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Man accused of historic sexual offending faces new charge
The man has been arrested and charged with breaching bail and a new charge of unlawful sexual connection with a male youth.

Confidence only gets you so far: Undefeated, PM Christopher Luxon is still on the ropes
Analysis: The PM may have survived another confidence vote, but the job ahead has become even harder.

An email sent under ‘suffocating pressure’ sparked this university employment battle
The Employment Relations Authority declined an application for interim reinstatement brought by Dr Ni Ding against the vice-chancellor of the University of Auckland.

Arctera adds compliance workflow tools to unified platform
Audit and investigation teams may gain a clearer chain of evidence as Arctera links compliance signals, controls and responses in one system.

Toddler died after 'very significant level of force', inquest told
There was no scenario where Sadie-Leigh Gardner was able to sustain her injuries without anyone else involved, says a neuropathologist.

Industrial ransomware hits 1,140 incidents in Q2 2026
Industrial firms face growing disruption as ransomware incidents rose 12% to 1,140 in the second quarter, Dragos said.

Pharmac to make it easier to access oestrogen patches
People will be able to get up to three months of one oestrogen patch brand at a time from September.

Disability transport subsidy cut 'feels like being targeted'
People with disabilities have been left feeling financially squeezed after a transport subsidy they rely on has been cut.

Nonu’s All Blacks reunion ‘a rage against the dying of the light’ — global media reacts
Ma’a Nonu replying with a solo haka to the All Blacks stood out from their routine win against an outmatched Sharks team in Durban.

DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
FBI Atlanta confirms it's looking into the incident, no arrests made.

Datagrid secures substation kit for Southland AI data centre
Long-lead transformers have been ordered to keep New Zealand's largest AI data centre on track for a late-2027 grid connection.

Optus D3 life extension mission enters second phase
Service continuity for Optus' satellite network should improve as a Mission Extension Pod is set to keep D3 operating into the 2030s.

Tech company Halter continues to milk it with virtual fences, cow collars
Halter is expanding its reach across cattle farms, as it clocks 1.5 million cows now wearing its collars globally.

Homeless beg council to reconsider eviction from red zone
A homeless man living in Christchurch's earthquake-damaged land has called on the council to back down from its plan to evict the community.

FMA board hires KC to investigate outgoing chief executive
The new investigation into Samantha Barrass is separate from a MBIE review into the authority.

PM Christopher Luxon survives another confidence vote with 'full support' of caucus
Opposition parties criticise Government for "fighting amongst themselves" as National MPs refuse to say if confidence vote result was unanimous.

Dashcam footage could hold clues to a crash that left one person critical
A stock truck and trailer collided with a station wagon at a rural Southland intersection on Monday evening.

Thinking fast, thinking slow - Sweden holds up new defence model
New Zealand could benefit from having an agency that identifies and counteracts information from hostile sources, a defence adviser says.

Warning that 'pests will not stop' for local government reform
Pests will not stop while the future of local government arrangements are worked through, councils are warning.

Australia clears Integris deal for First Focus buy
The approval clears the way for a larger managed services group serving 4,000 businesses to expand across Australia, New Zealand and the US.