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Vanuatu government warns against claims of breakaway 'second republic'
Prime Minister Jotham Napat has voiced serious concern over claims of a "second republic" by a group in the small northern province of Torba.

‘One of the fastest in the A-League’: Phoenix weapon reborn after 500 days out
Nathan Walker is back after 500 days on the sidelines — and coach Chris Greenacre believes his raw speed will terrorise defences.

Second man charged over disappearance and death of Braydon Hepworth
Hepworth's body was found at a Christchurch address earlier this month.

Man on mobility scooter in serious condition after crash
A man was rushed to hospital on Wednesday morning after his mobility scooter was struck by a vehicle in Te Aroha.

Child in critical condition after e-scooter and bike crash on cycle path
A child was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after an e-scooter and bicycle crashed on a dedicated cycle lane in Tauranga.

The Real Data Transformation Challenge is Changing How People Work
Most data programmes fail on culture, not code, with 93.2% of senior executives citing change management as the main barrier to adoption.

Rockwell launches AI orchestration platform for factories
Manufacturers may gain faster engineering and maintenance work as Rockwell links AI agents, workflows and industrial software in one platform.

Buses to replace Metlink train services in Wellington over Labour Weekend
Trains will be replaced by buses on all lines from Saturday to Monday to allow Kiwirail crews to carry out infrastructure upgrades.

Labour rejects Ukraine drones offer, questions Defence upgrade plan
Labour says it will not engage on an offer from Ukraine to help develop military drones if elected.

Baby injured in fall from vehicle
Police say the infant was found with moderate injuries and taken to hospital.

Quantifind opens Sydney office to expand in Asia-Pacific
The move gives banks in Australia and across Asia-Pacific local support as Quantifind seeks growth after a USD $200 million investment round.

Kainga Ora won't say how many offers were received on controversial sale of Wellington houses
The sale deadline on the Wellington public housing property passed yesterday.

Te Tai Hauauru: A close race tinged with sadness
Stretching from Porirua to Putaruru and from Opunake to Ohakune, Te Tai Hauauru covers the rohe of a diverse number of iwi as well as the home of the influential Ratana movement.

Teacher loses registration after striking student on head with exercise book
Former Okaihau College teacher Alan Peter Carson was censured by a tribunal after aggressive incidents involving a Year 8 student and colleagues.

Second man charged after body found buried in Christchurch shed
A second man has been charged in relation to the death of 21-year-old Braydon Hepworth in Christchurch.

Finance leaders favour visibility & planning over cuts
More finance teams are using data and planning tools to protect growth spending as volatility makes broad cuts less attractive.

BeyondTrust: Agentic AI is an 'old new' identity problem
Gartner says Fortune 500 firms could run 150,000 AI agents by 2028, raising the risk of overprivileged machine identities.

AI helped uncover a security nightmare in the web’s backbone. Should you be worried?
If you’re of a certain age, “PHP” may invoke memories of early web development in the 1990s. In the decades since, the scripting language has hummed along in the background, used by popular platforms like WordPress. But just this week, it suddenly got an enormous spotlight as the internet lit...

Labour Weekend weather: 30C heat for parts, heavy rain for others
But there's a twist, with an atmospheric river expected to bring heavy rain for some parts.