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ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
ReactOS gains NTFS install support with new driver.

The 18-year-old who has found his calling at a funeral home
At 13, James Madden began spending his school holidays at a funeral home. Now, he works alongside the people who first showed him the ropes.

National's marine reserve promise raises questions from frustrated locals
Iwi say the party shouldn't be promising anything without their involvement, and a community group which has been asking for a marine reserve since 2021 wants to know why it's taken so long to get a decision.

Police AI: Investigator uploads 350,000 lines of audio in risky workaround
Pressure on investigators drove them to use unsecured AI tools, risking confidential police evidence and exposing major gaps in oversight.

Highlanders hire North Harbour coach after dramatic NPC revival
Former Counties Manukau player Jimmy Maher joins Jamie Joseph’s coaching group for the 2027 season after a strong NPC run.

PNG Chiefs welcome high court ruling, dispute in holding pattern
The PNG Chiefs have welcomed a New Zealand High Court ruling in its favour regarding a dispute over its name, but NZ Rugby still has a case to be heard.

Guam begins recovery from Champi as CNMI declares all clear
Guam has begun recovering from Super Typhoon Champi, with government offices reopening and cargo operations partially resuming.

Canterbury freshwater debate draws hundreds as region grapples with nitrate surge
The region is grappling with rising nitrate in drinking water amid tens of thousands more dairy cows consented this year alone.

Poor-performing coffee machine, shrinking almonds: Consumer calls out problem products
Consumer NZ says New Zealanders are getting a worse deal than they used to, as it releases its latest Yeah, Nah Awards results.

Trade Me decision to ban raw pounamu 'a major breakthrough', Ngai Tahu says
From today, all current listings of the raw greenstone have been cancelled and restrictions are in place to stop new sales.

Is it cheaper to buy or rent?
BNZ's current estimates put the annual cash ownership costs for a new house purchase at about 35 percent of median household incomes, compared to a peak of 50 percent in 2023.

Recently fixed Plex Media vulnerabilities are being exploited to install malware
A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes.

Leroy Carter to miss Northern Tour as All Blacks injury woes deepen
Leroy Carter has been ruled out of the end-of-year tour with a large list of players now unavailable.

Simplicity stumps up with $50 million for fund targeting high-growth Kiwi companies
The KiwiSaver provider is to invest $50 million in Icehouse Ventures' Growth Fund III, which targets high-growth New Zealand firms like Halter and Calocurb.

US airman dies after rappel fall from stadium roof before game goes wrong
The US airman who died after a rapid fall while rappelling from the rafters of a stadium before a college football game in Texas was a 15-year service member from Georgia.

Dogs brought in as police move to 'recovery phase' in search for missing woman Erika Coelho
Specialist search dog teams will comb areas where the Brazilian woman was thought most likely to have travelled.

US bans DeepSeek AI from government use as tech tension with China continues
DeepSeek is a powerful, popular and relatively inexpensive artificial intelligence model out of China.

Wellington residents call for action six months on from flooding
One person died and hundreds fled from their homes when severe thunderstorms overwhelmed storm water systems and flood water, mud and silt swept into homes in April.

More schools than ever in government donation scheme
Schools are staying in the government-funded school donation scheme even if their communities become too well-off to remain eligible.