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Teaching Council condemned for ignoring police warning about sex offender
The body allowed a sex offender to teach despite a police "red stamp" saying he should not have unsupervised access to children.

Staff cuts blamed as NZ’s geohazards monitoring centre shut twice within days
The Public Service Association is blaming the Government after New Zealand’s 24/7 geohazards monitoring centre shut down twice within days.

Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34
The actor, who played the defiant son of drug kingpin Walter White in the drama series, dies aged 34.

Police watchdog backs officer’s use of Taser on fleeing 13-year-old
The watchdog agreed force was justified, but criticised police for failing to notify it of an investigation that found policy was breached.

Labour claims typical household is $6000 worse off under National
Labour has launched a cost of living attack on National, claiming it costs the typical family $6000 more to live than when the Government took office three years ago.

Labour launches counter-attack at National on costs
Labour says the typical Kiwi family is thousands of dollars worse off now.

Names of teens charged with murder of child in Southland remain suppressed
The two 19-year-olds appeared at the High Court at Invercargill on Tuesday but did not enter a plea.

Jordan 'Last Dance' jersey sells for record £10.6m
A Michael Jordan jersey from his 'Last Dance' season sells for $14m (£10.6m), a record for a piece of basketball memorabilia.

Saracens sack academy player Auvaa after latest incident
Saracens sack Totoa Auvaa, the academy player who was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricketers Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson, after another incident.

Do Lionesses lack ruthlessness in front of goal?
England take a two-goal lead into the second leg of their Women's World Cup qualifying play-off against Greece - but should it be more?

It is inconceivable to think Russia did not try to interfere in Brexit vote, says PM
Andy Burnham says he is not questioning the legitimacy of the 2016 vote after facing questions from MPs.

Microsoft unveils Maia 300 for 2027 AI deployments
The new chip is meant to lift Microsoft's AI services, with Maia 300 set for production deployments in 2027 and wider roll-out plans from then.

Breaking Bad star dies at age 34
The actor played Walter White Jr on the popular TV show. No cause of death has been disclosed.

Australian CIOs blamed when AI agents make mistakes
In larger firms, 78% of Australian CIOs said they are personally on the hook when an AI agent fails, survey results show.

AI drives sharper cyber threats, tech leaders warn
Attackers are using AI to speed up, scale and automate probes, forcing organisations to tighten governance, data flow and incident testing.

Young people say AI is eroding trust online, report finds
Generative AI and scams are making many rangatahi doubt what they see online, even as reliable internet remains vital for school, work and services.

Inside the multimillion-dollar hustle to fund an election campaign
For mainstream political parties, a credible election campaign costs millions of dollars. How do they pay for it all?

PortConnect links New Zealand port data to CargoWise
Freight forwarders in New Zealand can now see container-level port events inside CargoWise, improving visibility and helping to cut demurrage delays.

GB's Richardson withdrawn from World Championships
Matt Richardson is withdrawn from the Great Britain squad for next week's World Track Cycling Championships amid reports he is under investigation for misconduct.

Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak
The flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled after passengers on the plane's previous journey complained of bug bites.