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Various Vogel's bread recalled due to the possible presence of small pieces of metal
The recall was impacting multiple types of the bread being sold in the South Island.

Christchurch visitor asks why everyone looks so ‘depressed and dull’. The replies are glorious
After an Australian-based Kiwi lambasted Christchurch as ‘depressed and dull’, the locals have hit back with some serious, and not so serious comments: ‘There is only death here now’.

TV advertising company fined $1.04 million for misleading customers
The TV Shop which is behind well-known infomercials used fake customer reviews.

Deputy principal used ‘inappropriate physical force’ on young learner
The experienced teacher pulled the learner from his classroom and kept him outside as he cried and called for his mother.

Polkinghorne denies using meth in the days before Pauline Hanna’s death
Pauline Hanna was found dead on Easter Monday 2021. Her husband has taken to the witness box to give evidence at the inquest into her death.

Man arrested after fire at Auckland supermarket at weekend
Police say the fire at a Great North Road supermarket on Sunday afternoon was treated as suspicious.

Everpure wins second top-five hyperscaler storage deal
The agreement could lift revenue from fiscal 2028 as cloud operators seek denser, more power-efficient storage for AI-heavy data centres.

Google adds cluster-wide network policy to GKE preview
The preview could help GKE users enforce cluster-wide security without clashing with namespace rules, especially in multi-tenant environments.

NiCE cuts emissions 23% in ESG report on AI & staff
Cloud migration helped NiCE cut Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 23%, while it kept 14% of revenue flowing into research and development.

WPP cuts AI campaign deployment times with Google Cloud
That overhaul has slashed campaign rollout times from months to days, while also boosting production efficiency and content output across agencies.

'Surely it can't get any worse': Thousands start new businesses despite economic crunch
It has been a tough few years for the economy and several high-profile businesses have closed their doors but that isn't putting some people off starting up something new.

The TV Shop hit with $1.1m penalty over fake reviews, misleading claims
The company behind brands including Thin Lizzy and Transforma Ladder also suppressed some negative reviews and misled customers about their consumer rights.

Car hits power pole, bringing down lines and closing Northland road
One person has suffered minor injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Titoki.

Precautionary boil notice for Ohakune when water returns after 'good progress' made
The central North Island town's been without water since Sunday due to damage to the pipeline caused by an earthquake more than two weeks ago.

Ducati's €121 Million R&D Programme: What Italy's €33.5M Grant Really Funds

Cabinet reshuffle on the cards, Tonga PM confirms
It comes after the resignations of two of the most senior government ministers who were "unseated" by the Tongan Legislative Assembly earlier this month.

Philip Polkinghorne deleted sex worker photos when he realised he was a suspect in wife's death
He told a coroner he felt "betrayed" by police who interviewed him in relation to his wife Pauline Hanna's death.

First big act named to open Western Springs Bowl
The 'Man I Need' singer will perform on 17 October - the first big show for outdoor location following its $2.5 million transformation.

Google named Forrester AI Platforms leader on strategy
Businesses weighing AI spending may see Google's Forrester ranking as a boost, with Gemini Enterprise aimed at uniting users, developers and IT teams.