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Public art stolen less than 24 hours after being installed
The sculpture called Doctrines by artist George Watson was due to be part of SCAPE Public Art Trust's summer season exhibition.

Winner of national primary schools kapa haka competition Te Mana Kuratahi named
The winning group bested 62 other kapa haka from 17 regions.

The big talking points ahead of All Blacks’ test against England
Damian McKenzie was one of the All Blacks’ best in Scotland last weekend, but has he done enough to earn a start against England in London?

‘Extremely toxic’: Eru Kapa-Kingi doubles down on Te Pati Maori leadership criticism
Former Te Pati Maori staffer Eru Kapa-Kingi has taken to social media to defend his criticism of party leadership.

Gigamon unveils quantum-safe cryptography in GigaVUE update
Gigamon launches GigaVUE 6.12 update featuring quantum-safe cryptography, aiding firms to tackle future quantum computing threats to encryption.

Former Te Pati Maori staffer Eru Kapa-Kingi doubles down on leadership shortcomings
Eru Kapa-Kingi insists party president John Tamihere is not the man to lead them to the promised land.

The Grave Guardians: The group who stepped up to repair Bruce McLaren's headstone - and so many others
Vandalism and unconsented interference is a regular occurrence, say the Grave Guardians, who wasted no time offering to repair the McLaren family headstones.

Criminal investigation called for after police falsify alcohol breath tests
The integrity of the past and current work of any officer involved is called into question, the Defence Lawyers Association says.

Musk wins $1tn Tesla pay deal despite backlash

OpenAI's Sam Altman backtracks on CFO's government 'backstop' talk

Musk plans Tesla mega AI chip fab, mulls potential Intel partnership

'We're running out of time': PNG parents make desperate global plea to save conjoined twins
The parents of conjoined twins in Papua New Guinea have made a desperate plea to "anyone globally" to help save them.

Hipkins calls for more robust vetting after it failed to identify McSkimming's behaviour
The Labour leader says it is "unacceptable" that former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's behaviour was not picked up in vetting for the role.

Gloriavale granted extra week to answer Education Ministry concerns
Education officials are considering closing the West Coast Christian community's school because of safety concerns.

‘Part of the pack’: Dog’s heartwarming tribute after baby’s tragic death
The dog took part in an important cultural tradition.

Learning lessons from wild weather
The lessons of Cyclone Gabrielle are being consolidated into a strengthened, Wairarapa-wide emergency management and support plan for a more resilient, community based response for future disasters.

Ping Identity launches platform to secure & manage AI agents
Ping Identity unveils Identity for AI, a platform to secure and manage AI agents with control, oversight, and threat protection from early 2026.

CoreWeave selects VAST Data in USD $1.17bn AI cloud platform deal
CoreWeave secures a USD $1.17bn deal with VAST Data to power its AI cloud platform, enhancing scalability and performance for enterprise AI workloads.

Sex with 1000 men in 12 hours: why Bonnie Blue is neither a feminist nor a monster
Thanks to a controversial new documentary, adult content creator Tia Billinger - stage name Bonnie Blue - has become a household name.

Barracuda unveils AI assistant to boost security team efficiency
Barracuda Networks launches Barracuda Assistant, an AI tool boosting security teams’ efficiency amid rising cyberattack complexity and volume.

Phoenix suffer major injury blow on eve of NZ derby
Japanese star Hideki Ishige’s season is over after scans confirmed he suffered an ACL injury in their draw against Central Coast.

Former All Black Aaron Smith splits from his wife after four years of marriage
Former All Black Aaron Smith has separated from his wife Teagan Voykovich after more than a decade together.

Tesla will 'examine' an investment in Elon Musk's xAI

Thunderstorms threaten to put dampener on start of summer
Temperatures well into the 20s were recorded around the country this week, but winter has one last sting left in its tail.