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New freezer on way after 'incredible' breast milk response in Whangarei
Some donors for a new breast milk bank had to be put on hold due to a lack of storage space in its first few weeks.

Textile firm Nanolayr placed in voluntary administration
The administrators are seeking expressions of interest from potential local and international buyers for the Auckland-based business.

French troops board oil tanker linked to Russian 'shadow fleet'

Irish citizens on intercepted Gaza flotilla boats

ServiceNow launches unified AI Experience with multimodal agents
ServiceNow unveils AI Experience, a unified, multimodal AI platform that streamlines enterprise workflows with voice, text, image, and web agents for smarter work.

Watch: Man City concede 90th minute penalty on day of late drama in Champions League
Manchester City had to settle for a draw with Monaco after giving away a late penalty.

Gisborne’s future requires up to 100,000ha of land to be retired - report
The plan is estimated to cost $359 million in the first 10 years alone, and the council is calling on the Government to provide funding in next year’s Budget

Nico the cat burglar nicking knickers in Hamilton
The owners of a Hamilton cat bringing home dozens of stolen items say it’s because he wants to ‘share the love’.

Long time fans become new owners of much-loved business Ice Cream Charlie
Gareth and Sarah Eddy became the proud new owners when the business went up for sale in June.

Nigel Latta's TV legacy: What the clinical psychologist taught us
In a wildly diverse media career that saw him tackling everything from murderers to money matters, it's Nigel Latta's work on parenting that is his greatest legacy.

Warehouse Group reports another full-year loss
The group, which owns the 'red sheds', Noel Leeming and Warehouse Stationery stores, said profitability remained below acceptable levels.

'Focus and reset' - the bracelets keeping Bell on track
England seamer Lauren Bell tells BBC Sport about preparing for her first 50-over World Cup and how wearing home-made bracelets gets the best out of her.

Kiwi teen on board Gaza flotilla ship intercepted by Israeli forces
Samuel Leason posted from on board the Sirius saying the boat had been intercepted and he's being taken to Israel.

BSA dismisses complaint about Morning Report interview
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has dismissed a complaint about a 16 June broadcast of Morning Report, which featured an interview with Dr Samira Ghoreishi.

New World Rugby guidelines limit elite players to 30 matches per season
The sport's governing body made the decision to protect player welfare.

‘Easiest yes of my life’: Olympian Zoe Hobbs engaged to Sail GP champ
The sprinter and the sailor are to tie the knot the successful sporting couple has announced.

Fury as efforts to extradite foreign officials accused of sexual assault fail
Police said they had ‘no doubt’ assaults occurred, but the alleged offenders will not face justice.

This is serious, I am not kidding
I still can not believe just how easy it is to compromise modern LLM chatbots and convince them to perform actions that violate their programmed safety and security algorithms. Now I even have Google's Gemini helping me to hack itself with great success.

Wellington Water tender exposes 'unsustainable' deficiencies
The breadth of weaknesses in Wellington Water's management systems is being laid bare in a tender for a $37 million urgent overhaul.

Number of disabled people in financial hardship growing, data shows
It's been a tough few years for many households - but people with disabilities have been struggling particularly hard, representatives say.

Kanak pro-independence leader allowed to return to New Caledonia, court rules
The announcement of the latest Paris court ruling has once again triggered a torrent of diverse reactions to Christian Téin's return to the French Pacific territory.