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Why tourists are exploring this NZ city in the dark this winter
More and more people are opting to explore the world after dark, in a trend described as noctourism.

‘Accountability rests with me’: Telstra boss rakes in $6.8m but Triple Zero outage costs her
Vicki Brady’s pay package rose 11 per cent for a financial year that ended three weeks before the nationwide outage that cut off Triple Zero calls, but the incident did hit her hip pocket.

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Dome Valley landfill proposal returns to court over river rules
Forest and Bird is challenging the development over its impact on rivers.

Travis Kelce shares first details from his wedding to Taylor Swift - 'Best night of my life'
In the comments, Kelce called Swift his "wife" for first time and said it was a "childhood dream" to wed at Madison Square Garden.

Electric joins Databricks to bring WASM Postgres to AI agent sandboxes
Databricks today announced the acquisition of Electric, the team behind the open-source PGlite and real-time data sync technology, expanding its Postgres capabilities.

Cyber attacks rise 16% as ransomware surges in July
Ransomware victims jumped 49% in July, while organisations worldwide also faced 16% more cyber attacks year on year.

As it happened: Christopher Luxon won't release count of confidence vote after failed coup
The Prime Minister says he's confident Erica Stanford and Chris Bishop had nothing to do with the attempt to roll him.

Live: 'There's a shooting': Reports of person with gun at Sylvia Park
A shopworker told RNZ he heard screaming, then his workmates came running in saying "It's people are shooting, like there's a shooting,"

‘Not acceptable’: Referee allegedly pushed into swamp at end of Southern League football game
Officials condemn the ‘not acceptable’ incident after bystanders were forced to intervene at Ferrymead Park.

Starlink starts taking orders for satellite internet service in Vietnam

BTS star V reveals hearing loss battle during livestream
The K-pop star says he has suffered hearing issues for over two years before revealing it publicly this week.

Live: Man shot dead by police after allegedly stealing air rifle
Police say the man had stolen an air rifle from a gun shop, and then led them through traffic to Sylvia Park.

Police disappointed some retailers still selling illegal meth pipes
Police say retailers have no excuse for not being aware that the pipes can be used to take illicit drugs.

New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner
The allegation makes Reiner eligible for the death penalty - which has been paused in the state. Prosecutors have not said if they will pursue it.

Ayra Starr on her secret relationship and teasing Stevie Wonder
The musician shares the personal stories behind her third album, and the time she teased a legend.

Live: One believed dead as Sylvia Park lockdown lifts
A person is dead after the major police operation at the Auckland mall, RNZ understands

Centuria & ResetData expand AI pipeline beyond 250MW
Customer demand is outstripping near-term AI compute capacity as the pair line up power, data halls and GPUs to speed deployments.

Unseen footage of Polkinghorne’s doco interview shown at Pauline Hanna inquest
Dr Philip Polkinghorne gave an interview to a documentary in 2022 before he faced a jury trial.

Woman died at Hawke’s Bay Hospital after falling from bed, health and disability commissioner says
Inquiry finds "multiple deviations" from hospital policies before the 88-year-old suffered the fall at Hawke's Bay Hospital.

Mother tells inquest she did not cause her toddler's fatal head injury
Seventeen-month-old Sadie-Leigh Gardner died on 29 March 2019 in Starship Children's Hospital from blunt force head injuries.

Contact & CDC explore 250 MW Stratford data centre
The proposed 250 MW facility could bring fresh jobs and new renewable generation to Taranaki, but it still needs consent, finance and tenants.