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Hawke's Bay v Auckland – NPC round nine
Follow live coverage as Hawke's Bay host Auckland at McLean Park in round nine of the National Provincial Championship.

Eels reportedly attacked with stones and machetes in Nelson
Tasman District Council say the attacks have been an issue for a couple of years with youth in the area.

Taboola’s Realise adds AI upgrades, boosts results for advertisers
Taboola's Realise platform adds Generative AI upgrades, helping advertisers boost campaign performance beyond search and social channels by up to 34%.

Airbyte launches Enterprise Flex for secure AI-ready data control
Airbyte launches Enterprise Flex, a data platform enabling secure, AI-ready data control with flexible deployment across cloud and on-premises environments.

Siemens adds AI to Simcenter Testlab, speeding up modal analysis
Siemens has enhanced Simcenter Testlab with AI tools that speed up modal analysis by up to seven times, streamlining engineering tests and boosting productivity.

Gate Unveils Layer 2 Network and Tokenomics Overhaul for GT Token

It isn’t your imagination: Google Cloud is flooding the zone

XYZ Reality renews ISO 27001, reinforcing security in key sectors
XYZ Reality has renewed its ISO 27001 certification, underscoring its commitment to data security in sectors like defence, energy and pharmaceuticals.

Funding crunch drives test of parking fees at scenic hotspots
Car park cameras will help enforce rules.

International students join growing number of rough sleepers in Auckland, advocate says
An advocate for Auckland's homeless says he's seeing growing levels of desperation in the city.

Rottweiler helps calm people's nerves
Three-year-old therapy dog Penny Pickles is part of the team at Learner Licence Theory in Tararua.

Australian film altered in China to make gay couple straight
A scene featuring a same-sex couple was digitally altered to depict a heterosexual couple.

'Celtic sisters' make history on RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Dublin-born Bonnie Anne Clyde and west Belfast's Elle Vosque are competing in the new season of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK.

New Zealander being held in detention in US
A New Zealander being held in detention in the US is being provided consular support.

Kiwi pair blitz rivals in rowing to gold at world champs
Ben Taylor and Oliver Welch became the first New Zealanders to win men’s pair gold at the pinnacle yearly event since Hamish Bond and Eric Murray.

Why are police spending so much time chasing cannabis?
The Drug Foundation says police are playing “whack-a-mole” and “devoting enormous amounts of resources” to finding weed growers.

Axing Queenstown school buses could endanger students, impact attendance, principal says
A Queenstown principal believes plans to scrap 10 dedicated school buses will have severe impacts on student attendance and could put children in danger.

Woodside partners with Japan Suiso Energy, KEPCO for liquid hydrogen supply chain

Analysis-'ChatGPT, what stocks should I buy?' AI fuels boom in robo-advisory market

Wairarapa-Tararua water entity taking shape
Three of four councils in the proposed Wairarapa-Tararua water services entity have approved a constitution and shareholders’ agreement, with the final council set to discuss next month.

Ashburton man missing for a month
Jason, 56, was last heard from on August 26.

Auckland butcher ordered to bin meat stored in trolley after social media uproar
Shefco Halal Meats on Dawson Rd said the photo was misleading, and that the trolley was cleaned prior to the lamb being stored on it.

Waihekeora Reservoir formally opened in drought-plagued corner of Northland
The water reservoir is the fulfilment of a pact between two politicians to transform the economy of the place where they grew up.

Jessica Chastain 'not aligned' with Apple's decision to pause The Savant
The star says she wishes the series about an investigator who tracks online hate groups 'wasn’t so relevant', but 'feels more urgent than ever'.