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Body found in search for missing Dargaville man Saxzin Steedman
The 22-year-old had not been seen or heard from for three weeks.

Barracuda expands partner success programme for MSPs
Partners will get more co-marketing tools and training as Barracuda seeks to help MSPs win customers and speed sales.

Waikato: Tirau Burger King and Starbucks project yet to start construction
Tahua Properties has only been granted building consent for retaining walls so far.

Te Kira Lawrence, Stuart Nash’s replacement as NZ First’s Napier candidate, has ‘some sympathy’ for him
Te Kira Lawrence says she gets on well with Nimon and wants a debate about cost of living.

Revisiting the last time Glasgow hosted the Commonwealth Games
When the Scottish city last hosted the Games in 2014 the world's fastest man was there, Australia were dominant in the pool and New Zealand won 45 medals.

New Zealand beat Wales in third shearing test to keep series alive
Jack Fagan and Hemi Braddick have raised NZ hopes of drawing the four-test series.

Pair charged after alleged Facebook Marketplace necklace robbery
Two 19-year-olds face aggravated robbery and firearms charges after a necklace sale arranged online allegedly turned into an armed robbery in an east Auckland supermarket car park.

Frank Film - South Island Stories Episode 10: Christchurch’s new stadium: keeping food local
Dan Shanks leads 500 food staff feeding 25,000 fans at One NZ Stadium.

Warriors v Bulldogs result: Andrew Webster’s side drop to third after defeat
The Warriors didn't score until the 74th minute as they now sit third on the ladder.

Nash replacement named as mums in Parliament unite against ‘offensive’ comment
Decency has prevailed, says MP criticised as lazy by short-lived NZ First candidate.

Hospital IT problems the result of years of under-investment, experts say
The latest in a series of outages took five hospitals across the Waikato region - Waikato, Thames, Te Kuiti, Tokoroa, and Taumarunui - offline for 11 hours on Wednesday, caused by a connection problem with the data centre.

Enforcer back in, star centre out as Les Kiss names first Wallabies squad
New Wallabies coach Les Kiss has recalled Reds enforcer Lukhan Salakaia-Loto.

Adobe brings Acrobat PDF tools to WhatsApp Web & Windows
WhatsApp Web and Windows users can now review PDFs in-chat, reducing the need to download files as Adobe targets workplace document sharing.

Man charged with stealing police-issued Glock pistol in Whanganui
The Glock pistol was valued at $1204 and allegedly stolen in Whanganui.

'Sam effect' sees donations surge to community group fighting Otago mine
A community group fighting against a proposed gold mine in Central Otago has received more than $22,000 in donations since the death of Sir Sam Neill.

South Island snow buffs hope for another mid-winter cold snap
Matariki made for ideal skating conditions around popular spot Lake Ida near Lake Coleridge in Canterbury.

Setback for Wellington merger as Upper Hutt Mayor Peri Zee signals likely exit
Andrew Little has confirmed a number of councils are unlikely to join the proposed merger.

Cat sighting near Dunedin’s northern royal albatross nest
The black cat was filmed on DoC’s live albatross nest camera at Taiaroa Head.

‘Heist’: Chinese giant accused by US of stealing AI secrets
The Kimi K3 AI model stunned the tech world after it was unveiled last week. Now the company behind it has been accused of the theft of “invaluable American intellectual property”.

Air New Zealand faces fresh jet fuel price spike; all the services it has already cut
Complicated situation may compel airline to think further about how often it flies.

Contrivian completes Big Network merger for starlink
Enterprise and government users could gain a single managed network as the deal lets Contrivian blend Starlink, fibre and 5G across one platform.