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Nintendo Sees Bigger Profit Fall on Faltering Switch Demand

The House: This week’s bills
Parliament is back with only a few weeks of debate left before summer and a lot of legislation to debate. Here are the bills up this week.

SafeGuardian expands to New Zealand with cyber services
SafeGuardian is expanding into New Zealand to provide advanced cybersecurity services, addressing rising threats to local businesses in the region.

Vodafone-Three merger could get green light, says watchdog
It wants commitments on prices and 5G if the creation of the UK's biggest mobile network is to go ahead.

‘Cut them off’: Councillor calls for fireworks ban amid safety risks, distressed animals
Calls to stop the sale of fireworks have been rekindled following a fire on one of Auckland’s protected maunga (mountain).

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

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.

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.

Liverton Security launches cyber consulting division in NZ
Liverton Security has launched a new cyber security consulting division in Wellington, led by Murray Wills, enhancing its service offerings for clients.

Residents hear explosions - police, NZDF respond to phosphorus canisters on North Shore
The road was cordoned off for safety while the New Zealand Defence Force explosive disposal team dealt with the cannisters.

One person in critical condition following car crash in Greymouth
State Highway 6 is closed near bright street due to the crash.

Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump race reaches climax in US election campaign marked by fear, vitriol
Analysis: If the election is as close as predicted, half of the country's population will be left deeply disappointed after an ugly campaign filled with drama and violence.

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.

‘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.