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Man charged with human trafficking accused of deceiving staff recruited from overseas
One of the staff - who was recruited from India - is alleged to have been paid 36 hours per week despite working a minimum of 54 hours.

Our Changing World: Cold water swimming: panacea or peril?
Cold water swimming seems to be gaining in popularity. But does the hype stack up with the science? A University of Otago team try to get to some answers.

Winter illnesses putting a 'dent' in blood donations
The NZ Blood Service says it is currently "challenging" to meet demand.

South African view: ‘Punch-drunk’ Boks need to rediscover right blend after humbling by All Blacks
OPINION: After a chastening 33-16 defeat to the All Blacks at Ellis Park, which snapped the Springboks’ 12-match winning streak, Rassie Erasmus will have a high-level plan in place.

Google launches Gemini Enterprise for financial services
Banks can now use Google's new AI tools for regulated research and risk work, with audit trails and controlled data access in preview.

Disqualified drink-driver, 30, died after barrel-rolling ute in 120kph crash
A disqualified driver who had been drinking and had taken anti-anxiety medication died after barrel-rolling his ute at speeds up to 120kph on a Christchurch road.

They called him the ‘Mitre 10 of Bamyan’, a crucial part of the Kiwi effort. So why did we leave him behind?
Hashim Mosawi was described as critical to New Zealand’s mission in Afghanistan, supplying materials to build and protect bases. He fears the Taliban, but was rejected for resettlement.

Google Cloud & Anyscale launch Ray sandboxing tool
The experimental setup lets AI teams run untrusted model code in isolated Ray clusters on Google Kubernetes Engine without exposing host containers.

Amazon just hiked prices up to 60% on Echo, Fire TV, Kindle, and eero devices
Without so much as a peep, Amazon has hiked the prices of its various devices, including the Amazon Echo, Fire TV, eero, and Kindle lines. Fortune caught the hikes, which came silently and overnight. Amazon confirmed the increases in a statement given to Fortune, saying that the consumer electronics industry is...

Fatal crash shows 'terrible consequences' of speeding while intoxicated - coroner
One witness said the car flashed by at "incredible speed" before the fatal crash.

Christopher Luxon challenged on localism at Kapiti public meeting
While banging the drum on rates caps drew strong support, the prime minister's answers on the government's amalgamation reforms got a more tepid response.

Rocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80
Curry was best known for playing the outlandish Frank-N-Furter in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Why Chris Wood has a battle on his hands as he chases 100 Premier League goals
ANALYSIS: Nottingham Forest are bringing in an expensive striker. That could spell bad news for the All Whites captain.

The three words she uses to describe her ‘treehouse’ home: ‘Different, quirky, peaceful’
Gina Robertson loves things that are just a little bit different and out of the ordinary.

I voted National. I didn’t vote for David Seymour to have this much power
Something is happening in New Zealand politics that should concern all of us, regardless of which party we vote for.

‘Time bomb in your chest’: Cancer screening plan that could save 25 lives a week sits on Health Minister’s desk
Sue Sharp had no symptoms when a CT scan detected her lung cancer. She wants other Kiwis at risk to have the same opportunity.

Google Cloud unveils Gemini Enterprise for legal teams
Law firms and in-house legal teams gain a preview tool for contract review, research and redaction, with client data kept private.

Amazon EC2 marks 20 years of cloud computing growth
The service now spans more than 1,200 instance types in 39 regions, underpinning much of AWS's compute stack and AI workloads.