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The rise and fall of convicted TV actor John Alford
Once a TV star who found minor chart success, John Alford is now in prison for sex offences.

Layercake expands Streamcake media platform on OCI
Layercake’s Streamcake media orchestration platform is now available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, targeting broadcast and streaming workflows.

Watch: Car flipped on its head in Northland crash
Footage of the scene shows a red Suzuki flipped on its head and facing the wrong direction in the middle of the road.

ABBYY, Desktop Imaging automate NZ council rebates, invoices
AI document tools slash manual workloads at Wellington City Council and Fire and Emergency New Zealand, boosting compliance and payment speed.

Gastro outbreak affects 30 staff at Wellington Hospital emergency department
More than two dozen staff have shown symptoms consistent with stomach illness.

Dramatic video shows motorbiker wedged between cars in Auckland highway crash
Stefan Mills was driving on Auckland’s Southern Motorway in 2025 when he was struck from behind by a vehicle.

Coinbase cannot support crypto bill in current form, CEO Armstrong says

China drafting purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips, Nikkei Asia reports

Helicopters, ambulances sent to crash in Far North's Waipapakauri
Several ambulances and two helicopters have been sent to the scene of the incident in the small settlement of Waipapakauri.

Man, 17, to appear in Youth Court after person shot on Christmas Day in Christchurch
The man is due to appear in the Youth Court in Christchurch, charged with wounding with reckless disregard for the safety of others.

Hearts 'underdogs by long shot' but still setting Premiership pace
If it seemed Hearts made a statement by winning with 10 men at Dundee on Sunday, they upped the ante against St Mirren four days later.

Astronauts leave space station in NASA's first medical evacuation
The four returning astronauts are aiming to splash down on Thursday evening (AEDT) in the Pacific near San Diego.

‘I’ll sniff it out’: Meet Auckland’s professional pooper scooper
Tama Brown has turned one of dog ownership’s least popular chores into a growing Auckland business.

AGIBOT opens Malaysia AI robotics hub for APAC push
AGIBOT launches Malaysia AI robotics hub and experience centre in Selangor as it kicks off wider Asia-Pacific embodied robotics push for 2026.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says NZ 'appalled' by violence, repression in Iran
Winston Peters has condemned the brutal response to the protests - which has included the reported killing of thousands of demonstrators.

From saviour to sacked: Scott Robertson's rapid rise and fall
Scott Robertson took over the role of All Blacks coach in 2024, succeeding Ian Foster.

‘Not seeing the trajectory’: Why All Blacks coach was ditched mid-term
David Kirk also admitted some or all of Scott Robertson’s coaching team may follow him out the door, with a new coach “highly likely” to want his own team.

Seven injured, both lanes closed after crash on SH1 in Far North
Seven people have been injured and both lanes have been closed after a crash on State Highway 1 in the Far North.

Concern for couple jailed in Tehran as British embassy closes

Amazon Blasts Saks Funding Deal, Says Its Equity Is ‘Worthless’

Search for tramper in Kahurangi National Park suspended
Police Search and Rescue sergeant Jonny Evans said the decision follows extensive searches of the area.

'He lived fully. He loved deeply': Tributes for journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau
Awarau's debut play, Luncheon, starring Jennifer Ward-Lealand and directed by Katie Wolfe, won Best Play at the 2014 New Zealand Script Writing Awards.

Bayern's record-breaking Bundesliga season in numbers
BBC Sport examines the stunning numbers behind Bayern Munich's record-breaking start to the Bundesliga season - and what records they could topple.