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David Jones in NZ to close after collapse of Australian department store giant
The David Jones store in Auckland is likely to be shuttered later this year, alongside 18 other department stores across the Tasman, the receiver has confirmed.

Private school apologises after 'computer systems issue' halts NCEA English exam
Students would receive the grade from their internal examination results instead, after the exam was stopped part-way through.

New Zealand's only David Jones store to close
It's expected to shut by the end of the year.

AMD launches 6th Gen EPYC chips for AI data centres
The new chips are already shipping from major hardware vendors as AMD targets heavier AI and cloud workloads in the data centre.

Shots fired at police during pursuit before getaway car seized across island
A passenger leaned out a car window and fired two shots at pursuing officers before the vehicle sped across the island and was seized outside an Auckland home.

Injured Feyi-Waboso is our Robinson - Sinfield
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is the 2026 team's equivalent of Rugby World Cup winner Jason Robinson says assistant coach Kevin Sinfield.

Duchy tenants may have to buy farms or leave as Prince William plans sell-off
A ten-year strategy to raise £500m from the Duchy of Cornwall will see farms sold off across England.

'It can kill us': Kenyans fear impact of El Niño with floods predicted
Forecasters warn that this year's El Niño could be one of the strongest on record, with heavy rain and flooding in Kenya.

Students passing university assessments in minutes using AI, regulator warns
The Office for Students says students can frequently use AI "in ways that cannot be reliably detected".

Sports club loses $40,000 of gear in suspected fireworks related blaze
It took years of fundraising to be able to afford the gear, the club says.

Armistice Day: 'Remembering the sobering realities of going to war'
"Everybody needs to learn from what happened" - armed forces, veteran's groups and civilians marked Armistice Day with two minutes of silence at 11am today.

Past, present and future health champions honour MAPAS pioneer Professor Colin Mantell
Mantell leaves behind a remarkable legacy in medicine, medical education, and Maori and Pacific health in Aotearoa.

New Relic launches Kubernetes agent in public preview
Operations teams facing Kubernetes outages may now get AI-generated fix code, as New Relic opens its incident-response agent to public preview.

Senior health boss who took $258k in medical supplier kickbacks avoids prison
Channeling millions in public hospital contracts to favoured medical suppliers in exchange for secret cash kickbacks has landed a former senior health manager six months of home detention.

Pair charged after shop assault ends in gun pulled at bus stop
What began as a physical altercation inside a retail shop escalated into serious violence when a man allegedly pulled a gun on the victim waiting at a nearby bus stop.

Brilliant Noskova dismantles Gauff to reach WTA Finals last four
Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova dismantles Coco Gauff to become the first player to reach the last four at the WTA Finals.

The Papers: 'David Walliams accused' and 'Named & shamed'
Sexual misconduct allegations against actor David Walliams, which he denies, dominate Wednesday's front pages.

Meet the Peaky Blinders, Ukraine's drone unit protecting a devastated front-line city
Slovyansk continues to be bombarded by Russian forces, making it almost uninhabitable with less than 10% of it's pre-war population remaining.

Stickers and building sets help drive toy sales ahead of Christmas rush
A bumper year so far for toy sales comes as debate intensifies over screen time and tech connectivity.