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It’s the younger generation versus the boomers, economist says
Young people will be frustrated to be asked to pay the bill for increasingly expensive NZ Super while having missed out on things older generations benefited from, one economist says.

Election 2026 live: Double debate day as dust settles from multi-party clash
Qiulae Wong has cemented Opportunity Party's place as a true contender for the title of kingmaker.

Finance leaders set to debate as Nicola Willis hints at future business tax relief
Both tax cuts and tax increases are likely to feature at the ASB finance spokesperson debate in Queenstown on Wednesday night.

'It's not a hardship at all' - how plasma donations make a real difference
The Blood Service is forecasting the country's plasma stock will reach critical levels and is calling for 25,000 donations by the end of November.

El Niño warning: A procession of tropical cyclones forecast for Pacific
At least four storms could reach severe category 3 or higher as an early, active tropical cyclone season unfolds in the region.

Calendar invite scams jumped 10x in a month. Here’s how to avoid them
Calendar invites have long been an avenue for scams, but there’s been a surge in these kinds of attacks recently. Whereas people are starting to catch onto fake phishing emails, many aren’t suspicious of unsolicited calendar invites—and cybercriminals are taking advantage. According to Business Insider, data from security firm Sublime shows...

Thales expands Google Cloud tie-up to secure AI agents
The integration aims to curb prompt injection, data leakage and unauthorised actions as firms shift AI from pilots to critical systems.

Boost Mobile NZ to launch challenger prepaid brand
Boost Mobile New Zealand has today unveiled plans to shake up the local telco market, promising to deliver more competition and product innovation with a relentless focus on value for New Zealand consumers.

Kingmaker in waiting? Opportunity's Qiulae Wong makes her mark in debate
Analysis - Winston Peters has spent three decades perfecting the art of being kingmaker. But last night, there were signs of a changing of the guard.

NZDF tenders for new $20 million polar drone
The planned polar drone would send back data from its sensors to the NZDF, maritime security agencies and international partners.

China denies US allegation of malicious cyber activity in the Pacific
But China has rejected the United States' claim as "disinformation" and politically motivated.

Auckland houses are cheap but should you invest in them?
With house prices still down more than 20 percent from the peak, you might be wondering whether it's a good time to buy an investment property in Auckland.

Airrived named leader in IDC MarketScape for AI SOC
The recognition may boost Airrived's visibility as security teams seek AI tools that can cut alert backlogs without losing human oversight.

Erica Stanford hits out at union president after Teaching Council sex offender report
Erica Stanford says there was a "rotten culture" inside the Teaching Council that allowed a sex offender to continue teaching.

National's claim foreign aid increased by 26% 'incorrect', Winston Peters says
A spokesperson for the foreign minister says the "much more modest" increase, adjusted for inflation, was around 10 percent, but National is sticking by the higher number.

Devart adds PostgreSQL debugger & free AI Assistant
Developers using dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL can now debug server-side code in the app, while AI Assistant gets a free Express tier.

RETN adds sixth subsea route to boost Taiwan resilience
The extra Taipei-Hong Kong path comes after repeated cable faults exposed the risk of relying on too few international links around Taiwan.