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US Space Force wants partners - including NZ - to prepare for space wars
The new US Space Force strategy for international partnership calls for partners to engage in missions, wargaming and joint planning.

New South African High Commission facility opens Auckland
The High Commission says the new facility will fix long waits for passports and consular appointments.

‘Alarming’ rates of bullying, depression among Asian New Zealanders reported
A new report shows almost half of Asian parents believed their child had experienced bullying at school in the past year.

School system 'fair' but we've been pretending it's 'great' - Education Ministry document
According to an internal Education Ministry document it's "fair" and we've been fooling ourselves that it's "great".

Fonterra says meeting with Nicola Willis 'constructive'
Willis had earlier said the conversation would look at what goes into the cost the cost of butter.

Tauranga’s Hairini St to reopen for trial after seven years closed
The Hairini St slip lane was closed to avoid a three-lane merge at a notorious bottleneck.

How the All Blacks can be stronger for the Rugby Championship
Giving test players a rare run in the NPC could be a major public relations win for the NZ Rugby, and prepare the All Blacks for Argentina.

I won Lotto. This is what I did
A multi-million dollar Lotto winner told Stuff it was more than a dream come true, it was “a blessing”.

Auckland Council to re-evaluate Pakiri Beach sand mining compliance, denies regulatory negligence
However, the council says it will re-evaluate whether it should have done more to monitor past sand mining.

Ozzy Osbourne: Wild life of rock's 'prince of darkness'
The singer helped invent both heavy metal and the image of the wild rock star, before unlikely reality TV fame.

Fonterra says its butter prices meeting with Nicola Willis was 'constructive'
The finance minister had said she was going to bring up the issue of butter prices at her next meeting with dairy firm.

Fire in roof of business in Christchurch
FENZ says the fire spread from machinery in the commercial building in Wigram.

Young men are smell maxxing - what is that exactly?
Teenage boys and young men are investing hundreds - sometimes thousands - of dollars into their fragrance collections.

Westpac warns of multi-million-dollar 'subscription trap'
The bank said it helped stop more than $25 million in unwanted charges being put on credit cards of unwitting customers.

Rotorua charity plans ‘Adopt A Streetie’ initiative to aid homeless
The project would match volunteer hosts willing to open their homes to rough sleepers.

OpenText Cloud Editions 25.3 brings new AI, cybersecurity tools
OpenText launches Cloud Editions 25.3, featuring AI-powered tools and enhanced cybersecurity to boost enterprise information management and regulatory compliance.

Five homes perfect for skiers, snow boarders, and alpine fans
Baby, it’s cold up the maunga. You need somewhere cosy to come home to after a hard day shushing down the piste.