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The semifinals are here. Pick your finalist for NZ’s best region
Which regions should face off in the final? Pick a region and pick a side.

Where the latest Lotto winning tickets were sold, as jackpot hits $8m
The locations of the most recent Lotto wins have been revealed, after the Powerball jackpot soaring to $8 million for Saturday.

Sunset proposal for former All Black George Bridge
Former All Black George Bridge is engaged to his longtime partner, Evie Burdon.

Much-loved cat found sleeping on stranger’s bed after community-wide search
Tauranga Hospital’s much-loved cat Steps has been found safe after apparently sneaking through a stranger’s microchip cat door and making himself comfortable on her bed.

Labour won’t continue with Investment Boost, pitches alternative small business plan
Labour has unveiled a package of policies aimed at supporting small businesses, promising faster payments from large companies, expanded tax relief for business investment and a higher GST registration threshold.

New season New Zealand wool market cools, but still booming for growers
A long-awaited recovery in prices for New Zealand wool is easing, as buyers become reluctant to spend top dollar on the clip this new season.

Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
Baseboard management controllers from the world's biggest manufacturers are a security mess.

ECI Software Solutions appoints first APAC channel manager
The hire signals a push to expand indirect sales in Asia Pacific as manufacturers seek local support for ERP deployments and automation.

Patea River Bar tragedy: Coroner highlights lifejacket use after two deaths
The coroner also pointed to Maritime New Zealand advice on the crossing river bars in a report into a double-drowning on the Patea Bar last year.

Labour to slim down Investment Boost policy, targeting it to small businesses
Labour says it would require big businesses to pay small suppliers within 15 days for invoices worth up to $25,000.

The race to the stratosphere has a new home in Christchurch
A Christchurch company is setting its sights far above commercial airliners, opening a new facility to build solar-powered aircraft designed to fly in the stratosphere for days at a time.

Warrant issued as police search for Canterbury man
Charles John Tawha is believed to be in Christchurch but could be elsewhere in the wider Canterbury region.

Champion bodybuilder who became police officer jailed for sexual offending
Brian Denys McFarlane, once celebrated as a champion bodybuilder and one of New Zealand Police’s oldest recruits, has been sentenced to more than nine years’ imprisonment for historical sexual offending.

Wholesale power prices surge 2500% in freezing morning peak
New Zealand set a new electricity usage record of 7415MW during Thursday's morning peak, breaking Wednesday's previous record.

Google tightens grip on London AI lab as British founder steps back

Trump administration to impose 15% tariff in polysilicon probe meant to counter China

Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.2 and first coding agent as it ramps up competition with OpenAI, Anthropic

Major international ad agency moves to El Segundo

New FMA chairperson James Miller appointed amid workplace culture inquiry
James Miller replaces Craig Stobo, who resigned after an independent review found his public commentary failed to meet the standards of required political neutrality for the role.

Former All Black joins new coaching team for All Blacks Sevens' Olympic push
NZ Rugby has named the coaching group who will take the All Blacks Sevens through to the 2028 Olympics.

Myriota appoints Richard Leon as Chief Financial Officer
Investor scrutiny is set to intensify as the satellite IoT group readies a new funding round and pushes for growth overseas.

Investigation into runway incident involving Qantas flight from Queenstown to Sydney
A "breakdown in communication" is being blamed for a close call involving a flight from NZ arriving at Sydney Airport.

Steps the Tauranga hospital cat found safe after going missing
Steps, a 12-year-old tabby, affectionately known as the hospital's "patient support officer" is home safe and sound after disappearing on Monday night.