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Katherine Mary Hughes sentenced for trying to attack her husband with carving knife
Katherine Mary Hughes was under significant mental stress as his sole caregiver, a court has heard.

Listen to The Country online: Shane Jones on dairy conversions in NZ
Shane Jones, Andrew Hoggard, Stephen Jacobi, and Farmer Tom Martin.

Katherine Hughes jailed after Christchurch knife attack on husband with Parkinson’s
He struggled to disarm his wife during the confrontation but triggered a St John alarm.

Fijian trio nominated for World Sevens awards
The three are among the nominees selected by the World Rugby panels, following the completion of the seven rounds of the Sevens Series.

What if security solutions could help your business reach their sustainability goals?
Security solutions can now help businesses cut energy use, reduce waste, and boost sustainability, proving every 1% in progress truly counts.

Black Ferns add ex-England star to coaching staff after former All Black’s exit
The world champions have finalised their coaching team for this year’s Rugby World Cup in England.

Visitor found with serious head injuries on Queenstown street
The 33-year-old man was found in a critical condition and taken to Queenstown Lakes Hospital.

New Manawatu Tararua Highway to open in June, Transport Minister Chris Bishop confirms
The long-awaited new road replaces the old State Highway 3 through the Manawatu Gorge, which closed in April 2017 due to slips.

Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatu Tararua to be open to traffic from June
Highway costing $824.1 million to be open from June to motorists.

Weather: Severe thunder, rain for top of North Island as winter blast hits south
Temps in parts down to single digits. Auckland is in line for rain tonight.

Police trial data extraction tech aimed at wearable devices
Police are trialling a new high-tech tool designed to extract data from people's wearable devices, such as smartwatches.

Pacific lagging on women's political participation, says UN official
But at least discussions are beginning to take place at high levels, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Pacific regional office head.

Andrew Little says Wellington mayoralty ‘still a contest’ after Tory Whanau’s exit
Whanau says she's giving Little a clear run, but he says the election isn't a done deal.

Pharmac's move to drop Maori Directorate slammed by union as 'another breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi'
A union says a Pharmac proposal to disestablish a specialist Maori advisory team is an abandonment of its commitment to Maori health.

Why manufacturing execution systems are now a strategic imperative
The manufacturing execution system market, valued at USD $14.88bn in 2024, is set to hit USD $41.78bn by 2032 amid rising demand for digital transformation.

Commvault unveils enhanced Cleanroom Recovery to cut downtime
Commvault launches enhanced Cleanroom Recovery with 'Factory Reset' to accelerate infrastructure restoration and reduce downtime post-cyberattacks.

Dead wallaby found on Marlborough roadside under investigation
It is the first confirmed sighting of the pest in the region since 2016, but that doesn’t mean the marsupials are necessarily roaming the region.

‘He’s not an elected member’: Whanau rejects Little’s Golden Mile call
Andrew Little said it would be “unwise” to make new commitments on the controversial project. Tory Whanau says work will continue until she leaves.

Wellington City Council defends process that led to decision to demolish City to Sea Bridge
Lawyers for Wellington City Council say councillors were given multiple options, and deny staff pushed them towards demolishing the City to Sea Bridge.

Amazon launches first Starlink-rival internet satellites
Backers of the $16.7 billion initiative plan to deploy thousands of satellites.