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Kiwibank posts full-year profit of $174 million, down 9% on previous year
State-owned Kiwibank has posted a full-year profit of $174 million, down 9 percent on the $191m recorded a year earlier.

Christchurch buyers faced $132k reclad after agent failed to properly flag risks
A real estate agent failed to properly warn buyers about the water ingress risks of a plaster home that later required a $132,000 reclad, a disciplinary tribunal has found.

Political parties make their climate adaptation pitch
Representatives from National, Labour, Opportunity, the Greens, New Zealand First, and ACT set out their party's climate change policies and credentials at the Aotearoa Society of Adaptation Professionals conference at Te Papa in Wellington.

SUSE targets Australia's sovereignty rules with AI roadmap
Compliance hurdles are stalling 43% of enterprise AI projects, as stricter sovereignty and cyber rules reshape Australian infrastructure plans.

The RAMpocalypse strategy
Yet another example of "you will own nothing and be happy"

Pacific Mini Games safeguarding initiative uncovers 11 abuse cases
A safeguarding programme at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau recorded 11 cases of abuse, harassment and bullying.

Tiki is New Zealand's first certified regenerative vineyard and winery
Its founder says the achievement is rooted in values passed down through his whanau.

Kiwibank posts $174m profit as lending & deposits grow
Earnings fell as lower margins squeezed Kiwibank, even though home loans and deposits climbed faster than those of bigger rivals.

BYD NZ to receive record 2,750-vehicle shipment as order backlog grows
BYD have confirmed their largest shipment to date will arrive in New Zealand this month helping fill a backlog of orders, some dating back to April.

Financial Markets Authority head Samantha Barrass seeks to overturn suspension
The suspended chief executive of the Financial Markets Authority Samantha Barrass will appear before the Employment Relations Authority next month, seeking to be reinstated in her role.

Tokelau loses nearly two-thirds of revenue after fisheries pact expulsion
Tokelau has lost more than 60 percent of its fishing revenue between February and June, according to New Zealand officials, following its expulsion from a key Pacific fisheries agreement.

‘Confusion, lack of direction’ as police closed in on dangerous fugitive Tom Phillips
A report on the shooting of Tom Phillips shows there was confusion with police communications that night.

Borrower $3600 behind after lender accidentally cancels payments
A borrower whose lender accidentally cancelled their repayments has had their interest rate cut as compensation.

‘Cannot mark their own homework’: Roblox forced to fix child safety gaps
Regulator testing found adults could send connection requests to young Australian children without a parent’s consent.

Doctor unveils AI governance test for human parity
New checks could help firms prove AI decisions match qualified experts, as regulators and boards face rising scrutiny over automated calls.

‘Annoyed’ referees left diffusing hand grenades from All Blacks and Springboks
Matthew Carley will be the man under the most scrutiny in South Africa after gripes from both teams ahead of the first test at Ellis Park.

Spark mobile revenue returns to growth as dividend rises
Higher cash generation allowed Spark to lift its full-year payout to 16 cents a share as mobile service revenue returned to growth.

Cotton Rallying Triple Digits on Wednesday

'The best at being ourselves': Maori-Pasifika choir wins gold at World Choir Games
The United Auckland Gospel Choir has cemented its place among the world's leading choirs.

Psychologist on the Ooshies craze: ‘It’s how gambling works’
The Woolworths’ promotion has been so popular stock has been “largely exhausted”.

‘Get your hands off me’ says Luxon protester (she was one of six!)
The PM kept a calm head in Christchurch despite a plethora of protesters who interrupted his latest public meeting. MP-turned-MC-turned bouncer Louise Upston was kept busy.