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Top schoolboy rugby player and brother of Warriors star signs for Sydney NRL side
One of the country’s most promising young rugby stars is reportedly switching codes - and it’s not to join his brother at the Warriors.

NZ exports jumped 15% in a year. We still ran a $1.3b trade deficit
New Zealand’s goods exports jumped 15% to $6.7b in August, but even stronger import growth left the country with a $1.3b trade deficit.

Tonga, Samoa secure 2027 Netball World Cup qualification
The Tonga Tala and and Tifaimoana Samoa have qualified for an invitation to next year's Netball World Cup in Australia.

Are things getting silly?
New Zealand's parliament has once again become a slanging match.

Watch: Artist Otis Frizell smashes out 17-hour Warriors mural in time lapse video
Otis Frizzell was stoked to get the call up to do the work with the players watching and cheering him on.

'We are very open': Fiji's tourism minister says HIV emergency should not deter visitors
Viliame Gavoka says Fiji's HIV emergency should not alarm tourists from countries such as Australia and New Zealand, as health researchers and community groups call a stronger response.

All Whites and Wrexham star clocked speeding six times on same road, loses licence
All Whites and Wrexham defender Liberato Cacace has been banned from driving for six months after admitting six speeding offences.

‘A welcome addition’: Dunedin’s Ed Sheeran mural artist backs ‘Free Palestine’ tag
Tyler Kennedy Stent, who painted the mural of Ed Sheeran in a Dunedin laneway in 2018, urged the council not to remove the “Free Palestine” tagging.

Minister says FENZ was 'breaching their own law in regards to levy collections'
Meanwhile, the minister says: "It’s completely unacceptable, and it points to a lack of accountability across the public service."

Controversial move on orders pass third reading, under urgency
Police will soon have the power to order people to move elsewhere if they are being disorderly, begging or rough sleeping.

Child flu hospitalisations fall for first time since August
New data shows the number of children in hospital with flu-like illness has dropped, but doctors warn viruses are still spreading.

Calls made for information following Auckland train station assault
Appeals have been made for information following an assault at an Auckland train station that left a victim with moderate injuries.

Brother of All Blacks great avoids prison for part in drug scheme
John Lomu was working at a courier company when he became involved in a drug scheme.

GitLab 19.4 adds agentic automation & cost controls
Administrators now have tighter oversight as GitLab 19.4 expands AI agent controls, model choice and usage visibility across teams.

Logitech ANZ pushes micro-wellbeing for desk workers
Half of surveyed desk workers report end-of-day pain, prompting a push for small workstation changes that may ease strain and improve focus.

The virtual worlds where robots are trained
Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.

Ed Sheeran dropped by Ireland’s largest commercial radio station amid tour fallout
An Irish radio station has pulled Ed Sheeran’s catalogue from its airwaves, citing listener feedback.

Government eases food safety rules for small hospitality businesses
David Seymour says they have been treated like fine-dining restaurants and have been struggling to keep up with paperwork.

F5 & Omnissa join forces on virtual desktop security
Enterprise IT teams could gain simpler, tighter-protected remote workspaces as the tie-up aims to cut gateway layers and improve resilience.