Sir Rod Drury, the founder of ASX-listed software company Xero, denies allegations of sexual misconduct and has returned the “New Zealander of the Year” award he received in March. Multiple Australian outlets report that Drury returned the honour following the misconduct claims. The reports state that Drury’s response is a denial, while the act of returning the award is presented as his decision to relinquish the recognition. The coverage focuses on the combination of the allegations, Drury’s stated position, and the award return, without describing the underlying allegations in detail in the excerpts provided. Xero is described in the reports as a software company with a market value around $14 billion, and Drury is identified as its founder. Across the outlets, the consistent elements are that the founder denies the misconduct allegations and that he returns the award he was granted earlier this year.