Rory Fallon gives his verdict on the best, worst, and biggest talking points of the World Cup ahead of Monday's final.

SecurityBridge launches SAPMAP to map attack paths
Security teams can now trace how one SAP flaw could spread across finance, payroll and supply chains, with access tightly restricted.

RNZ poll: More than half of those surveyed could be persuaded to vote for a different party
The latest poll delivered the coalition parties 61 seats between them - the narrowest majority in a 120-seat Parliament.

New buy-to-own Kiwi music platform Lume hopes to cash in on subscription fatigue
Rather than a subscription service like Spotify or Apple Music, Lume allows users to buy individual albums for $24.99 and store them on the app.

Is our economic recovery coming at last?
Economics consultancy Infometrics is predicting growth reaching a four-year high of 2.7 percent mid next year - but it depends on the geopolitical situation overseas.

Department of Conservation to roll out online permit system to trap feral cats
Feral cats are an apex predator found in all parts of New Zealand and have contributed to the extinction of several bird species.

Thousands more on the benefit, but increase in jobseekers finding work
The Ministry of Social Development figures showed in June 2026 there were 218,500 people on the Jobseeker benefit.

Ministry defends $200k funding for documentary about Fijian politician
The New Zealand government says it had no influence over $200,000 in funding for a documentary ahead of Fiji's election about a Fijian Cabinet Minister facing down a scandal.

Tech Life
We hear concerns that shadow banning is limiting access to health advice for women.

CleanStart launches Clean Libraries to secure AI code
Developers face earlier checks on risky open-source dependencies as AI coding tools speed up software assembly and raise supply chain concerns.

AI visibility gap hits compliance teams, Drata finds
Most IT and security teams cannot track AI use across their businesses, and Drata says the blind spot is already fuelling audit failures.

Unimog in a ditch prompts changes - but police have little to say about them
When RNZ asked police for their debrief on a Defence Unimog getting stuck, first they said there was no debrief, then that there was - but no records were kept.