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Action needed on ‘one of the most feared’ diseases, advocate tells Sam Hayes
Gerard Rushton says the need is urgent because the disease moves very quickly and can kill people within 24 hours.

Boomi appoints Keyur Ajmera as CIO to drive global AI strategy
Boomi has appointed Keyur Ajmera as CIO to lead its global IT and AI strategy, driving growth and digital transformation across international markets.

Outward Bound pushes the age boundary with 60-plus course
It's the first time the not-for-profit has run an eight-day course for people aged 60 and over.

'Brutal' 18 months sees iconic Wellington coffee brand sell up
Matt Lamason has sold the People's Coffee brand.

Councils tackle ‘slum-like’ beach camp in Canterbury
A Christchurch resident says he had ‘‘a culture shock’’ during a recent visit to Kairaki Beach, witnessing what he described as ‘‘a ramshackle slum-like camp’’.

'Quietly spoken leader with immense mana' - tributes flow for Sir Tumu Te Heuheu
Tributes continue to flow for Sir Tumu Te Heuheu Tukino VIII, acknowledging his quiet nature, his kaitiakitanga and focus on the future.

New arrest in alleged credit card frauds that totalled more than $68k
Waitemata Police spent a year investigating the alleged crimes.

New Zealander in China preparing for super typhoon, winds up to 215khm
Super Typhoon Ragasa is the biggest to hit the planet this year and is expected to bear down on China tonight.

Race against time to build new animal welfare facility in Auckland
The organisation is getting kicked out of its Mangere site mid next year

Work finally begins on 'largest defence housing project in decades'
Starting work on the building of 13 new homes for defence personnel in the Manawatu is a "significant step forward", says the government.

How can this woman 'sniff out' Parkinson's?
Retired Scottish nurse Joy Milne was asked to smell 12 shirts - half of which were from people with diagnosed Parkinson's. She stunned the scientists.

Invercargill's new bronze labradors get new home, despite dogged opposition
The decision to install the sculptures downtown narrowly passed with 7-6 vote.

Samsung New Zealand Launches New Odyssey Gaming Monitor Lineup
New series includes the 27-inch Odyssey OLED G6, world's first 500Hz OLED monitor.

Norton Unveils Advanced Deepfake Protection Powered by Intel Core Ultra processors
Norton Deepfake Protection on Intel processors accelerates real time protection against AI-powered scams.

Behind the smiling family photo: How a mother murdered her children
Hakyung Lee killed her children, left them in suitcases at a storage unit and fled to South Korea.

Man from wealthy NZ family given discounted jail sentence after donating $50k
The man admitted possessing and importing extreme child sexual abuse material.

Who could be the next Reserve Bank governor?
Nicola Willis will at 1pm on Wednesday announce who will fill one of the country’s top economic jobs, but speculation is building the appointment is a woman based overseas.

‘It’s a death trap’: Why $2.1b is being spent on this road
Transport Minister Chris Bishop says this “death trap” road near Wellington kills, on average, 14 people each year.

Star missed All Blacks' record defeat but still weighed in on what went wrong
Cam Roigard has only played in two of the All Blacks’ nine losses since his debut. They all hurt the same.

Canned cycleway through student quarter makes dramatic U-turn
Opposition came from those intent on keeping Dunedin a “dystopian backwater”, while the attempt to revive the project was a “disgraceful, sour grape motion”.