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Dunedin councillor Jim O'Malley quits as committee chair over hostile work environment
Jim O'Malley said he does not feel safe as the chair of the hearings committee as he felt targeted by the chief executive.

Woman killed by police in Christchurch named as Te Arohanui Pohio
Police were called to the Bryndwr house after a report of family harm.

The shifting sands of second languages at schools
Ministry of Education data shows a shift away from learning Euro-centric languages to te reo Maori and Asian languages in public schools.

Fire crews respond to separate plane incidents at Christchurch Airport
A Jetstar plane reportedly had smoke coming from it, while a light aircraft made an emergency landing at Christchurch Airport.

Forget quiet quitting, now we're 'quiet cracking'
While quiet quitting had people turning up to do only the bare minimum, quiet cracking is where workers do their jobs with a hidden struggle.

‘It was massive’: How ABs No 7 spun team-mate’s misfortune into gold
No-one could accuse Du'Plessis Kirifi of being gifted a magic carpet ride into the All Blacks' No 7 jersey.

Aerospike launches expression indexes to boost AI efficiency
Aerospike launches expression indexes to boost AI workload efficiency, cutting memory use and speeding queries in real-time NoSQL database applications.

Red Roses partner with Barbie before World Cup
The Red Roses' collaboration with Barbie will initially include t-shirts, hoodies and replica balls, rather than the signature dolls.

Instagram users angry and confused as Meta overturns yet more account bans
Hundreds of people have contacted the BBC to say they have wrongly been shut out of their accounts.

'We were never friends': A massacre on the eve of WW2 still haunts China-Japan relations
Eighty years after Japan was defeated, a wave of Chinese films about the occupation are fuelling memory and anger.

Auckland Council to go ahead with plans to cut Takapuna Golf Course to nine-holes
The decision to reduce it to to nine-holes comes despite pleas from the community to preserve the course.

Oil maintains gains ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Why a confidence-inspiring contact centre is one of your organisation’s greatest assets
A responsive, seamless contact centre is vital for Australian firms to rebuild customer trust amid rising cyber threats, says Kore.ai's Paul Rilstone.

Neighbours question fatal police shooting that left woman dead, partner critically injured
The distressed scream of a woman rang out across a tight-knit Christchurch neighbourhood. Then a gunshot followed.

Why 23-year-old All Blacks XV lock is leaving New Zealand
New Zealand Rugby is chuffed with their retention of All Blacks, but that’s not to say there isn’t bleeding elsewhere.

Double tragedy for family of Christchurch woman shot by police
She never stopped grieving her son — and now, after a late-night confrontation with police, friends are left grieving her.

Supreme Court finds wrong legal test used to lock up autistic man for nearly 20 years
The man has been locked up for nearly 20 years, but he will not walk free just yet.

Xsolla unveils LiveOps suite to boost D2C game monetisation
Xsolla launches its LiveOps Management Suite, a no-code tool to help game developers boost direct-to-consumer monetisation with real-time campaign management.

Xsolla launches Unity SDK to boost direct game monetisation
Xsolla has launched a new Unity SDK to help developers monetise games directly, with cross-platform support and over 1,000 payment methods worldwide.

Brentford agree club record £42.5m Ouattara move
Brentford agree a club record deal worth up to £42.5m for Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara.

Australian who killed UK woman eligible for earlier release after appeal
The man stabbed Emma Lovell to death on Boxing Day in 2022, after breaking into her Brisbane home.