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Manage My Health data breach: Affected patients will be contacted
MMH, a privately run patient portal used by some general practices, detected the breach in the early hours of 31 December 2025.

Lane blocked on state highway after truck carrying house hits overbridge
Northbound traffic reduced to one lane as crews clear debris from house-moving truck crash.

North Melbourne, Bulldogs mourn the death of former AFL player, aged 23
Phoenix Spicer played 23 AFL games for the Kangaroos before joining the Western Bulldogs’ VFL affiliate, Footscray.

UK, France strike ISIS arms storage facility near Palmyra, Syria

BBC compensates family who survived Oct. 7 after filming inside home without consent

Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge
One lane remains closed while debris is cleared on lanes heading north.

England lose three wickets to squander morning gains in Sydney
England was 114-3 at lunch on the first day of the final Ashes test against Australia on Sunday amid a strong security presence at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

‘Sudden loss’: Employment advocate dies on holiday in Lithuania on New Year’s Day
Ashleigh Fechney fought tirelessly for people’s employment rights and believed deeply in fairness and dignity, a friend said.

Person falls off cliff at Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch.
Police said the person appeared to have significant injuries.

‘Temper tantrum’: Ex-Aussie player fires back at Usman Khawaja after ‘racial stereotypes’ claim
Former Aussie quick Jason Gillespie described parts of Usman Khawaja's press conference as a "temper tantrum" regarding comments about his preparation.

Hackers drastically shorten deadline for Manage My Health to pay ransom
“If they do not pay the ransom within the next 48 hours, we will leak everything,” the hackers said.

GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here’s how we might fix it
GPS jamming has gotten cheap and easy, but there are potential solutions.

Police appeal for witnesses after cyclist critically injured in Palmerston North crash
Cyclist remains in intensive care following crash on Tennant Drive near Massey University.

De Minaur deflated after Ruud loss, but he’s been here before
Alex de Minaur lost his first match of 2026 in front of a home crowd on Saturday night, but Australia’s No.1 must turn it around against team Czechia on Tuesday.

Aussie teen secures first World Cup gold
Australian teenager Indra Brown leaves her rivals in shock as she delivers a remarkable run to win gold in the freeski halfpipe event.

Retiring Wawrinka winds back the clock with gutsy win
Stan Wawrinka’s farewell tour has started with a gutsy win, the three-time grand slam champion beating world No.29 Arthur Rinderknech in a three-set thriller at the United Cup in Perth.

Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich dies
Radich was mayor from 2022 to 2025 and had been serving as a councillor since then, so a by-election will now be triggered.

‘Terrible, shocking’: Former mayor of Dunedin dies after heart attack
Jules Radich lost the mayoralty last year but was elected as a councillor.

‘Stoked’: Wanaka’s world champion claims second World Cup podium
Wanaka’s world champion Finley Melville Ives has claimed his second World Cup podium of the season on FIS Halfpipe World Cup Tour in Canada.

Kiwi expert on Venezuela attack: 'Time that we made our voice clear'
International relations expert Professor Robert Patman described the US' military actions against Venezuela as an audacious move.

Google’s ‘chess master’ is working on AI’s killer app
A product breakthrough has long eluded Demis Hassabis, but that could change in 2026.

How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them
From compression tricks to multi-agent teamwork, here's what makes them tick.