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Thai baby hippo Moo Deng 'predicts' US election win for Trump

World's first wooden satellite launched into space

Diesel Demand in India Faces Headwinds as Economy Slows

Melbourne Cup: Activists want to stop the race that stops two nations
There is divided opinion over whether the Melbourne Cup - and all other horse racing - should be cancelled.

Harris closes campaign in Philadelphia, Trump in Michigan on eve of deadlocked US election
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both predicted victory as they campaigned across battleground states in the final, frantic day.

Two cannisters of phosphorus found at Auckland property
The Defence Force disposed of the phosphorus cannisters at the scene in Murray’s Bay.

Anthony Field the 'Blue Wiggle' on his ride with mental health
Field speaks about feeling "sad", a late diagnosis with ADHD and his own son's anxiety that his dad would never come back from The Wiggles tours.

Can AI predict the Melbourne Cup winner? I decided to find out
ChatGPT can simulate therapy sessions, solve complex maths problems and give you relationship advice. But tipping the Melbourne Cup winner?

Treaty Principles Bill to be introduced to Parliament this week
The bill was set to be introduced on November 18, but will now be put to the House before a national hikoi opposing it is held next week.

Treaty Principles Bill to be introduced to Parliament this week
The government's plan has been gleaned from a memo sent to lawyers by the Waitangi Tribunal.

Covid-19 update: 1248 new cases, 12 further deaths
Covid-19 cases have risen since last week as experts warn New Zealand's pandemic model is out of date.

Ancient, inconspicuous plant voted New Zealand's favourite
Forget the voting happening somewhere overseas - here in Aotearoa the winner of another hotly contested, knife-edge election has just been announced.

CNMI votes 2024: Voters in the US territory cast ballots
While citizens of the CNMI cannot vote for the US president, the highlight of the general elections is the US delegate race.

Lebanon explosion falsely shared online as Israeli airstrikes in Iran

3D-printed gun ban on police's radar
Police might push for a ban on downloading plans to build 3D guns, following the country's first prison sentence for using a 3D printer to make firearms.

Watch: From singing at the races to winning $242k in the Melbourne Cup
Two years ago, Irish jockey Robbie Dolan was singing on the big race days and competing on The Voice. Now he’s banked $242,000 for winning the “race that stops a nation”.

Debt servicing to stay hard unless house prices come down - economist
New data shows the extent of the interest rate crunch that has hit households in recent years.

‘Grim exercise’: Conservation sector facing cutbacks as funding dries up
Experts in the industry say organisations are trying to hang on and keep projects going in the hope more funding will crop up.

BBC chair warns over public service broadcasting future
Samir Shah will also question the "sense of almost perpetual government review over the BBC".

Taranaki Base Hospital adapts kidney dialysis machine to treat farmer's condition
A farmer no longer has to travel for treatment after a hospital adapted a machine to treat his condition.

Minor ailment service funding needed, Pharmaceutical Society president says
Workloads are increasing as people struggle to access GPs, but funding is not going up, Pharmaceutical Society president says.

Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy Slows as Consumers Cut Spending

Chinese Group Accused of Hacking Singtel in Telecom Attacks

OpenAI in Regulator Talks to Become For-Profit Company

South Auckland foodbank ‘won’t make it until Christmas’, leader says
Community leader Dave Letele says the foodbank won’t last until the end of the year after its freezer was deliberately turned off.