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Ballooning burial costs spurs call for government to increase funeral subsidy
In Tauranga, burial costs rose 50 percent and ash burial 200 percent.

Azul to launch monthly Java security patch updates
Organisations running Java in production will get faster fixes for serious flaws as Azul moves to monthly security-only updates from August 2026.

Gisborne businesses learn practical tools for disaster resilience
Cyber security and communication backups proved key focus areas for attendees.

Spray painter wins payout after employer cut hours and forced him out
A spray painter who was denied work when business slowed and then wrongfully lost his job has been awarded more than $37,000.

A pinky promise ends in heartbreak: Christchurch student dies on dream trip
A childhood promise took a Christchurch mother and daughter to Paris. Now, one mother is bringing her 21-year-old daughter home after an unimaginable loss.

Serving police officer charged with theft and firearm offence
A serving police officer has been charged over an alleged incident in February and is due to reappear in court next month.

Brace for higher fuel prices, says Waitomo chief
Waitomo Group chief executive Simon Parham said motorists should brace for higher prices at the pump.

Maori father's fight for dedicated citizenship pathway continues after personal success
But the minister in charge, Brooke van Velden, says she has no plans to review the law.

Qantas Project Sunrise: First flight from Airbus Toulouse HQ to Melbourne landing today
17 hours and counting: Epic flight nears its destination as thousands track the journey.

Nelson tornado sends debris flying, family shaken
Iron roofing ripped from aviaries and a dog kennel.

'What's happened there?!' - Buttler and Dawson's moment to forget
Manchester Super Giants fielders Jos Buttler and Liam Dawson inadvertently teach a vital lesson in communication after a huge fielding mix-up, missing a simple catch that would have removed London Spirit's Kiran Carlson in the men's Hundred.

Fijian Drua primed to make history in first-ever Super Rugby Women's home final
The Fijian Drua Women will be aoming to secure their third Super Rugby Women's title when they host the defending champion NSW Waratahs in Ba.

AMD unveils Helios rack-scale AI compute portfolio
Helios racks and new Instinct chips put AMD deeper into AI infrastructure as it courts major customers and challenges Nvidia.

New Zealander who escaped Tongan prison still on the run
Liuaki Fungalei Kokohu Vi is the last remaining detainee out of three that escaped from Tonga’s Central Police Station on Sunday.

Pizza chain owners ordered to pay $53k over illegal job premium and underpayment
Pizza chain owners and their business have been ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars after charging an illegal premium for a worker’s job and underpaying two employees.

Crash between car and train in Bay of Plenty
Police say one person has suffered moderate injuries.

Battle of the supermarket freebies: Do you change your shop to score collectables?
NZ’s supermarket duopoly has gone head-to-head in their latest round of collectable items.

Watch: 'Cloud burst' hits Grey District, flooding homes and causing a slip
A Cobden resident says he's never seen rainfall so "quick and furious" in his time on the West Coast.

Cameron Suafoa reveals how his wife’s discovery led to cancer diagnosis
He trained and played for the Blues in early 2024 while receiving radiation.

Kiwi and former Meta leader Maya Pan warns New Zealand risks ‘managed decline’ without reform
The country’s GDP ranking has slipped from third in the 1960s to 33rd of 38 OECD nations.

SAS urges human oversight in agentic AI deployments
Businesses risk weaker AI returns unless staff retain control over high-risk decisions, SAS says, as agentic tools spread.

Phishing campaign targets universities & EU bodies
Researchers warn the campaign can bypass multi-factor authentication, putting university and EU-linked accounts at risk of real-time takeover.