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‘We’ll see how many make it to dinner’: Whether to England or the premier, Head plays his shots
It’s Travis Head week in Adelaide, and his pugnacious union with Jake Weatherald can set Australia up to retain the Ashes.

Consumer confidence up in December but still below long-term averages index shows
Consumer confidence is at its highest level this year, December's Westpac-McDermott Miller index shows.

Onehunga bus killing: Kael Leona pleads not guilty on grounds of insanity
Bernice Louise Marychurch died on the Number 74 bus travelling through Onehunga in October 2024.

Auror opens global Auckland HQ to tackle retail crime
Auror opens a new global headquarters in central Auckland as it scales overseas and steps up efforts to combat organised retail crime.

Airtel Africa teams up with Starlink to launch direct-to-cell service in 14 markets

Uber Eats alum lands $14M seed from a16z to fix WhatsApp chaos for LatAm’s doctors

Man charged after one of largest hauls of child sex abuse material seized at Auckland Airport
Customs said the material was "deeply concerning".

Mike Pannett appointed new Police Deputy Commissioner
Police Minister Mark Mitchell has named the new Deputy Commissioner.

NZME billionaire director revealed as financial backer in defamation case against TVNZ
The news of Jim Grenon's financial involvement came during a court hearing involving Batchelor and the lawyer acting for the academic at the Auckland District Court.

Pornhub hacked: View and search history for Premium members could leak
Are you a Pornhub Premium member? You may want to pay closer attention to a notification about a data leak described as a “limited set of analytics events.” That language hides the real story: Your watch and search history could now lie in the hands of hackers, and whether or...

One NZ marks one year of Starlink-powered texts
One NZ marks a year of Starlink texts with 7m messages sent and 700,000 customers now able to connect beyond standard mobile coverage.

FIFA to offer limited number of cheap World Cup tickets after backlash
A small group of Australian fans will be able to get $90 tickets for Socceroos matches at next year’s FIFA World Cup following global outrage at ticket prices.

ServiceNow buys Moveworks to build AI ‘front door’
ServiceNow buys AI assistant specialist Moveworks to create a single conversational ‘front door’ into automated workflows across the enterprise.

Pregnant sea lion blocks off family’s front door
The sea lion’s pup can be seen wriggling about inside her.

Small banks expected to be able to compete better against big four banks with rule changes, Willis says
The Reserve Bank is easing its rules for the amount of money bank owners have to have invested in the business, after a controversial rise in 2019.

State Highway 2 blocked after serious crash in Bay of Plenty
Initial indications suggest there are serious injuries.

Change from Treaty focus to closing achievement gap paying off, Erica Stanford says
However, there is nothing stopping schools continuing to emphasise te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Education Minister says.

Family of murdered mother Chantal McDonald pay tribute
Chantal McDonald was murdered by Nathan Boulter, who had a long history of stalking and assaulting ex-partners.

6C at 9am: Temperatures drop in the ‘cooler part of summer’
Widespread rain and showers are affecting much of the country on Wednesday, while cooler-than-average temperatures are expected to persist into the weekend.

Mike Pannett named as new Deputy Commissioner of Police
Assistant Commissioner Mike Pannett has been announced as one of the new statutory deputy commissioners of Police. After the initial shock at Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's resignation in May one...