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Schools close roads to make drop-offs safer: 'It felt very chaotic'
Drivers were having regular near misses with students before the roads were closed, say primary schools.

CCTV shown at inquest into Isaac Levings' death after he fell in Wellington Harbour
Isaac Levings disappeared from Queens Wharf after attending a concert by pop rock band, The 1975 at TSB Arena in April 2023.

'I did my first book signing in a police custody suite'
The Northern Irish author has sold more than five million books globally and been translated into 40 languages

Fintech leaders hail digital payments & blockchain
Cross-border payments are becoming faster and more transparent, with stablecoins and data-driven lending broadening access for firms shut out by banks.

Workplace safety market set to hit USD $42.96 billion
Employers are boosting spending on digital tools and training as safety moves from compliance to a driver of productivity and retention.

Goat debate: Dead-eye contractors take out 560 feral goats
Contractors were so successful taking out a feral goat population, a planned third weekend of culling is no longer needed.

‘Undetected harm’ warning after nearly a million cervical cancer screening notifications not sent
Health NZ has released the findings of a review into the cervical cancer screening register.

If Artificial Intelligence Is in a Bubble, These Are the Stocks That Could Benefit Most

Popular Auckland marine reserve Goat Island the next site for paid parking
The Department of Conservation says the charges would help fund conservation.

Fuel prices ease across several Pacific Island nations despite ongoing supply pressures
Samoa, Tonga and Fiji have each decreased their fuel price caps for August, though each of them remains higher than before April when the global fuel crisis began.

All Interislander sailings cancelled tomorrow due to expected bad weather
Bluebridge has not yet cancelled its sailings, but says it is monitoring the situation closely.

Luxon speaks to Peters about comments: 'That's a conversation between us'
The prime minister has spoken to his foreign affairs minister about Winston Peters' tirade towards a Chinese-born MP, but refuses to say what exactly was discussed.

Bus hub killer assaults youth in facility, appeals deportation
A teen who fatally stabbed an older boy has been denied parole, but has an appeal against deportation on humanitarian grounds.

A British view: The Commonwealth Games are surely past their sell-by date
OPINION: For the biggest names, the importance of the event has never been lower, and that is why it is time to move on.

The Silver Ferns won Commonwealth Games gold, but a bigger fight is just beginning
For the Silver Ferns, gold in Glasgow offers a powerful sense of closure after a turbulent year. It does not mean a fairytale ending for the sport.

SyncHub urges firms to fix fragmented financial data
Fragmented banking, payments and accounting data is slowing reporting and weakening AI answers for businesses trying to act in real time.

‘Heartbreaking’: Fire destroys beloved 1800s Canterbury backcountry hut
DOC says huge effort had gone into protecting Fowlers Hut as an important heritage asset before it was lost.

Hundreds of government scientists to strike over pay dispute
Union says more than 400 workers will stop work for four hours in protest over a proposed return to performance-based pay and a zero per cent cost-of-living increase.

'A possible early warning signal' - volcanic activity increases beneath Mt Ruapehu
The constant tremor beneath the volcano having increased from a weak to moderate level

In-school teacher training programmes are a ' system disruptor' - Stanford
The education minister says she feels that teachers have been let down by initial teacher education

South Taranaki gives New Plymouth the cold shoulder
The South Taranaki District Council has voted unanimously to form a unitary council with the Stratford District Council - leaving its northern cousins out in the cold.