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Maximum-severity GitLab flaw allowing account hijacking under active exploitation
The threat is potentially grave because it could be used in supply chain attacks.

61 dengue-like illness cases in latest report from Samoa
Samoa's Ministry of Health has announced 61 new cases of dengue-like illness last week.

Goodbye El Niño: Where the weather is heading this winter
The weather event dominating the country's weather nearly a year is ending - but will anything actually change?

Sneaking looks at phone during school 'inevitable' but most students in favour of ban - principal
But one Auckland student has questioned how teachers will enforce the ban when they cannot even get students to stop vaping.

'We weren't informed': Apprentice working on school unaware of asbestos
The Education Ministry is promising to do more about asbestos problems in schools, with tighter controls over detection and removal.

Amsterdam parking space up for grabs for half-a-million euros

How bad at reading are New Zealand children?
There are more bad readers among our 10-year-olds, but the picture has improved for teenagers, international testing has found.

Would people use a ferry in lieu of the Wynard crossing bridge?
Faster to walk: a foot-bridge across Viaduct Harbour in central Auckland needs to be repaired.

Black Ferns and Australia locked in battle for league title in Singapore
All you need to know about the Black Ferns and All Blacks 7s teams in Singapore.

Nobby Clark won’t take part in code of conduct investigation
Invercargill mayor decides to let councillors decide complaints triggered by TV interview without further input from him

Out & About: Timaru Pasifika Community Info Night
An information evening tailored for South Canterbury’s Pasifika community was held at Timaru’s Ara Campus on Wednesday.

Art to appear in CBD ahead of annual auction
Artwork is popping up in vacant shops along Stafford St ahead of an annual art auction that grows every year.

Emotional support alligator taken and released in swamp
WallyGator's owner believes he was taken as a prank and later released by local animal control.

Will Auckland have the charging infrastructure for electric ferries?
Maritime operators have been discussing ways for Auckland's ferry network to reach zero emissions at a conference in the city.

‘No more Popeye’: Fish’n’chip shop forced to drop name by fast food giant
Signs were being pulled down at the enduring takeaways shop in Manawatu, just as as fast food lovers in Auckland were clamouring for their first taste of Popeyes' fried chicken.

Gardener’s recipe eliminates guava moth
Could household pantry items be the answer to this destructive pest?

Pay equity taskforce disbanded, 'no longer required' - Minister
The government is being accused of "misdirected priorities" after it disestablished the pay equity taskforce.

Christchurch City Council will likely fund cash-strapped Arts Centre
Councillors say they are listening to the public and have every intention of funding the cash-strapped centre, despite it being left out of the draft Long Term Plan.

Hurricanes hungry to atone against Waratahs
All you need to know about the Super Rugby Pacific clash between the Hurricanes and Waratahs in Wellington on Friday.

Safety urged for Southland duck hunters’ ‘second Christmas’
With good conditions and a busy opening weekend predicted, good practices will be essential for those seeking “a good bag of ducks”.

‘How dare you make something up like that’: Lachie Jones’ older half-brother denies claims
Lachie Jones’ oldest half-brother has denied claims his mother called him about a pizza order to create a record that he was not at the family house until much later on the night Jones died.