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Everything you need to know about today's weather
Hundreds of thousands of people are being urged to stay home as life-threatening gale force winds blast parts of the country.

Live weather: Strong wind and rain warnings for much of NZ, rare red level wind warning for parts of South Island
Strong wind and heavy rain warnings are in place, including a rare red level warning for Canterbury, Wellington and Wairarapa south of Carterton.

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Nowadays, it’s so easy to ensure all your gear—I’m talking your phone, tablet, earbuds, what have you—never runs out of battery before you’re able to make it back home. How? All you need is a power bank. And if you get a higher-end one, you can even keep your hefty...

UN's top court says Israel obliged to allow UN aid into Gaza

International Court of Justice: Israel must allow UN aid into Gaza

China's BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme Hypercar Breaks 7-Minute Barrier at the 'Ring, Sets New EV Record

No respite for under pressure Black Caps attack
All you need to know ahead of the third and final T20 between the Black Caps and England.

Will Ireland fans see All Blacks ‘villain’ play in Chicago?
Irish fans asking whether it's worth crossing the Atlantic to watch the All Blacks play Ireland may be convinced when Rieko Ioane's name is part of the sales pitch.

A broken system: Calls grow for overhaul of NZ’s swim education
New Zealand’s swim education system is “broken”, insiders say — and families who need lessons most are being priced out. Now experts are calling for urgent reform before more lives are lost.

Chess federation looking into Vladimir Kramnik's attacks on grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky
The chess community has called for action against the Russian after the US chess grandmaster died.

Microsoft Edge begs you to use Copilot AI instead of ChatGPT
Hey Microsoft, you should apply a little dating advice when trying to win over your users: desperation is never attractive. The company has employed Windows’ built-in Edge browser as a marketing tool many times before, often in trying to convince people not to use Chrome. Now it’s pulling some similar...

Country's biggest joint strike action expected, despite last minute plea from ministers
But heavy rain and dangerous high wind forecasts mean demonstrations have had to be cancelled in several places.

Google’s AI discovers yet another Chrome JavaScript vulnerability
Google has fixed a vulnerability in Chrome versions 141.0.7390.122/123 for Windows and macOS and 141.0.7390.122 for Linux. According to Google, the vulnerability is not yet being exploited in the wild. In the Chrome Releases blog post, Srinivas Sista names the fixed vulnerability, which was discovered a week ago by Google Big...

Germany sees more Ukrainian refugees as exit ban for young men lifted

Knesset approves bill to apply Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank

How the White Ferns can reach the World Cup semifinals
All you need to know ahead of the White Ferns’ crunch match against India.

North Island trumps the Mainland in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel list
The accolade appears in the 16th edition of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel, which spotlights 25 destinations and 25 experiences.

700 property owners in limbo, millions at stake while council and Government play blame game
No-one appears to have considered how changes would impact people with existing resource consents

This man queried a surprise $600 bill, and was charged $21.50 for the phone call
When Simon Palmer questioned Public Trust about the size of a bill he’d received relating to his role as a property manager, he was surprised to then be billed for the phone call.

The seemingly innocuous incident caught on camera, that’s triggered an investigation into a principal
A complaint about a brief exchange between a principal and a student was initially dismissed by the school - but now the Teaching Council is investigating.