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Coroner finds Corrections missed risk assessment before Invercargill inmate Nukuroa Strange's death
Nukuroa Strange died in his cell after he was shifted out of a unit for at-risk prisoners.

Police didn't know child victim's name in reopened abuse case, documents reveal
A review into how police handled 40 child protection complaints has already triggered nine reports of concern.

How the All Blacks hope to spoil Ma’a Nonu’s party in the Shark Tank
If Luke Jacobson's first crack at captaining the All Blacks proves to be a memorable experience against the Sharks, it may be because a 44-year-old midfielder called Ma'a Nonu has been run ragged.

OpenAI says Astra may hit critical cyber threshold
Tighter safeguards and pauses on internal work follow early tests that left OpenAI unable to rule out critical cyber capabilities in Astra.

'We never treated it like a fancy mansion': Grand on the outside, beloved family home on the inside
From the outside, the huge white wooden property looks like one of those stately homes full of grandeur and history.

‘I just presumed that is what boys did’ - the rape and abuse of an autistic teen
After being sexually assaulted and horrifically abused, a semi-naked autistic teen is locked outside on a cold Dunedin day. After 20 minutes the door is opened and a bottle of beer is poured over her head. She is locked outside once more.

Why a missing hospital cat brought out the best in us
Steps the tabby spent 12 years comforting visitors at Tauranga Hospital. His brief disappearance reminded us of the power of community.

Owner 'steps away' from doggy daycare at centre of abuse allegations – but remains company director
Dog Manners has a new owner but Phillip Page remains the sole director

Tech stocks today: Meta lays out new AI path, Intel to sell $15 billion in stock

A 'living room for the city': Nelson pub at risk of closure under council civic centre plans
A popular pub in a 100-year-old former church could face closure under one of three multi-million dollar options for a new library, community hub and civic centre.

How a French rugby icon is helping the Sharks’ NRL premiership push
Frederic Michalak arrived in Cronulla in July after Craig Fitzgibbon contacted him every two days to sell the dream of coaching in the NRL.

QumulusAI lands Blackwell GPU deal with hedge fund
The deal ties QumulusAI's returns to a hedge fund's trading gains, adding profit sharing to standard compute fees and heightening revenue risk.

Quake turns 30, and its new surprise expansion is free
Quake, released in 1996 and still one of the most iconic FPS games ever made, celebrates its 30th anniversary this summer. In commemoration, id Software and MachineGames have put out a free expansion for the 2021 re-release of Quake. The expansion is called Quake: Dawn of the Machine and is...

‘Grab that cardboard, bruv’: Paddy Gower sleeps a night with the homeless and gets ‘moved on’
“I hate it, simple as that,” says one streetie. “Everyone deserves a roof and power – electricity and heat – no matter what.”

Te take i whakaatu ai tetahi poti ngaro i te pai mutunga o te tangata
Tekau ma rua tau a Steps te poti rauru e whakamarie ana i nga waewae tapu ki te Hohipera o Tauranga. Na tona hekinga poto i whakamahara mai i te mana o te hapori.

Prisoner died in cell where he tried to end his life weeks earlier
A man who attempted to take his own life in an Invercargill cell was returned weeks later to a room with identical risks, where he died.

Chris Bishop blocks council plan to tackle forestry slash and erosion
An environmental group says the RMA Reform Minister’s decision to reject urgent land-use protections for flood-hit Tairawhiti is “indefensible”.

‘We’ve been ignored’: Neighbours fume as townhouses green lit for affluent street
More than a dozen residents of one of New Zealand’s premium towns are livid at the prospect of having townhouses on their street.

Apple tests CXMT Chinese memory chips for iPhones, MacBooks