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EDS patients in limbo as Hamilton surgeon Chris Holdaway stops seeing patients
Medical Council intervention leaves hundreds of patients 'frightened, angry' - and in limbo.

Police investigation into fatal Dunedin fire still ongoing
Death of the person found at the scene remains unexplained.

PHP flaws spark emergency patch warning for websites
Security teams face a race to patch exposed sites as a public exploit raises the risk of remote code execution across millions of PHP installs.

Wellington social housing sale: Living there 'changed my life' councillor says
A Wellington councillor says living in a block of social houses at the centre of a controversial sale changed the course of his life and allowed him to reach his potential.

'It was a doomsday cult, we believed that the end of the world was going to happen'
Ryan Carey was born into the Geelong Revival Centre, a Pentecostal church where his father was second-in-command. It was a cult, founded on abuse.

Emergency services rush to incident on residential street, tarpaulin covers car
Ambulance crews have treated and transported one patient in a serious condition to Wairau Hospital in Blenheim.

BeyondTrust launches AI agent security on Pathfinder
The launch follows research showing AI coding agents can issue millions of commands and reach dozens of external services on enterprise endpoints.

Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni resigns over gang campaigning
Clearly, this has been very, very difficult for her. This is her family who we’re talking about," the Labour leader said after Kerrin Leoni’s resignation.

Police have confirmed Rakesh Naidoo is not under investigation, Labour says
However, Police Minister Mark Mitchell says it's an "ongoing matter for police and it would be inappropriate for me to comment".

Securonix launches behavioural analytics for AI threats
With AI agents widening the attack surface, security teams need to spot abnormal activity across human and machine users before damage is done.

Tax Traders and Taxi named country's best places to work
The businesses combine provisional tax solutions through Tax Traders with access to working capital through Taxi.

DeepL selects VAST Data for AI translation platform
The deployment should let DeepL's researchers work on larger language models and real-time voice translation with less manual data movement.

From denial to downfall: The rapid unravelling of Kerrin Leoni’s Labour campaign
Kerrin Leoni has resigned as a Labour Party candidate following revelations she campaigned at a gang event - here’s how it went down

Election live: 'Sad day for Maori' - TPM defends Labour MP Kerrin Leoni after resignation
Follow our daily coverage from the campaign trail.

Experts discuss key tech learnings from BIGSOUND
Slow ticket sales may reflect late buying, not weak demand, as event organisers are urged to use data sooner and own it fully.

Former international rugby star to go on trial accused of rape
Tim Visser, capped 33 times for Scotland, faces charges alleged to have taken place over a 14-year period.

'Demise of Australian netball': Greats warn of Diamonds crisis as Silver Ferns surge
A 0-2 Constellation Cup start leaves Australia with 72 hours to prevent New Zealand taking their world No. 1 ranking.

HR manager sacked over ‘typical Asian’ remark awarded $35k
The Employment Relations Authority found serious flaws in Bidfood’s disciplinary process despite concerns about Natalie Plows’ conduct.

Draft approval granted for $100m inland port near Mosgiel
The decision paves the way for the proposed Southern Link Inland Port to be built by Port Otago and Dynes Transport on Dukes Road.

New Zealand takes stepping stone to shooting down drones
The new system would cope with the most likely drone threat short term, but not give full protection from the sort of advance or high-intensity drones threats seen in the Ukraine-Russia or Middle East wars.