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Notorious Kiwi porn boss speaks from US prison cell
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Auckland businessman sacked from Beca, warned to expect jail sentence for role in $2m scam
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Detective warns AI used to create fake images of children online
Sextortion and hidden cameras are growing threats, says Detective Beard.

'Era of abundance': Inside America’s nuclear energy effort
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The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed down 0.10%, falling to 12,627.32.
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Death toll from major Russian strike on Kyiv rises to 21, more than 130 injured
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Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton to be awarded honorary Oscars
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Iwi leader rules out settlement under this Govt after minister’s sovereignty comments
'[We are] just as staunch and ferocious in saying we hold sovereignty over our own.'

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Government will not agree to Treaty settlements that dispute Crown's sovereignty
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