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    Former Xero CEO Sir Rod Drury. Photo: RNZ

    Former Xero worker lays complaint with police over Sir Rod Drury

    Former Xero staffer Ally Naylor says she has laid a complaint with the police about former CEO and Queenstown resident Sir Rod Drury.

    Optimism grows in hopes for Middle East peace deal

    Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images

    Optimism grows in hopes for Middle East peace deal

    Optimism grew today that the war in the Middle East may be near an end.

    Raising retirement age 'would help government': Luxon

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Kaikōura MP Stuart Smith at the Amberley Retirement Village...

    Raising retirement age 'would help government': Luxon

    PM Christopher Luxon told residents at a southern retirement home that raising the retirement age to 67 "would help the Government".

    Global Insight: Ripples of Hungary election likely to be felt in NZ

    Peter Magyar during the election evening after he won parliamentary election in Budapest. Photo:...

    Global Insight: Ripples of Hungary election likely to be felt in NZ

    Ripples from the defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orban will likely be felt in New Zealand during the upcoming general election, Prof Robert Patman says.

    Two people found dead in river

    The Tarawera River, where two people died today. Photo: Google Maps via RNZ

    Two people found dead in river

    Two people have died after a water-related incident in Kawerau on Thursday.

    Child sex offender went to playground two days after release

    Manukau District Court. Photo: Liu Chen/RNZ

    Child sex offender went to playground two days after release

    A man who was jailed for trying to snatch a toddler with intent to sexually abuse her, went to a playground just two days after his release, in breach of his conditions.

    Human rights not properly addressed in Super Fund, court rules

    Human rights not properly addressed in Super Fund, court rules

    The managers of the country's $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights issues when considering whether to exclude companies from its investments, the High Court has found.

    Willis calls for free and safe transit through Strait of Hormuz

    Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

    Willis calls for free and safe transit through Strait of Hormuz

    The Finance Minister has joined international counterparts in calling for a return to free and safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

    Scientists 'homeless, suicidal' after job cuts

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    Scientists 'homeless, suicidal' after job cuts

    An unemployed scientist says she's seen colleagues left homeless and suicidal because of the government's job cuts.

    Jones puts squeeze on fuel firms to provide more accurate data

    Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones says stronger action is on the cards next week. Photo: RNZ ...

    Jones puts squeeze on fuel firms to provide more accurate data

    Cabinet minister Shane Jones is putting pressure on fuel companies to share more information about their shipments, warning that the government could force them to do so via regulation if necessary.

    Family's Toyota stolen again and again and again . . . and again

    Family's Toyota stolen again and again and again . . . and again

    When Archna Tandon got a 4am phone call from Canterbury police to let her know her car had been stolen from outside their home again, it came as no surprise.

    Project manager defrauded nearly $30k through Covid schemes

    The judge said the man was driven by “emotional dysregulation and alcohol” on the night and...

    Project manager defrauded nearly $30k through Covid schemes

    An Auckland project manager has been sentenced to three months community detention for defrauding nearly $30,000 through Covid schemes.

    'Threatening' anti-Indian graffiti found near Auckland school

    PHOTO: RNZ

    'Threatening' anti-Indian graffiti found near Auckland school

    A Papatoetoe man has been arrested over violent, anti-Indian graffiti found near an Auckland school.

    14-year-old kills teacher, eight students in Turkey school shooting

    People gather in front of the school following the shooting in Turkey's southeastern province of...

    14-year-old kills teacher, eight students in Turkey school shooting

    A 14-year-old student shot at least nine people dead including eight of his fellow pupils and wounded 13 others at a middle school in southeastern Turkey, officials say, in the country's...

    'Not short-term situation': Airlines sound alarm over fuel crisis

    Image: RNZ / Quin Tauetau

    'Not short-term situation': Airlines sound alarm over fuel crisis

    The fuel price crisis "is no longer a short-term situation" for airlines while the government is promising to hold oil companies accountable

    Dunedin links in new award-winning documentary

    Enda O'Coineen with Ambassador David Taylor

    Dunedin links in new award-winning documentary

    In January 2017 Irish yachtsman Enda O'Coineen was towed into Port Chalmers after his yacht the 'Kilcullen Voyager' lost its mast during the solo Vendee Globe Round-the-World yacht race.

    Man linked to religious group pleads not guilty to rape, strangulation

    Man linked to religious group pleads not guilty to rape, strangulation

    A man linked to a religious organisation has appeared in the Christchurch District Court and pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen sexual charges.

    Australia refinery fire worsens fuel supply crunch

    Australia refinery fire worsens fuel supply crunch

    A fire at the largest of Australia's two oil refineries has hit petrol production just as the nation faces pressure to shore up fuel security with the Iran war disrupting global supply.

    Missing Kiwi monk believed dead; search called off

    Justin Evans, 24, is missing from Papa Stronsay in Scotland. Photo: Scotland Police

    Missing Kiwi monk believed dead; search called off

    The Diocese of Aberdeen believes the New Zealand monk who is missing on a remote Scottish island is dead.

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    ScottTech secures contracts for $50 million

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    ScottTech secures contracts for $50 million

    A Dunedin robotics and automation company doing business with global titans Boeing and Pepsi has secured nearly $50 million in new contracts over the past six weeks.
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