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Erica Stanford hits out at union president after Teaching Council sex offender report
Erica Stanford says there was a "rotten culture" inside the Teaching Council that allowed a sex offender to continue teaching.

Thales expands Google Cloud tie-up to secure AI agents
The integration aims to curb prompt injection, data leakage and unauthorised actions as firms shift AI from pilots to critical systems.

Devart adds PostgreSQL debugger & free AI Assistant
Developers using dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL can now debug server-side code in the app, while AI Assistant gets a free Express tier.

Kingmaker in waiting? Opportunity's Qiulae Wong makes her mark in debate
Analysis - Winston Peters has spent three decades perfecting the art of being kingmaker. But last night, there were signs of a changing of the guard.

'Constipated bureaucratic beast': Shane Jones says Otago fast-track mine going too slow
The New Zealand First deputy leader visited the mine site near Cromwell on Tuesday, and took aim at "woke, brittle, anti-mining mythology" as a group of local protesters rallied at the gate.

Your PC could lose Windows Update access in 2027. Here’s what to do
This year, Windows users had to deal with Microsoft’s shaky rollout of Secure Boot certificate updates, which were needed to keep PCs protected against rootkits and other threats that could compromise a system at startup. Now, users are facing a different kind of certificate update, and it’s slated to arrive...

Carragher settles tax debt to avoid bankruptcy
Jamie Carragher has settled an unpaid tax bill with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

Rusty or something more? South Africa's concern after Australia loss
Australia complete 214-run victory over South Africa in Durban. What does heavy defeat mean for the world champions?

A 'landmark' moment - why has Rwanda been chosen to host F1?
How Rwanda has succeeded where Morocco and South Africa, among others, have failed by agreeing a deal to stage the African Grand Prix.

Ex-Met Police officer trained to support rape victims accused of rape
Mark Tyrrell raped and sexually assaulted a woman over about two years, his trial is told.

National's claim foreign aid increased by 26% 'incorrect', Winston Peters says
A spokesperson for the foreign minister says the "much more modest" increase, adjusted for inflation, was around 10 percent, but National is sticking by the higher number.

Boost Mobile NZ to launch challenger prepaid brand
Boost Mobile New Zealand has today unveiled plans to shake up the local telco market, promising to deliver more competition and product innovation with a relentless focus on value for New Zealand consumers.

RETN adds sixth subsea route to boost Taiwan resilience
The extra Taipei-Hong Kong path comes after repeated cable faults exposed the risk of relying on too few international links around Taiwan.

Social housing development offers residents ability to use electric cars
Two dozen apartments in Auckland's Glen Eden will next month become home to people on the Ministry of Social Development's housing register.

FIS launches AI suite for CFO cash flow forecasting
Finance teams can now spot liquidity pressure earlier, as the new suite pulls together data from multiple systems and forecasts cash across time horizons.

Exclusive: CRL tracked - Six weeks of live train data reveal which station trips are faster and slower
Animation: Watch the new CRL trains take on the old and see if your commute is quicker.

Boulter beaten by Shnaider in Wuhan
British number one Katie Boulter loses to Diana Shnaider in the Wuhan Open first round.

'Criticised for what?' - Maresca defends Anfield celebrations
Manager Enzo Maresca reacts to criticism of Manchester City's celebrations after their win at Liverpool by saying: "What do you want us to do?"

Majority of clubs on edge of 'financial disaster' - regulator
English football's finances are "dangerously exposed, with the majority of clubs living on the edge of financial disaster", a new report says.