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Police confirm escape route of alleged Upper Hutt robbers
A 15-year-old will appear in court next month in connection with the dairy robbery.

Kyle Whorrall trial: Attackers left American PhD student with 'catastrophic and ultimately fatal wound', Crown lawyer says
The Crown said Whorrall was on his way back from a routine evening shopping trip when he was attacked with a machete.

Keeper adds on-device AI phishing warnings to browser
The browser extension now flags look-alike login pages locally, helping users block credential theft before passwords are submitted.

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama granted court permission to travel to NZ for wife's medical treatment
Frank Bainimarama has been granted permission by the High Court to travel to New Zealand to accompany his sick wife for medical treatment.

Early childhood teacher loses registration after using methamphetamine on lunch breaks
The woman used the drug before work and on lunch breaks to help cope with the stress of her work.

Men piled stolen lounge furniture on vehicle roof and led police on suburban pursuit
Two men, aged 52 and 60, face court after an eyewitness reported items being taken from an Onehunga property.

Revealed: What the FMA agreed to pay its departed chief executive
Samantha Barrass was paid out the remainder of her contract despite having been suspended

Builder told worker to sort own tax over visa status before serious work fall
Chenjia Ye fell heavily onto a roof beam while working for B&D Pro Construction, which claimed his visa status meant he was a contractor.

New Plymouth drops free CBD parking idea
New Plymouth councillors have ditched free CBD parking, instead recommending the hourly charge drop from $3 to $2.

Green Party proposes bill to ensure greater transparency on drinking water quality
Co-leader Marama Davidson said up to 100,000 people get sick each year from polluted drinking water.

Commvault adds identity resilience tools for IDRecover
The move targets a growing security gap, helping firms spot and roll back risky identity changes across Active Directory, Entra ID and Okta.

Schools Treaty decision blindsided Maori and Crown should apologise, Waitangi Tribunal says
It says the process the Crown followed to remove school boards' obligations to give effect to the Treaty "fell short of the standard of honour required".

Lane blocked and traffic building after two vehicles collide on busy highway
Motorists are advised to avoid Tirau Rd in Karapiro, where traffic is building between Moana Roa and Fergusson Gully roads.

Westpac cuts fixed home loan rate
None of its other fixed term rates will change.

Northland winger once called up by Dave Rennie joins Wallabies tour squad
James Ramm, once an Olympic gymnastics hopeful who was also on England’s radar in test rugby, has been on a long journey to make the Wallabies.

Rural Waikato school’s surprise discovery goes viral worldwide
A bit of a tidy up at Walton School near Matamata has led to a find that has caught the imagination of millions of people around the world.

Tattoo parlor boss told traumatised worker to 'harden up' and threatened to call immigration
A Wellington employer who threatened to report a migrant tattoo artist to immigration after he took sick leave must pay $40,000 in compensation.

Crypto giant Binance freezes $2.5bn of assets over suspected hack
The firm said deposits and withdrawals are suspended while its teams conduct security checks and will "cover all losses".

What Patrick Stewart, captain Picard and Star Trek meant to me
Patrick Stewart was far more than Jean-Luc Picard, but of course, it's the role he will be remembered the most for. And that's not the worst fate.

New Zealand musician charged with assault, using threatening language
The man appeared in Manukau District Court where he was granted name suppression.