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NIWA turning to AI to forecast flooding faster
Staff currently use another form of physical modelling to predict flooding, but it takes 24 hours to develop forecasts.

Calls to ban freedom campers as popular bay ‘overloaded’
Opotiki council is being urged to ban or limit the number of overnight campers due to fears the public toilets are putting pressure on the delicate environment.

Police tried to stop speeding motorcyclist before fatal Dairy Flat crash
Police tried to unsuccessfully stop the rider and were later notified of the fatal crash.

Police not justified at shooting armed man in Ellerslie in 2021 - IPCA
Officers led a half-hour pursuit of the man, who pointed a gun at police cars several times during the chase in 2021.

Murphy: New film shows when Ireland was a different place
Actor Cillian Murphy is the star of a film telling the story of Magdalene Laundries in Ireland.

Person critically injured, fallen lamp post causes road closure after two-vehicle crash
Motorists travelling on Taradale Road in Napier should expect delays.

Failed upmarket home building company owes $1.3m
An award winning home building firm that collapsed earlier this year owes creditors $1.3 million and there's little chance of recovering the cash, a liquidator's report says.

Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy
FakeCall malware can reroute calls intended for banks to attacker-controlled numbers.

Dropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformed
Dropbox also laid off 500 last year but still had "excess layers of management."

Opinion: The haka is overused and it is absurd to stand there and simply watch it
Sometimes it can feel as if the haka’s primal intensity is diluted by its sheer ubiquity, writes Oliver Brown.

Xero awards $70,000 to Dunedin community eatery
Xero has awarded $20,000 each to four New Zealand small businesses, with Dunedin's The Bowling Club receiving NZD $70,000 as a global winner.

NZ needs to rethink multi-bed hospital rooms
Analysis: As New Zealand agonises over its hospitals, a key element in the debate is being missed: the need for single rooms.

Dame Lisa Carrington bags New Zealand first at Olympic awards
On the back of winning three more gold medals in Paris, Carrington has received one of the highest Olympic honours.

Former IT contractor pleads guilty to receiving $4m in kickbacks
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) filed charges against two former IT contractors in April 2023 for bribery and corruption.

Council sets flag flying rules after rise in requests
An increase in requests to fly flags at Invercargill City Council has led to a new policy detailing rules and protocols.

Mercury announces Executive team changes
Mercury NZ Limited’s Chief Executive Stew Hamilton today announces changes to his Executive Leadership Team as the business positions itself to deliver on its new three-year objectives

Hamilton councillor still hasn't apologised for expletive-laden rant
Andrew Bydder was meant to apologise to mayor Susan O'Regan as well the Cerebral Palsy Society.

Video shows brawls that erupted at Travis Scott’s Eden Park show
Fights broke out in the stand and on the floor of the rapper’s show at Eden Park.

From drop off to delivery: What you need to know about NZ Posts's Christmas deadlines
Explainer - If Santa can deliver presents to the entire world in one night, but when do you have to get your gifts to NZ Post?

Baltimore bridge collapse prompted look at Auckland Harbour Bridge
A risk review was done after the US disaster and the Auckland Harbour Bridge risk management plan was strengthened.

Epic adventure raises record sum for Foodstuffs charity
Accepting a wager of $1 for each foot climbed, the owner of Gilmours in Palmerston North raised $119,000 to aid struggling supermarket staff.