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Politicians react to Prefu live coverage: Labour’s plans won’t change, Edmonds says
The Government’s finances are looking marginally better than Treasury expected.

Police dealing with two incidents in Buller region believed to be connected
Police are yet to give details on the what the incidents are, but confirmed officers responded yesterday.

Record-high ED presentations and increasing case complexity taking toll on doctors
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine says annual ED presentations are up 21 percent from 2015-16, despite population growth of only 13 percent.

KiwiRail tracks $162m surplus as freight revenues jump 11%
KiwiRail recorded a $162 million operating surplus and an 11% increase in rail freight revenue in the year to June 30, Rail Minister Winston Peters says.

Not enough Dargaville drug detox beds, community service says
The mental health minister has acknowledged the region's sole detox facility's wait time, but says there are other places people can go for help.

Fee questions for Fisher Funds KiwiSaver members
Fisher Funds is in the process of merging its KiwiSaver funds, and says a small number of its investors will end up paying higher fees.

'Strength in numbers' - rapid warnings needed when AI slips leash, says cyber security expert
Big tech developers need to be pressured to issue faster warnings about AI breakout hacks, says a cyber security expert.

Live: Day three on the election campaign trail
Rurawhe was first elected to Parliament in 2014 and served four terms.

Mo’unga a crucial fallback for All Blacks after young star injured
Dave Rennie defended the playmaker’s performance in Baltimore against South Africa.

Upsun launches Dispatch to govern AI software workflows
Firms using AI to code may get tighter oversight, as the platform logs approvals, prompts and spending inside shared workflows.

'Relapse is a part of recovery': the round-the-clock fight against meth
Rhonda Zielinski is a frontline worker in New Zealand's fight against meth, and she can be brutally honest.

PNG urges global community to prioritise humanity over war
Papua New Guiea's prime minister has urged the international community to prioritise humanity ahead of war.

‘Worst couple of days of my life’: Fallout from Cleary tackle devastates Kiwis star
A remorseful Phoenix Crossland is struggling with the fact he hurt his ‘favourite player’.

Former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe dies after illness
The former Labour MP had a deep whakapapa connection to both the Ratana movement and Parliament.

Former Speaker and MP for Te Tai Hauauru Adrian Rurawhe dies
The former speaker and MP for Te Tai Hauauru Adrian Rurawhe has died.

Live: MPs mourn loss of former speaker Adrian Rurawhe
Rurawhe was first elected to Parliament in 2014 and served four terms.

Fast track application for Petone to Grenada highway still in the works
Earlier this year the difficult and expensive plan was put in the basket of "longer term" road projects.

Act leader David Seymour says Prefu numbers ‘hopeful’ but more needs to be done
The Government’s finances are looking marginally better than Treasury expected.

Manchester City guilty of almost all the 115 financial breaches, Premier League says in explosive verdict
Manchester City has been found guilty of almost all of the more than 100 charges of financial wrongdoing, the Premier League confirmed on Tuesday, in one of the biggest scandals in English soccer history.

Oura pulls $15bn stock market listing days after announcement
The wearable technology company had been expected to list its shares in the US.

Why do we pay tax, anyway?
Tax has become an election issue again, with parties discussing the possibility of a capital gains tax, land tax, wealth tax or not-tax-but-levies.