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Bindi Irwin sparks endometriosis conversation after sharing struggle
It took 13 years, 51 endometriosis lesions, a cyst, two surgeries and a hernia before she was able to start healing.

Aratere makes its final sailing across Cook Strait
The ferry's trip from Picton will end its almost three decades of Cook Strait sailings.

Big changes coming for building consent system - coalition
The system is about to have its biggest shake up in more than two decades.

Israel sees huge protests over Gaza war, Hamas hostages

Prices plummet in Gaza as aid influx transforms markets

Huge crowds gather in Israel calling for hostage deal and end to Gaza war

Palestinian terrorists considering moving hostages to Gaza City to deter IDF offensive

Iraq starts mass grave excavation from ISIL (ISIS) carnage south of Mosul

Should Europe wean itself off US tech?
Just three US firms provide 70% of Europe's cloud-computing, leading to fears of overreliance.

HR Crowd appoints Murtuza Kharodawala to boost NZ solutions
HR Crowd has appointed Murtuza Kharodawala as Solution Architect to strengthen its human capital management solutions in New Zealand.

People are saying a lot about Grant Robertson's decisions in the Covid years. Now, he's having his say
Says the former minister of finance: “A lot of the history of my time was being written around me.”

Air traffic control outage caused by software glitch, Airways says
Services between Australia and New Zealand were effected.

Here's how Figma's founders inspired an early investor

Arsenal profit from Bayindir error to beat Man Utd
Riccardo Calafiori scores the only goal of the game after an error by goalkeeper Altay Bayindir as Arsenal start their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Baker marks England call-up with Hundred hat-trick
Sonny Baker marks his first England call-up with a hat-trick as Manchester Originals boost their men's Hundred hopes by beating rivals Northern Superchargers.

New Australia-Vanuatu deal won't replicate Falepili-style agreement - Pacific expert
The two countries have agreed to a landmark deal worth AU$500 million that will replace the previous security pact that was scrapped in 2022.

'Cheap and realistic': How Alice Taylor became an Instagram cooking star
"So much of what's online is so perfect, it does feel like this really strong contrast… Showing normality is super important."

Sound can speed up beer brewing, study finds
White noise accelerates fermentation by up to 31 hours without changing beer flavour, Otago University researchers say.

Freightways posts 'solid' result, 'marginally below expectations'
The company said the result came in spite of weak economic conditions.

Blackpearl opens retail offer after AUD $10.3m raise & US deal
Blackpearl has opened its retail entitlement offer at AUD $0.95 per share after raising AUD $10.3m institutionally and acquiring US AI firm B2B Rocket.

Mysterious road cones appear in Auckland CBD - and it’s not for road works
100 road cones in an Auckland square are to be removed after appearing on Monday morning.

A2 Milk's profit soars to over $200m
It increased infant formula sales in the key Chinese market.

Planned return of live cattle export gets held up
Legislation being drafted to bring back the controversial trade of live animal exports by sea is getting stuck in the cogs of Cabinet.

'A major asset for us' - Ramsey completes Newcastle move
Newcastle United sign midfielder Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa for £40m.

Chelsea's £250m attack misfires - but should they be worried?
After a goalless draw against Crystal Palace in their Premier League opener, Chelsea's attacking display raises questions - but will they be concerned?