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Fatal dog attack: Owner charged with manslaughter
The owner of the dogs that fatally attacked a Northland woman earlier this year has been charged with manslaughter.

Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel
Chris Hipkins says the government's stance on Israel is an embarrassment to the country, and it is failing to meet its responsibilities under the genocide convention.

The 'great headache’ that helped prompt Warriors’ lone NRL finals change
Taine Tuaupiki is set to make his NRL finals debut on Saturday against the Dolphins.

‘Stern review’: All Black reveals tough honesty session ahead of Baltimore test
A white knuckle review was held by the All Blacks coaches as the injury-hit team tries to square the series against the Springboks in the United States on Sunday (NZT).

Whatfix appoints Vara Kumar as Chief Executive Officer
The appointment aims to steady customer relationships and reassure investors after the sudden death of co-founder Khadim Batti.

Roll-thru: ‘Parking mishap’ leaves car flipped at McDonald’s
Emergency services were called to the incident at the intersection of Great North Rd and West Coast Rd at 12.40pm.

Labour's Chris Hipkins says his party won't be intimidated by 'anti-science'
Volunteers formed a protective barrier around health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall to fend off anti-vaccination protesters, The Post reports.

AI transforms CX to go beyond the chatbot
Consumers now expect faster, more automated support as AI agents handle complex customer journeys, though many firms still struggle to prove ROI.

Oceania's first Senior Women's Handball Championship throws off in Wellington
Australia and Fiji will throw off the first-ever Oceanian Senior Women's Handball Championship at Wellington's Akau Tangi Sports Centre on Thursday.

SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
The ranking bolsters SUSE's pitch to businesses wanting one control plane for containers, virtual machines and AI workloads across mixed environments.

OpenAI launches Images 2.5 with faster editing tools
New editing controls aim to help ChatGPT users and businesses make faster, more consistent image changes without rebuilding pictures from scratch.

Proofpoint names legal & people chiefs for global push
As demand for cybersecurity tools grows, the company is bolstering governance and talent leadership to support global expansion.

Kiwi tennis star dumped out of US Open in quarterfinals
Erin Routliffe and Aldila Sutjiadi have been beaten in the quarterfinals of the doubles at the US Open in New York.

KDDI cuts Buffmee AI latency by 38% after overhaul
Users of Buffmee will get faster, better grounded answers after KDDI reduced response latency by 38% and improved first-token speed.

Emails reveal fallout after councillor’s bathroom Zoom call went global
When a mayor pointed out to a councillor on Zoom that she could see her washing, she instantly made it “a bigger story,” the councillor later said in emails.

CNMI groups sue US over deep sea mining plan covering 67 million acres
Our Commonwealth 670 and PåganWatch, joined by the Conservation Council for Hawai'i and Center for Biological Diversity, filed a lawsuit in a US District Court on Tuesday.

Northern Maraians' Lee after US Open debut: 'I can compete at this level'
Northern Mariana Islands tennis standout Carol Lee says her biggest takeaway from her US Open main-draw debut is knowing she can compete at Grand Slam level.

HPE deepens Oracle tie-up on AI data centre networking
The multi-year rollout aims to ease bandwidth and latency bottlenecks as Oracle scales GPU-heavy cloud clusters across its global AI estate.