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Cash and property worth $800k seized from drug-selling Wairoa couple
The forfeiture includes one commercial property, five residential properties, more than $150,000 in cash, five vehicles, a motorbike, jet ski and jewellery.

Mother of six gets home detention for $190,000 tax fraud
Sasagi Rosalie Filoa is repaying the $190,000 back to Inland Revenue at $300 per week.

Who is Siale Lauaki? Why he bolted into the All Blacks
‘’In my four years coaching at the Hurricanes he's one of the most talented players I have coached, really,’’ said Hurricanes forwards coach Jamie Mackintosh.

QuizFlight adds knowledge tags to security training
Security teams can now pinpoint training gaps by topic as QuizFlight's tagging system measures understanding, not just course completion.

The women changing Pacific politics
Parliament is hosting a wananga for 29 women MPs from across the Pacific, a group still underrepresented in legislatures across the region.

Winston Peters launches tirade against Chinese-Kiwi Green MP
“This is called democracy, unlike what you're used to. So go back to where you come from, you loud mouth, and maybe you'll learn something,” Peters said.

Vertiv marks 10 years of Asia partner summit in Johor
AI and data centre demand is forcing Vertiv's Asian resellers to rethink sales plans as the group marked a decade of partner summits in Johor.

Seafood company fined $39k for illegally moving oysters and mussels
Fresh is Best NZ illegally moved thousands of live Pacific oysters and live green-lipped mussels into a protected zone on seven occasions.

Government rejects calls to ban public sale of fireworks
New Zealand First says that will change after the election, however.

Climber falls 200m into crevasse during night-time Mount Aspiring accident
A climber was rescued from a crevasse after falling about 200 metres down a cliff face.

Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers
The actor and musician faces allegations from 10 women in total who say he mistreated them as teenagers.

Missing Bay of Islands woman found safe after two weeks
The woman was last seen at the Opua Marina on 13 July, but was located this afternoon.

Public service boss tells union to pull 'change the government' postcards from workplaces
The country's top public servant has instructed agencies to remove the PSA's "change the government" campaign material, prompting a challenge from the union.

KeeperPAM tops SoftwareReviews privileged access report
Customer sentiment may help steer buyers as KeeperPAM scored highest in SoftwareReviews' privileged access management comparison.

Fatality after single-vehicle crash near Clevedon
A person critically injured in a single-vehicle crash near Clevedon last week has died in hospital.

‘Good progress so far’: Billy TK had suffered a stroke after a heart attack
Health update on the 54-year-old who reportedly suffered a stroke a day after he was discharged from hospital following a heart attack.

AirTrunk secures USD $2.325 billion green financing
The deal underlines lender appetite for Malaysia's expanding cloud and AI infrastructure, as the campus is set to support lower-impact digital growth.

Rapid7 launches Cyber GRC to unite security & compliance
By linking live security data to compliance workflows, the new platform aims to help firms prove controls work and reduce audit friction.

AUTOBACS SEVEN marks decade with Rimini Street support
The retailer says lower support costs have freed up budget for AI and other projects while keeping its SAP and Oracle systems stable.

Jobseeker benefit cuts could affect 2700 young people with health condition, injury, or disability
Minister for Social Development Louise Upston revealed nearly 70 percent of those at risk of losing financial support have psychiatric or psychological conditions.