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Move over Auckland, a new region has become New Zealand’s priciest property market
Auckland has been dethroned as New Zealand’s most expensive property market, with the Bay of Plenty now claiming the top spot.

Whangarei Mayor Ken Couper says some storm damage 'as bad as you see in north'
A precautionary state of emergency is already declared for the Whangarei District as large areas of the country brace for more bad weather on Wednesday.

Election date announcement due as MPs gather for caucus retreats
National MPs meet in Christchurch where leader Christopher Luxon is expected to announce this year's election date, while Labour counterparts gather in West Auckland.

Weather: Heavy rain, severe gales lash Auckland, Northland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty
Whangarei Mayor Ken Couper declared a State of Local Emergency yesterday.

‘That’s in our blood’: The Kiwi outsider who put NZ on a different sporting map
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is “all in” for her third Olympic campaign with another gold in her sights at next month’s Winter Games in Italy.

Man ordered to pay $1.1m - and counting - after pulling out of house purchase
Robert and Margaret Smallridge sold their family home to Paljeet Singh for $1,925,000.

Will we get an election date today? (And what is a ‘caucus retreat’?)
It’s election year but no one knows where the finish line is or where the goalposts are. That will change at National’s ‘caucus retreat’ where the Prime Minister will announce it.

Social media says a NZ doctor was a convicted rapist. He was actually acquitted
A Christchurch GP convicted of raping a schoolgirl recently faced public backlash for still being in practice. What social media missed was that he was later acquitted.

16 Central American Beach Towns Digital Nomads Love

Greece looks to Israel for anti-drone defence help

IAEA: Military action cuts power to Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant

UN Human Rights Council to hold special session on Iran

Iran and Turkey must forget 'dreams of empires,' Israel Katz warns at Greek summit

Microsoft tests a better image format for Windows 11 backgrounds
Microsoft has begun testing support for WebP images (.webp) as desktop backgrounds in Windows 11, reports Windows Latest. It’s available in the Preview version of Windows 11 (Build 26220.7653) for now and is expected to roll out on Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. The new image format support makes it possible...

Kubernetes cements role as AI & cloud native backbone
Kubernetes now underpins 82% of production container workloads, as CNCF data shows it emerging as the default platform for generative AI.

Tech Life
Meet the humanoid robots designed to help with household chores

When should you fix your home loan?
Borrowers might want to fix their home loans soon, forecasters warn.

How would a social media ban for under-16s work?
BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman explains.

Life Savings: The charity-minded hairdresser helping make a difference
After following the progress of the Life Savings campaign, New Plymouth hair salon owner Brenda Ardern decided to do her bit to help out.

‘I’ve been digging them out myself’: Woman resorts to DIY treatment of painful ingrown toenails
Katrina Graham wants to highlight challenges faced by people who cannot afford private healthcare.

Russell Brand granted bail after two further sexual offence charges
The comedian and actor was charged with one more count of rape and one of sexual assault.

A rare YouTube TV deal appears, and it’s surprisingly generous
YouTube TV is typically stingy when it comes to free trials, and significant discounts are even harder to come by outside of seasonal deals. That’s why this new and relatively generous YouTube TV offer grabbed our attention. Available now and running through mid-March, YouTube TV’s new deal gets you a 10-day free trial for the...