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Early morning crash closes Lower Hutt street
One person seriously injured in single-vehicle crash near Melling Link.

Paediatrician worries new measles wave spreading undetected
"We should be really worried," the head of the Immunisation Taskforce says.

Weather watches remain for North Island following stormy night
Rain is continuing to fall in Gisborne which has seen downpours of almost 40mm.

Chrome 143 fixes 13 security flaws, plus new Read Aloud and AI features
Google has fixed 13 vulnerabilities in Chrome versions 143.0.7499.40/41 for Windows and macOS and 143.0.7499.40 for Linux. According to Google, none of these vulnerabilities have been exploited for attacks in the wild. This major update brings Chrome up to version 143 and comes one week late with no reason given...

Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose
The price of butter has been one of the big consumer issues of this year.

Calls for urgent action over deer control
There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling the rapidly expanding deer population.

Impossible to meet Paris Agreement targets without buying offshore carbon credits - experts
The government's claim it can meet emissions targets without writing "billion-dollar cheques" is implausible, experts say.

What's going on with Auckland house prices?
Auckland is 22.9 percent below its peak and "lagging behind everyone else", an expert says.

Check out Intel’s official overclocking lab
When you think of overclockers, you probably imagine some obsessive tech nerd coming up with an elaborate contraption to boost CPU or graphics card speed. And that’s absolutely true… but sometimes said obsessive tech nerd works for a company like Intel. We got a tour inside Intel’s Overclocking Lab, and...

Fraudulent gambling network may be a nation-state spying operation
Researchers say there's more to the network, which has operated for 14 years.

No time to relax for Liam Lawson
Analysis: The New Zealand driver can probably afford to sit back and take a couple of deep breaths following the 2025 Formula 1 season, but he won't have long to relax, writes Barry Guy.

Ditching the traditional Christmas tree
It doesn't have to be fir, spruce, pine - or even plastic. Kiwis around the country are finding new, more appropriate, ways to find the perfect Christmas tree.

This year’s hottest Wikipedia pages — from Charlie Kirk to Severance
Yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation revealed the most read Wikipedia articles of 2025. American politics dominated the top of the list, with the late political activist Charlie Kirk taking the top (#1) spot. That was followed by articles on who died in 2025 (#2), serial killer Ed Gein (#3), US President...

Oh. What. Fun. is a light, frivolous Christmas comedy - about motherhood and female rage
Prime Video's most recent foray into the festive season genre has Michelle Pfeiffer as a frazzled woman attempting to plan the perfect Christmas.

Positive reactions to the Rugby World Cup draw from Fiji, Tonga
The Rugby World Cup, to be played across Australia from October 2027, will feature 24 teams, drawn into six pools of four teams each.

New primary English, maths curriculum results exceeding expectations, ministry says
David Seymour suggested Labour's Willow-Jean Prime was considering a new job as an actor, during a session on the new primary school English and maths curriculums.