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Heating up the hangi pit ahead of Waitangi Day celebrations
A Wellington marae is putting its hangi made up of mostly koha kai underground on Friday, in preparation for the city's Waitangi Day celebrations tomorrow.

Trial of developer who smashed glass into party-goer’s neck ends with hung jury
Andrew Montgomerie maintains the incident was an accident, as he believed he was about to be punched.

Christchurch terrorist seeks to overturn guilty pleas
The Australian man convicted for the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, is seeking to overturn his guilty pleas to 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one of terrorism.

Photos show former Kiwi soldier at the heart of Epstein’s empire
Brice Gordon was photographed instructing a ranch visitor on how to use a gun.

Three people hurt after crash in Waikato
Cambridge Road near Racecourse Road heading towards State Highway 1 was closed.

Pass it on: The return of the property flipper
As the market stabilises, property flippers are back at a rate not seen since before the global financial crisis.

Fresh after shocking audiences with her ‘nipple ring’ dress, Chappell Roan has been spotted in Auckland
The pop enigma will be performing at Laneway in Western Springs on Thursday.

Oravida turns to solar to power export-focused growth
Oravida powers its Bay of Plenty bottling plant with a new solar farm as it chases export growth and stricter hotel sustainability demands.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon heckled during speech at Treaty Grounds
One person can be heard yelling "treason" during Christopher Luxon's speech.

Auckland FC goalkeeper out of World Cup mix after knee surgery
Steve Corica has been forced to turn back to Michael Woud in goal, a week after dropping him in the wake of costly errors.

Brendon McCullum blasts media 'pile-on' over Ashes drinking allegations
England’s Kiwi coach says it’s ‘quite annoying’ that the drinking habits of his players on the Australian tour continue to be debated in the media.

Three injured following serious two-vehicle crash near State Highway 1
Police urge motorists to avoid area as serious crash unit investigates.

PM Luxon heckled while delivering Waitangi speech
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was once again heckled by manuhiri attending the annual powhiri at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.

‘A death wish’: Video shows ute narrowly avoiding head-on collision on state highway
The incident occurred on Wednesday about 9.40am on State Highway 3 near Hawera, Taranaki.

Liquium raises NZD $2m to boost cleaner ammonia output
Liquium secures over NZD$2m to scale green ammonia catalysts, promising major efficiency gains for fertiliser and clean fuel producers.

Forrester warns AI spend outpaces core IT readiness
Forrester warns firms chasing AI hype risk failure and rising costs if weak IT foundations, governance and data are left unresolved.

The sector with 17,000 more full-time jobs
Unemployment has hit its highest level in a decade, but beneath the headline numbers some sectors are faring much better than others.

Process friction holds back firms’ agentic AI plans
Most firms plan agentic AI within three years, but Celonis finds clunky processes and poor context threaten ROI and slow deployment.

18 essential Windows 11 tweaks that make a huge difference
There are a few important options that you should check and configure correctly in the settings in order to run Windows 11 effectively. Here are some helpful tips for additional Windows 11 features that should remain permanently active in everyday use — or be deliberately deactivated to avoid unnecessary data...