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Watch: PM Christopher Luxon apologises for 'parent-child mentality' comments
The prime minister says he has admiration for business owners and he "got it wrong".

Watch: Post-Cabinet media conference with PM Christopher Luxon
The prime minister has also faced criticism over his lack of action over Winston Peters' racist tirade.

xBratAI & Bitget explore multi-asset trading tie-up
The tie-up could let retail traders manage crypto, futures, forex and tokenised stocks in one workflow instead of juggling separate platforms.

EPAM joins OpenAI partner network for enterprise AI
The tie-up could speed enterprise AI adoption as firms shift from pilots to secure, regulated deployments across core operations.

HomeVault launches AI property records platform globally
Missing warranties and compliance papers could now delay claims and sales less often, as the New Zealand startup takes its property records tool worldwide.

Midwife failed to monitor baby before stillbirth, commissioner finds
A midwife failed to properly monitor a pregnant woman whose baby was delivered stillborn, omitting basic clinical checks and removing an abnormal heart rate monitor after just six minutes during labour.

Care home criticised over falls management after resident suffers two leg fractures
A 96-year-old rest home resident with a known high risk of falling suffered two leg fractures after a series of failures in his care planning and monitoring.

D3 Energy spuds second Nooitgedacht well after gas flows from first drill hole

Court clears former Fiji deputy PM Manoa Kamikamica
Manoa Kamikamica, one of Fiji's two former deputy prime ministers in the coalition government, has been formally acquitted of all criminal charges by a Suva court on Monday.

Wildlife-devouring feral cat 'Nine Lives' caught after three-year effort
'Nine Lives' was thought to have killed around three-quarters of the rare pateke released on the Purerua Peninsula in the northern Bay of Islands.

Who had the greatest Games? Tell us who you think had NZ’s best moment
The Commonwealth Games have wrapped up in Glasgow with Kiwis winning 36 medals.

Retired Salvation Army pastor raises $30,000 for foodbanks after walking across country
Gavin Baxter began Te Araroa Trail on New Year's Day at Bluff and finished at Cape Reinga three weeks ago.

Many businesses using AI to save time, but do they know what they're doing?
Xero found almost two-thirds of small and medium businesses were already using AI.

Octave names Veris geospatial partner in Australia
Customers in government and defence will get local support in Australia and New Zealand as Veris takes on Octave's geospatial software distribution.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon faces questions over claim business sector is ‘negative’, should act like an ‘adult’
The National leader is being accused of being out of touch.

Datagrid signs Tasman Ring cable deal for South Island
South Island internet users could see faster, more resilient links as the new Invercargill-Melbourne cable adds New Zealand's first southern landing point.

Future uncertain for 136-year-old racetrack with ‘vital role’ in Auckland
A newly released independent report into racing venues suggested Auckland’s Alexandra Park close, although no final decisions have been made.

Patient left paralysed after surgeon operated on wrong part of spine
A neurosurgeon unknowingly operated on the wrong level of a patient’s spine during surgery at Waikato Hospital.

Lecture from PM ‘didn’t land well’, Rotorua business leader says
The president of the Rotorua Business Chamber told Stuff Christopher Luxon’s comments were misjudged as businesses didn’t need a “lecture”.

IKEA New Zealand launches rewards for Family members
The new scheme rewards shopping and app use, as IKEA New Zealand seeks to deepen loyalty in one of its fastest-growing markets.