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Labour, Greens slam National's promise to drug test unemployed beneficiaries
NZ First leader Winston Peters said the policy could be a massive attack on people’s freedoms and bordered on fascist.

HPE introduces ProLiant Gen13
Four new servers combine workload-focused performance with automated protection and simpler lifecycle management.

Pacific women's squads packed with NRL experience for Rugby League World Cup
Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa have named experienced players in their squads for the women's competition at the 2026 Rugby League World Cup which kicks off next week.

Body found at Christchurch property believed to be missing man Braydon Hepworth
Several search warrants were carried on Thursday morning in relation to the disappearance of Braydon Hepworth.

Recap: All Blacks name new No 10, Barrett brothers reunited against Wallabies
Injuries to key players will force All Blacks coach Dave Rennie to make changes to his match-day 23 for the test against the Wallabies on Saturday night.

Teacher deregistered over secret gifts and touching student’s thigh in class
Rupert de Smidt was deregistered after the tribunal found serious boundary violations involving two students.

Law graduate awarded $20,000 after being pressured to leave four days into job
Moses Day moved to Auckland for a graduate role at Shabani Law, but was given a $1,200 ultimatum to leave when he raised contract concerns.

Rooftop bar fails owing $500k, leaving couple scrambling to find new wedding venue
A bride-to-be was left without a venue and her $4000 deposit after an Auckland rooftop bar and bistro went into liquidation - until Stuff made inquiries.

Aged-care provider ordered to pay $51k to migrant nurses used as volunteers
Experion Care NZ engaged 10 registered nurses for more than 1,500 unpaid hours while they waited for work visas, the ERA found.

NZ Rugby seeks High Court injunction to block PNG Chiefs name
The simmering trademark dispute between New Zealand Rugby and Papua New Guinea's incoming NRL franchise has erupted into a legal battle.

New measles case in Wellington
A It has been linked to overseas travel, with locations of interest in Upper Hutt, Naenae and Lower Hutt.

Emergency Sunday board meeting called following RNZ CFO’s unexpected resignation
Brent Impey says there's "definitely not" any suggestion of criminality

Government finances end the year in better shape
The Treasury has confirmed that the government posted a significantly smaller budget deficit on the back of higher tax revenue and lower spending.

PD Mart faces court over alleged unsafe goods
Children's toys and baby walkers are among the products the Commerce Commission alleges were non-compliant.

AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn
The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.

Former All Blacks switch allegiance to Samoa
Akira Ioane leads a group of former New Zealand representatives named in Samoa's 30-man squad for next month's Nations Cup.

Auckland early childhood teacher falsified rosters to boost funding
The tribunal found serious misconduct after staffing records were altered to improve the centres’ recorded teacher ratios.

Body found in search for missing Christchurch father
Police confirmed the discovery on Thursday afternoon after executing multiple search warrants.

Copper thieves strip Canterbury irrigation systems
Police say a dozen thefts of irrigator cabling have cost more than $130,000, mostly in north Canterbury.

Turnitin says Clarity cuts AI-written student work
Australian and New Zealand students using Turnitin's monitored writing platform were about 40% less likely to submit work flagged as mostly AI-generated.

Cement plant workers win legal fight to prevent compulsory overtime
The Employment Relations Authority declined the company's bid to require extra hours, preserving a 30-year practice at the Whangarei plant.