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Actor reached 'peak Welshness' working with Hopkins and Zeta-Jones
Celyn Jones says he "just needed Charlotte Church to call the bingo and I've gone full score Welsh".

Motorcyclist flees through Rotorua school after crash with police car
Police said the two-vehicle crash happened on Malfroy Rd, near Miro St, about 2.40pm and involved a motorcycle and a police patrol vehicle.

Zendaya on working with Tom Holland in Spider-Man: ‘When you’re best friends it’s easy’
The couple walked the white carpet at the London premiere of their latest film, Spiderman: Brand New Day.

Small firm sales up, but jobs and pay are not
The figures point to a jobless, wageless recovery, with small businesses selling more but still not yet hiring more or lifting pay by much.

As it happened: Basketball bronze highlights day six at Glasgow Commonwealth Games
A case of so close, but so far for Kiwi athletes with a string of fourths across the sports.

Eltropy to showcase AI focus at autumn credit union events
Credit unions face rising pressure to modernise service and cut manual work, with AI now moving into lending, collections and contact centres.

Prince Harry, other claimants may have to pay 'millions' in Daily Mail case
Harry, Elton John and others lost a high-profile case against the publisher of the British tabloid the Daily Mail.

Secure.com appoints Brown Hill to lead Americas sales
The cybersecurity group is widening its Americas push as it seeks more customers and partners for its AI-focused platform.

Qualcomm Q3 earnings top revenue expectations, as smartphone market slows

US House Democrat asks Musk to answer for polluting xAI data centers

Exclusive-US FTC suing Hims & Hers for sending user health info to Meta, Snap

Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash
U2 frontman Bono paid tribute, describing Hansard as "a smiling rascal if you needed him to be... this most musical and mischievous archangel of Ballymun".

Why Dunedin was NZ’s warmest spot, while Christchurch froze
Weather watches start on Thursday morning.

Mt Maunganui Mauao not ready to accept people yet, iwi says
Six slips have been recorded since the weekend, near where severe storms and record rainfall in January sent a deadly load of mud and debris into the campsite below.

Double injury blow sours Silver Ferns win at Commonwealth Games
Playing their fourth game in five days, the Ferns remained unbeaten at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, outclassing Wales 65-37.

FMA chief on leave amid urgent review of 'cultural concerns'
It comes after reporting that raised allegations from multiple former employees about workplace culture

Major injury concern for Silver Ferns with Catherine Hall wheelchaired off in Wales win
Defender Catherine Hall had to leave the court in a wheelchair in the final few minutes of New Zealand's 65-37 win at the Commonwealth Games.

Queenstown bouncers guilty of selling cocaine and ketamine to punters
Apex Protection has had its licence suspended and ownership changed.

Police seek sightings of missing woman last seen in Porirua
Shania was last seen in Porirua about 8am on Monday and has not been seen since.

Roads closed after serious crash in south Auckland
A person has been critically injured after a single-vehicle crash in Drury on Wednesday morning.

HeyDonto launches DFT Labs to test physics-based AI
Early benchmark tests will decide whether a physics-based AI framework can tackle real-world data after strong results on synthetic data.

Even a Successful Starship Launch Wasn't Enough to Lift SpaceX Stock. Investors Are Still Worried About This 1 Thing

EY New Zealand names 16 finalists for entrepreneur award
The shortlist spans software, biotech and retail, highlighting the breadth of New Zealand firms vying for EY's 2026 entrepreneur prize.