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Coalition at odds over move-on orders bill changes, but pushes ahead anyway
As previously reported by RNZ, the select committee has recommended lifting the age of people move-on orders could apply to - along with a range of other changes.

No word on compensation for wrongly suspended benefits
The Greens say back payments do not account for the hardship caused when payments wrongly stopped.

North Canterbury holiday camp connects to council water supply after E coli outbreaks
Hanmer Springs Forest Camp has connected to the council water supply after six schoolchildren were hospitalised last year.

China services activity quickens on stronger domestic demand, private PMI shows

Waitangi Tribunal finds disability system breaches Te Tiriti
The voices of tangata whaikaha Maori have been "made invisible" within the system, the tribunal says.

ACT will campaign on scrapping Maori and Pacific med school places as review remains hidden
ACT says a review of medical schools’ affirmative action schemes shows unjustified discrimination - but the report is nowhere to be seen.

Solomon Islands PM sacks minister, accuses rivals of opportunism as no-confidence vote looms
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has come out swinging against a motion of no confidence against him and the MPs backing the leadership challenge.

Gloriavale Christian School registration cancelled following special ERO review
The school remains open as a result of a High Court challenge by the board.

Aviation communications become vital to supply chains
Airlines need earlier, more reliable updates to plan around late deliveries and repairs as supply chain failures cost at least USD $11 billion.

Our parents saw a different Franz Josef Glacier. What will our children see?
Franz Josef Glacier has retreated kilometres within a generation. As the world prepares to breach 1.5C of warming, scientists explain what our children may be left to see.

Police seek teenage boy after child assaulted at Porirua school playground
A child and their family were left shaken after an alleged assault at a Whitby school, with police seeking sightings of a teenager leaving the grounds.

Iconic gay bar among five K Rd venues fighting to keep liquor licences
An iconic gay bar with more than 20 years of history in central Auckland is among five venues along K Rd facing a fight for their liquor licences after intoxication, violence and mismanagement issues emerged.

Greg O'Connor gives a bard's farewell to the House
Outgoing Labour MP and former Deputy Speaker Greg O'Connor gave a unique valedictory this week, composed entirely in rhyming verse.

Police find body in lake near Rotorua
It is thought to be a person of interest related to a 2025 homicide.

No change to Taiwan observer status, Winston Peters says
The foreign minister says a protocol from 1992 will apply when New Zealand hosts the Pacific Islands Forum next year.

Part of SH1 closed in both directions after Karapiro crash
A section of Tirau Road is expected to remain closed for several hours while crews recover from an earlier crash.

Winston Peters wants to leave the Paris agreement. His ministry’s spent millions helping other countries prepare for it
Stuff can reveal the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has spent $15m helping other countries get ready for the Paris Agreement, and tens of millions more on accelerating “gender-responsive climate change mitigation”.

White Hydrogen Drilling Push Gains Momentum Across Three Continents

Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say

An AI Training Data Startup Just Became Y Combinator's Fastest-Ever Unicorn

Rubrik & CrowdStrike launch faster identity attack fix
Integrated automation aims to cut identity-breach recovery from days to hours, reducing manual work for security teams during outages.

Pedestrian killed in West Coast crash identified
The pedestrian who died after being hit by a car on the West Coast last month has been identified as Mary Schimanski, 87, of Hokitika.