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Snapchat accused of reinstating banned teen accounts, stonewalling complaints
Parents say Snapchat is the weak link in Australia’s social media ban, with age checks easily bypassed and reporting limited to a child’s own family.

Kiwis rugby league ‘party boy’ reveals he spent month in rehab
Kiwi rugby league star Brandon Smith says he has spent a month in rehab addressing his addictions to alcohol and gambling.

‘I went quiet and held my babies’: Mum thought family would die on rooftop of flooded home
The family were plucked to safety by helicopter.

Alternative dance band Happy Mondays to return to NZ
Call the cops! Alternative dance band the Happy Mondays are set to tour New Zealand later this year.

Bitdefender warns of surge in fake job recruitment scams
Bitdefender warns of a global surge in fake job emails posing as Amazon, Carrefour and the NHS, stealing data, money and account logins.

Ashton Kutcher: Hollywood isn't to blame for pushing unrealistic beauty standards
The actor stars in The Beauty, which explores the negative impact of a world full of beautiful people.

State Highway 5 blocked near Waipunga after truck rolls
Gravel spill shuts highway in both directions for several hours.

Police step up presence in Masterton ahead of gang funeral
Officers to monitor Friday gathering as out-of-town gang members expected.

Coalition parties extend lead over left bloc in latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll
New Zealand First has soared to nearly 12 percent in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll, its highest result since the survey launched in early 2021.

Vandalism of monitoring stations putting lives at risk
The monitoring site on the Waiwhakaiho River has been vandalised three times since its installation in 2020, and twice in the last three months.

Oakura Bay could be cut off for days after major Northland slips
Residents of Northland's Oakura Bay say they could be cut off for days after major slips obliterated the road to Whangarei.

The underrated parts of New Zealand that make expats question why they left
What would our lives be like back home? Did we make the right decision? Could I slot back into a life in Auckland or Wellington or whatever provincial city will give me a job?

Super Rugby player faces suspension after fighting team-mate
Giant Waratahs lock Miles Amatosero is facing suspension after a flurry of five punches on the training field a team-mate with a fractured eye-socket.

Coalition parties extend lead over left bloc in latest poll
New Zealand First has soared to nearly 12 percent in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll, its highest result since the survey launched in early 2021.

Feilding police arrest 18 in crackdown on crime, seize firearms and drugs
Operation Thor targets repeat offenders amid rise in burglaries and thefts.

CrowdStrike study touts 273% ROI on modern endpoint security
CrowdStrike cites a Forrester study claiming 273% ROI and USD $5m in three-year benefits from consolidating legacy endpoint security.

Blockbusters, battles and Brits: Hollywood gears up for Oscar nominations
Sinners, Marty Supreme, Hamnet and One Battle After Another are all in contention this year.

68,000 Kiwis left NZ in a year - but there is some good news
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders left the country in the year leading up to November, with 48,000 people choosing to relocate to Australia.

Pharmac opens consultation over funding of cystic fibrosis drugs Trikafta and Alyftrek
Trikafta and Alyftrek could become available for all children, regardless of age.

Mount Maunganui collapse: Children thought to be among missing, searchers desperately hunt among debris
Emergency services are desperately searching through debris.