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NZ First calls National's foreign aid cut promise desperate, ACT hails it as win
National's $820m pledge to increase Pharmac funding and other health programmes would redirect more than half the funding from non-Pacific foreign aid budgets.

Actor Cliff Curtis charged with drink driving after crash on Auckland's waterfront
The actor released a statement through a public relations company after the crash, saying he had been hospitalised with internal injuries after the collision in late September.

Where was NZ’s warmest, wettest and sunniest spot in September?
September was slightly warmer than normal nationwide, but rainfall painted a sharply different picture between north and south.

What am I missing?
It has never been easier or cheaper for anyone to play amateur scientist - so where is everyone?

'Nasty decisions' for Wellington councillors looking to find $60m in savings
Funding for Te Papa, opening hours for galleries, the city's new years' eve fireworks, and school swimming subsidies are on the chopping block

ECB will 'look at' funding women's Windies Test if needed
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will “look at” the unusual step of funding a women’s Test in the West Indies next year in order to aid England’s Ashes preparations.

England's greatest international? Kane is now a serious contender
With Harry Kane set to equal Peter Shilton's all-time England appearance record, where does he rank among England greats?

US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia
Donald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.

I won't accept exclusion, says Polanski after criticism of Zionism motion
Labour MPs and the European Greens have demanded clarity from the Green Party over a "Zionism is racism" motion.

Prisoner took his own life after terror order had 'substantial impact' on mental state, inquest finds
Akhtar Uddin was jailed for breaching Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures in 2020.

$50 painting found in ‘dark corner’ fetches $2.4m at auction
An expert identified the piece as Gertrude Abercrombie's Alderman Merriam's Shells, which had been unseen in public for almost 75 years.

Warriors star switches allegiances to Tonga for World Cup
The Warriors winger, who played 13 tests for New Zealand, headlines a powerful 24-man Tonga squad alongside three grand final winners.

Essential, but rocky regional route gets temporary lifeline to keep flying
Regional airline Originair will recommence flights between Westport and Wellington in December.

Man arrested in Gisborne after river escape, but woman still missing
A man has been found after he and a woman jumped into a Bay of Plenty river while fleeing officers, police say, but the woman is still missing.

MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you've never heard of
Trust gaps in the new protocol spread malicious prompts from one agent to another.

Cowbell launches AI risk advisor for policyholders
Small businesses insured by Cowbell can now get AI-guided cyber risk actions in plain English, with human experts on hand when needed.

Gabriel in Man Utd team photo but no hint of reconciliation
As he prepares to celebrate his 16th birthday, the rift between Manchester United and JJ Gabriel shows no sign of being healed.

Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election
Calling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.

Tories pledge £10bn 'Britannia Shield' air defence system
The Conservatives said their plan would protect the UK at a time when Nato allies have warned of Russian drone incursions.