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ACT launch disrupted by Israel protests as party unveils cancer centre plan.

Colin Probst says he can only use one type of machine at Whangārei Hospital.

A permanent bench at a Morrinsville school honours its former tutor Lisa Maclennan.

Timaru judge criticised lawyer’s delays before sentencing him to supervision.

The northern giant petrel was found dead on a Cape Palliser beach.

Councillors received a report warning of rockfall and landslide risks before six died.

OPINION: Overhang was not envisaged as a deliberate mechanism to skew election results.

Mira Arif wants ethnic communities to be heard without having to complain.

Climate activist describes Parliament's decision as a 'dark day for democracy'.

The forward will be with the club's A-League squad after a strong OFC Pro League campaign.

Boards must weigh geopolitical shocks and find upside in major projects.

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Revenue rose 10% to $390.1 million despite tariffs and sourcing challenges.

New rules target asset management, project funding and faster consents.

Four women infrastructure leaders outline how New Zealand can build for growth.

Society Insider talks to Jasmine Mexted and Maddy Barnett.

OPINION: Just because it isn't spying on us doesn't mean we should disengage with China.

A new study linked binge eating and anorexia to psychiatric and metabolic biology.

Part of New Zealand's poor value for money comes from stop-start planning.

New Zealand needs a shared economic ambition to guide future growth.

OPINION: Energy scarcity will keep New Zealand stuck in decline.

Norway's grid operator is doubling network investment this decade.

ICBC New Zealand is financing infrastructure projects from roads to schools.

New Zealand has no cyber requirement for critical infrastructure.

OPINION: The Crown must treat energy and connectivity as national infrastructure.

The company cut its net loss to $31.5m, despite a $22.1m impairment.

It was agreed the brutal killing was inexcusable. But it wasn't murder, his lawyer argued.

More than one in 82 people living in the region has coeliac disease.

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