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Phoenix lock in star duo for another season
Wellington Phoenix have secured the services of star duo Brooke Nunn and Makala Woods for a second A-League Women season – bucking the trend of losing their imports after just one year.

Cricket mad 8-year-old remembered as ‘future Black Cap’ by devastated mother
The mother of an 8-year-old Motueka boy who died suddenly says New Zealand cricket has lost a future Black Cap, as a heartbroken community remembers a child who lived and breathed the game.

End of ‘an adventure’ for bar closing after 14 years, owner points to lease as ‘one reason’
Wellington bar Crumpet says it will close on March 28, ending a 14-year run in a tucked-away corner of the Opera House.

Assassinating Khamenei, top military officials was incredible op., senior IDF official tells 'Post'

Norwegian F-35s intercept Russian spy aircraft during NATO drill

Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at northern Israel, military says

Hezbollah launches over 100 rockets at Israel’s North in joint attack with Iran, five injured

Anthropic to open Sydney office in Australia, New Zealand
Anthropic will open a Sydney office within weeks, expanding its Asia-Pacific footprint and deepening AI partnerships in Australia and New Zealand.

NRL star Kalyn Ponga switches allegiance to the Kiwis ahead of World Cup
Kalyn Ponga’s move comes after a recent rule change that allows players who qualify for State of Origin to also represent tier-one nations other than Australia.

‘Very traumatic’: Sports presenter Mel McLaughlin reveals cancer diagnosis
The broadcaster, who hasn’t appeared on air since hosting summer cricket coverage, has revealed she has been fighting lung cancer.

Iran's new supreme leader injured, officials say
Mojtaba Khamenei has not spoken or been seen in public since his appointment at the weekend.

'We're just meant to say thank you': Government u-turns on disability funding
The minister has wound back controversial cuts, but those affected say the past 2 years won't be forgotten.

Woman killed in Auckland cafe car crash mourned as member of Windsor Park Baptist Church
Sarah Clark was killed when a car mounted the footpath and went into a cafe in Auckland.

Are modern medicines leaving New Zealand behind? Here’s what you had to say
Expat doctors say New Zealand patients are missing out on treatments that are standard overseas.

Petrol prices for 91 unleaded start hitting $3 a litre
Prices were skyrocketing with the rapid increases brought about by tightening global supply as Iran attacked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Wellington will have to wait months to get answers on Moa Point 'catastrophic failure'
A final report was due by August 31, a statement said, with an interim report expected by the start of July.

Austria limits fuel price hikes to three times a week

Google expands Gemini in Chrome with new languages
Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome to India, New Zealand and Canada, adding over 50 languages and deeper links to Gmail, Maps and YouTube.

Google debuts Gemini Embedding 2 multimodal AI model
Google has launched Gemini Embedding 2, a multimodal AI model that unifies search and analysis across text, images, video, audio and documents.

'May be unusual, doesn't make it wrong': Public Service Commissioner responds to legal action filed by teachers union
NZEI, the primary teachers union, filed urgent legal action after the government announced it was offering pay rises to non-unionised teachers.

Trump-aligned think tank proposes 'Pacific Charter', greater US involvement in the region
An American right-wing think tank is proposing a "Pacific Charter" that advocates for a greater United States presence in the region.

Donut Lab battery tests, part 3
The third tranche of independent test data on the Donut Lab solid state battery only serves to reinforce my assertion that this technology is more snake oil than a genuine breakthrough.