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Xero launches live Claude integration for customers
Small businesses can now ask Claude for live cash and invoice data from Xero without leaving their accounting records.

Bottom-placed PNG Hekari FC embrace tough first OFC Pro League season
The wooden spooners in the inaugural season of the OFC Pro League believe the competition has offered them valuable development opportunities.

PagerDuty appoints John DiLullo as chief executive officer
The handover comes as PagerDuty seeks to build on stabilising retention, accelerating new business and momentum in its AI-first operations cloud.

Whakatane’s mission to restore a ‘national treasure’ with little funds
As local councils face rates caps more expenditures Whakatane District Council is asking community initiative to help fund the restoration of the Nga Tapuwae o Toi walkway.

Person killed in Marlborough crash
A single-vehicle crash in Marlborough on Tuesday morning has left one person dead.

One dead after Marlborough crash
Emergency services were called to Waihopai Valley Rd on Tuesday morning, but a person died at the scene.

Teacher chased boy into bathroom and held him on toilet during string of incidents
The teacher’s registration was cancelled after he used physical force and emotional abuse against 10 separate children at an early childhood centre.

Sam Altman details ‘hair-raising’ chat with Elon Musk as he takes stand
Nobody has more to lose in the high-profile trial than OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and he has finally taken to the stand.

Turnitin launches Google Classroom add-on for AI checks
Teachers can now check AI-written work and mark assignments inside Google Classroom as schools grapple with generative AI in assessed tasks.

Are small-scale community raffles legal?
Community leaders say small-scale raffles run by families to cover costs should be seen in a different context to large lotteries.

Mother denies any role in baby Soul Turany's violent death
No one has been charged over Soul Turany's death, but police have said either his mother or her then-partner is responsible.

Country Life: The catchment farmers cleaning up our backyard
Trapping, planting and water testing are some of the ways Ashburton farmers are caring for their land.

Fulton Hogan employee killed while helping with stranded vehicle
A Fulton Hogan employee has died in a crash while helping a motorist on the Waikato Expressway.

SugarAI rebrands CRM around precision selling with AI
Sales teams could get earlier warnings on churn and reorder risk as SugarAI ties CRM to ERP data and AI-guided next steps.

‘The biggest contest the All Blacks have ever had’: Henry on Rennie’s mission
Sir Graham Henry says the challenge of rejoining the All Blacks got his “blood boiling” ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup in Australia.

High-profile chef cuts ties with Wellington Pavilion project
A multimillion-dollar project reviving a heritage waterfront spot in the capital has lost its high-profile chef.

Chef fired by text message while away travelling overseas wins wrongful dismissal dispute
A Marlborough chef who worked at the same restaurant for 14 years has been awarded $26,000 after her employer fired her while she was travelling overseas.

Who are the winners out of the ongoing fuel crisis?
Some winners have emerged both in New Zealand and overseas, with many taking advantage of the situation financially and practically.

NZ universities give extensions after assessments delayed in global cyber hack
The learning system Canvas is back for universities worldwide as a deal was made to delete students stolen data

HPE unveils GreenLake upgrades for AI & private cloud
Rising virtualisation costs and AI demands are pushing organisations towards HPE's updated GreenLake stack for simpler private cloud and data protection.