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21 schools found with elevated drinking water nitrate levels
Elevated nitrate levels above half the legal limit have been linked to serious health outcomes.

'I don't see how you have the resources': Veteran reporter bows out, fearing for local news
After 45 years at the Manawatu Standard, Janine Rankin says shrinking newsrooms make it hard to follow stories over months or years.

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Google unveils Gemini 4 Carbon with cyber focus
Cyber defenders are getting first access as Google rolls out its latest AI model in stages, with wider use to follow after testing and review.

Wellington councillors mull free weekend parking over festive season
Mayor Andrew Little and northern ward councillor Andrea Compton said the move would help the city's businesses.

One dead after Mt Maunganui crash
Emergency services were called to Girven Road shortly before 6pm, after a car crashed into a parked vehicle.

Fleet launches AI governance tools for employee devices
IT teams can now track AI tools, token spend and data-sharing on employee devices as Fleet adds oversight features to its platform.

Oracle launches agentic AI platform for cloud setups
The rollout aims to cut manual work and speed deployments for firms moving to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications from older systems.

Why the seven Maori electorates have taken on special importance
They've got it all - strategic voting calculations, rebel MPs, a Labour MP standing as an independent, and what RNZ's deputy political editor calls "the least predictable electorate in the whole country".

AtScale named OpenAI Select Partner to boost AI accuracy
Enterprise users may get more reliable AI answers as AtScale joins OpenAI's partner network to impose shared business definitions on metrics.

Gotta catch 'em all: Police seize Pokemon cards in gang bust
On top of the Pokemon cards, officers seized a loaded firearm, $50,000, some high-value vehicles and an ounce of methamphetamine.

Te tiriti, gangs and grocery prices: Parties clash in Kaupapa Maori Debate
Willie Jackson condemned the coalition as "the most anti-Maori government of my lifetime", while National decried "Robin Hood politics" from the Greens.

AI girlfriend searches top in Australia, study finds
Australia topped the ranking with 70.1 AI girlfriend searches per 100,000 internet users, despite a reported loneliness rate of just 10%.

Oracle pledges USD $1 billion to boost partner ecosystem
The four-year funding push is designed to help Oracle's partners build and sell more AI and cloud services, and support customer deployments.

One dead after car crashes into parked car outside popular mall
Police say enquiries into the crash are ongoing.

Google uncovers brief AOMEI supply chain malware attack
Systems that polled AOMEI's update servers at the wrong moment could have pulled malicious files in the brief April-to-July tampering window.

ORCA launches PT-3 quantum computer for business use
Businesses can now trial quantum workloads in London as the room-temperature system is already being used for protein design and energy scheduling.