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Kahu basketball team: 'The way we could make real change was to buy the team'
Pushing for pay parity is one way that Aotearoa's first all-female owned and coached basketball team is trying to change the narrative of women's sport.

Bougainville chasing United States support for independence and Panguna mine reopening
Journalist Patrick Winn, writing for The World website, reported that Toroama wants the support of Washington and has offered Bougainville as a site for an American military base.

Treaty Principals Bill introduction this week not a surprise - Seymour
Act Party Leader and Minister responsible for the bill David Seymour denies the Treaty Principles Bill has been brought forward and says it is a normal part of parliamentary business.

Anthropic’s Haiku 3.5 surprises experts with an “intelligence” price increase
Anthropic’s smallest AI model now beats its older largest LLM, Opus, at some tasks.

Razor’s former assistant now plotting the All Blacks’ demise
Now working for Ireland, it wasn’t so long ago that Andrew Goodman was a part of Razor’s red and black clad gang.

Spring pile burns “risky” say experts
The fire season has already started, and so have the fires, with several fires burning through acres of rural countryside already.

Asparagus of all shapes and sizes are welcome this season
Asparagus growers have had a bumper season so far and more imperfect-looking asparagus will be packed into Wonky Boxes across the country.

Why Muscat is poised to follow in Postecoglou’s footsteps … again
The controversial ex-Socceroo has won titles as a coach in three different countries: Australia, Japan and now China. Could Scotland be his next destination?

Climate change pushback if Trump wins, warns Cook Islands environmental group
By Losirene Lacanivalu, Cook Islands News The leading Cook Islands environmental lobby group says that if Donald Trump wins the United States elections, it will push back on climate change...

TVNZ staff facing job cuts called into meetings
E tu union confirmed staff are being invited to individual and small group meetings.

PEB - Interim Financial Result to be Announced 26 November 2024
DUNEDIN, New Zealand – Cancer diagnostics company Pacific Edge (NZX, ASX: PEB) today advises that its half year results for the six months ending 30 September 2024 will be released on Tuesday 26 November 2024, prior to 10am

Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions
Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier.

Black Caps star opens up on ‘hurtful’ retirement process
In his new autobiography, Neil Wagner has shed more light on the circumstances surrounding the end of his test career in February.

Fire and Emergency impose fireworks ban for Southland
Fire and Emergency NZ have imposed a fireworks ban for parts of Southland to make sure they don’t ignite runaway fires this month.

Watch: Meet the 'Yarnteeze,' a group that’s knitted 3700 items for family violence survivors, others in need
“We may not know them, but we do care, and we give them our best because we think they deserve dignity.”

Fewer sheep and higher energy prices hit meat processors
Falling sheep numbers were the straw on Alliance Smithfield’s back, now meat processors across the country are doubled over with fewer sheep and higher energy prices.

Back in the feed wagon
A Northland woman was getting her business off the ground when she suffered a major setback.

Fresh herbs producer thrives as New Zealanders get more 'creative' with cooking
A large producer of fresh herbs like coriander and basil is flourishing as New Zealanders become more adventurous in the kitchen.