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Hollywood director gets two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix
He was accused of using money for a Netflix show on lavish purchases like Rolls Royces and Ferraris.

Lyall Bay landslip damages wastewater pipe
The pedestrian path that connects View Road with Queens Drive has been closed for public safety.

Children's Minister defends handling of Gloriavale child safety concerns
Action to address child safety concerns at Gloriavale Christian community was already underway when the Education Review Office formally raised them in writing, Karen Chhour says.

One critically injured after truck and car crash in Wainui
One person is in a critical condition after a crash involving a truck and a car in Wainui on Tuesday afternoon.

‘Why are you asking me?’ Winston Peters evasive on broadcaster’s potential return to NZ First
Is a high profile former MP turned broadcaster/councillor set to stand for Parliament once more?

Keiko Fujimori narrowly wins Peru presidential election

Shooter in child custody dispute kills six at north German family shelter, police say

Labour confirms it would scrap state housing rent hike
"Taking money away from our lowest-income renters to give to another group of low-income renters is cruel, and it is wrong, and the Labour Party will not be part of that," Hipkins says.

Repeat sex offender jailed for 13 years for child sexual abuse and objectionable material
Glen Elwyn Connor was sentenced after pleading guilty to 43 charges, including offending against children.

Rocket Lab to acquire satellite firm Iridium
The move would give Rocket Lab a recurring revenue stream and a global satellite network, as shares jumped nearly 16 percent.

Reo.Dev passes 100 million profiles in developer graph
Developer-sales teams gain a wider pool of buyers to target as the graph now tracks engineers across 30,000 technologies and 250 functions.

LexisNexis & Promon team up on mobile fraud defence
Fraud teams will gain extra app-level signals as the firms combine mobile protection with identity intelligence to catch tampering and abuse.

Dismissal of lawsuit against author Neil Gaiman upheld, court says case should be heard in New Zealand
Neil Gaiman was sued by a Kiwi woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by the author multiple times on Waiheke Island.

National select Rangitikei District Councillor Coral Raukawa to contest Maori electorate seat of Te Tai Hauauru
Raukawa said she was honoured to be picked as National's candidate and shared the party's plan to "fix the basics".

'Taking kapa haka to another level': Rangatahi shine at national competition
Secondary schools from across the motu are competing over three days at Te Tawharau o Nga Waka, before the top nine return for Friday's finals.

Safety rules on the way for blind cords
Blind cords have caused the deaths of eight children since 2009.

Greens accuse National of ‘gross misrepresentation’ in tax policy attack ad
The Green Party has accused National of spreading “gross misrepresentation” in an attack ad posted to the party’s social media.

Russia's small businesses pay the price of spiralling Ukraine war

David Seymour bites back at Auditor-General over lunch report
David Seymour has questioned the Auditor-General's credibility after it raised concerns about the government's school lunch programme.

Government pushes back date of health and safety shake-up
ACT says the delays makes "almost no difference" as it won't allow the new law to be repealed as long as it was part of the coalition.

Massive mussels in NZ waters replicated in new research
Recycled green-lip mussel shells leftover from farms, that would otherwise be thrown into landfill, are being used to mimic the role once played by the dense horse mussel beds.

Police seize drugs, guns and $1.95m in assets in major gang crackdown
A year-long police operation targeting organised crime in Waikato has led to the arrest of 24 people, the seizure of drugs and firearms, and the restraint of nearly $2 million in suspected criminal assets.