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Shell shocked: producers to give 53 mn eggs to food banks in US settlement

Ducati Sets €121M Fund To Strengthen Competitiveness and Innovation

Emails reveal extent of police director's concerns about Jevon McSkimming complaints
A series of emails from the police's director of integrity and conduct have been released revealing the extent of her concerns about complaints made about disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming.

Christopher Luxon calls urgent meeting to resolve 'increased speculation' about leadership
Moments before, Luxon's team abruptly postponed an RNZ podcast interview which had been scheduled for this afternoon.

CrowdStrike launches AI security challenge with AWS
Defenders will test prompt-injection tactics against AI agents as CrowdStrike and AWS offer USD $100,000 in prizes for a virtual red-team contest.

SAS Innovate: New era of scams requires novel solutions
Australians are losing billions as AI-driven fraud pushes banks, telcos and platforms to share scam data faster and stop payments earlier.

Police take $10m of luxury cars, properties in meth bust across Waikato, Auckland
In a separate operation police also disrupted a methamphetamine importation ring with links to the Mongols gang.

The police operation that reached from a Mexican cartel to rural Waikato
Police say information from US authorities led investigators to an alleged methamphetamine importation ring linked to the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang and a Mexican cartel.

Luxon says he’ll hold referendum on MMP if re-elected
But Labour leader Chris Hipkins said it’s Christopher Luxon’s leadership, not the MMP system, that needs to change.

Speaker will not take action over Winston Peters' 'racist' comments
The Speaker will not be taking action on a request from the Green Party that New Zealand First leader Winston Peters be asked to withdraw and apologise for his comments to their MP Lawrence Xu-Nan.

$10 million list of assets restrained after methamphetamine bust
The list included $1.4m of luxury vehicles, as well as three residential and a commercial property across Waikato and Auckland.

Inland Revenue calls out horticultural tax dodgers
Inland Revenue is warning it's cracking down on dodgy practices in the horticultural sector.

Mental health support providers welcome long-awaited action plan to improve system
The plan focuses on launching AI navigation to help access and scale integrated services across mental health.

Your biggest competitor may have already launched, you've just never heard of them
Banks risk being blindsided by new digital finance firms that are already moving money faster and attracting users beyond the old model.

Mortgage lending growth stalls
Growth in mortgage lending was near zero in May and June, Cotality says, and the lowest in three years.

Oceania Rugby says PNG must clear debt to regain World Rugby membership
The PNG Rugby Union was suspended in September 2024 over breaches of its tournament obligations, governance and financial non-compliance.

The phone notes and WhatsApp messages that won a worker $55,000
Suraj Goswami was employed by car detailing business Moto Kare Limited from June 14, 2023, on a work visa that required him to be paid $29.70 an hour for 40 hours a week.

Cost of living takes centre-stage ahead of Cook Islands election
With less than a week until the Cook Islands general election, cost of living pressures, driven by rising energy costs, have emerged as a dominant issue for voters.

Forner police officer Brian Denys McFarlane jailed for nine years over historical sex offending
After the sentencing, police praised the bravery and strength of the victim.

Asian candidates eye larger representation in Parliament
Eleven MPs of Asian heritage currently sit in the Beehive, but recent polling could see this number grow.