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Miley Cyrus confirms engagement to musician Maxx Morando
The Grammy winner says she was "so surprised" after her partner of four years proposed on a trip.

Putin sends Trump's messengers packing
Analysis - The Russian president does not want a deal, and the sweetness of being begged is something he relishes.

Maximum-severity vulnerability threatens 6% of all websites
Open source React executes malicious code with malformed HTML—no authentication needed.

Moderate 4.8 earthquake hits Tararua district
There has been a moderate 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the Tararua District.

Analysis: Can Andrew Coster come back from this?
Analysis - Headline writers have had their fun calling it 'Coster's Last Stand', and like the general's doomed battle, it ended with a crushing fall, writes Craig McCulloch.

Education union supports Northland iwi in fight over schools' Treaty obligations
NZEI Te Riu Roa says principals and school boards are frustrated the government dropped the Treaty requirement without any engagement.

Dream draw or nightmare draw? All Whites’ possible World Cup rivals ranked
ANALYSIS: Here’s who New Zealand will want to be grouped with – and who they won’t. All will be decided on Saturday (NZ time).

Snowflake & Anthropic partner for USD $200m Claude AI deal
Snowflake and Anthropic partner in a USD $200m deal to embed Claude AI agents in enterprise data platforms, enhancing secure, multi-step data analysis.

Telecommunications & tech firms diverge on AI observability
Telecommunications and tech firms diverge on AI observability, with telcos prioritising AI monitoring to curb USD $2m hourly outage costs, tech firms favouring DevOps.

Epstein survivor: 'I froze, and I couldn't speak, I was mute'
US woman Jess Michaels was introduced to the late convicted sex offender by a friend. His grooming method was straight out of "sex trafficking 101" she said.

2degrees resolves issue affecting calls after nationwide fault
The issue was impacting customers connecting, receiving, or making calls on their mobile devices.

Why is the Aratere ferry still in New Zealand waters?
It was retired in August and sold for scrap in October, yet its currently sitting in Nelson Harbour.

Atlassian cloud apps now available on AWS Marketplace globally
Atlassian’s cloud apps, including Jira and Confluence, are now globally available on AWS Marketplace, streamlining enterprise procurement across 150+ countries.

New Zealand health plan costs to surge 18% in 2026, outpacing region
New Zealand's employee health plan costs are set to surge 18% in 2026, far exceeding the Asia Pacific and global averages amid rising healthcare demands.

No sign of missing Waikato man, as police renew appeal for info
Police have yet to find any trace of a man who went missing near Te Aroha three weeks ago.

ABs coach Razor talks tough after daunting World Cup draw revealed
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has crushed suggestions that a defeat to the Wallabies in pool play, which could allow them to avoid the Springboks in the quarters, would be an option at the World Cup.

Waikato man missing for three weeks after Te Aroha mountain walk
The 44-year-old was last seen after parting company with family members during a walk on the Te Aroha side of the mountain that morning.

Datadog & AWS expand partnership to boost cloud observability
Datadog expands partnership with AWS to enhance cloud observability and security, boosting AI and multi-cloud management for enterprises globally.

Transport Agency halts $6m in funding to police until breath test targets met
The New Zealand Transport Agency says it is holding back the $6m it's satisfied police have met their targets.

Watch live: Christopher Luxon speaks at IKEA opening
The Prime Minister is due to address media outside New Zealand's first IKEA store.