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'It's horrible': Last remaining whales in Wairarapa stranding die
About 50 pilot whales were found trapped amongst rocks of the Ngawi coastline on Thursday morning.

Caucus: What kind of government might we actually get, whoever wins?
The Caucus team break down what National or Labour-led coalitions might prioritise after Saturday's election.

Election live: Parties face off for the last time in the People's Debate
RNZ’s Wallace Chapman, Emile Donovan and Lisa Owen dissect the final televised debate.

AI start-up Heidi cuts jobs weeks after raising $475 million
The hyped Melbourne start-up is slashing more than 100 jobs in the same week two of its three co-founders said they were leaving the business.

Telco towers spark fury among powerless Auckland residents
Fearing sabotage, the Telecommunications Forum and its members refuse to divulge the planned location of towers across the country.

Shots fired outside Masterton party after man turned away at door
A 31-year-old man faces firearms and driving charges after allegedly returning on a dirt bike and firing a gun into the air and towards a crowd.

Nelson mayor 'aghast' at $88m civic hub plan
Nick Smith says councillors overrode public support for redeveloping Civic House.

HP appoints Emma Walmsley as Chief Executive Officer
The board handover gives HP continuity as Emma Walmsley prepares to steer the group through its next AI-led growth phase from January.

Former Crusaders No 10 thought he knew rugby. Then he moved north
Former Crusaders first-five Fergus Burke has opened up on how stints alongside Owen Farrell and Finn Russell reshaped his game ahead of facing the All Blacks with Scotland.

Psychiatrist recalls Sockburn killer Zakariye Mohamed Hussein's 'dark and menacing' anger
A psychiatrist tells an inquest the man who murdered Laisa Waka Tunidau had spells of dark and menacing anger.

Six youths aged 12 to 16 caught with drugs and burglary tools after vehicle crime spree
Four face court on vehicle-related charges after police say a group targeted cars across Invercargill and was caught with drugs and tools in Mataura.

Four face insider-trading charges related to computer chip maker Rakon
Michael Walter Daniel and Paul Louis Smit have been named as defendants, while two others have interim name suppression.

Suspected cable theft delays Hutt Valley trains
Metlink's website showed evening services replaced with buses due to "emergency maintenance".

Four teens found guilty of manslaughter, aggravated robbery over death of Kyle Whorrall
The American PhD student was killed in April last year.

Could Democrats' mid-term victory be good news for NZ wallets?
The price of oil has dropped on the expectation that it might prompt an end to the US conflict in Iran.

Waikato medical school's ethnicity plan 'almost offensive to Maori', GP leader says
A plan from New Zealand's newest medical school to remove ethnicity as a priority factor has been dubbed regressive by GPs.

Kyle Whorrall trial: Four teens found guilty of manslaughter and aggravated robbery
The American PhD student was killed in Auckland in April last year.

Watch: Puppies listen to RNZ's Concert for Animals
Playful pups at Wellington SPCA are listening live to RNZ's Concert for Animals, avoiding getting freaked out by Guys Fawkes fireworks.

Elastic moves Jina AI models to faster NVIDIA GPUs
Customers could see faster search and AI responses, with some Elastic Jina models running up to 8x quicker after a shift to NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 GPUs.

Kids as young as 14 inhaling drug-laced vapes that can cause ‘zombie-like blackout’
The Cardiac & Respiratory Foundation says the drug should be “something you’d find in an operating theatre, not in a teenager’s pocket”.

'Appalling' family violence system made survivors question leaving abuse partners, new report shows
A new report has found responses to requests for help after leaving abusive partners made some women consider whether tolerating the abuse would have been preferable.