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Hawke's Bay vegetable growers on the hunt for higher value crops after McCain closure
A feasibility study found Hawkes Bay growers they should avoid a McCain-style large scale model again.

Political donations tracker: The wealthy donors dominating large donations
Nearly half of the $8m given in large donations can be traced to 10 people.

UEFI bootkit infected fully patched Windows machines. Is Microsoft to blame?
UEFI bootkit BlackX exploits Microsoft's lack of clarity around Secure Boot protections.

Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3bn crypto hack
An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.

Only 14% of GP owners support Labour's three free appointments policy - survey
GPs anticipate it would increase demand and are worried about delivering the policy, considering existing workforce shortages.

Phoenix's new Premier League keeper out to banish derby demons
Armed with Premier League ambition and two clean sheets, the Kiwi keeper aims to snap Auckland FC’s six-game derby run.

‘Outstanding’: How All Blacks lock used shock omission to throw down gauntlet
All Blacks coach Dave Rennie dropped a bombshell when he dropped Fabian Holland from the first Bledisloe Cup test last month. His response was impressive.

AI will bring short-term pain and a lot of job losses, says TOP
With polls pointing to them holding the balance of power, the Opportunity Party’s perspective on AI could play an outsized role in the next Govt.

Doggy daycare ordered to pay after spoodle’s painful death
Walter’s owners have won a Disputes Tribunal claim against the daycare where he died

Who New Zealanders trust: Scientists, police rate - but one group is remarkably distrusted
Who do we trust? That question has been put to respondents in Stuff’s State of the Nation 2026 survey.

LastBrowser launches open-source browser with Sidekick
Users wanting browser-based AI with tighter privacy controls can now try a free open-source option that limits what Sidekick can see.

Kick Back report exposes extent, causes of youth homelessness
The charity has become a hub for young people living on Auckland streets.

How much does government affect the economy?
Economists say perhaps not as much as you think.

Banks Peninsula: Christchurch's biggest electorate is a swing seat
It's all on in Christchurch's biggest electorate.

Tourism industry optimistic for summer despite ongoing challenges
Tourism Industry Aotearoa says a recent workforce survey showed about half of respondents actively recruiting staff, while close to 80 percent expected to recruit at least one new role in the next year.

Unemployment expected to stay around 11-year high
Major bank economists expect the unemployment rate to stay at or close to the 5.6 percent for the three months ended September, the rate touched in June.

Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach
Enterprises are reworking infrastructure to keep data and traffic under local control while still accessing global cloud and trading networks.

Black Caps’ settled ODI squad heading for uncharted World Cup territory
The Black Caps’ journey to next year’s Cricket World Cup in Africa starts in earnest on Wednesday when they face India in Auckland.

The question voters should be asking - and where I’m putting my ticks
A more useful way to think about how we are now, compared with three years ago, is how the government has responded to those external events.

National is failing to campaign to save Nicola Willis’ job
Every electorate National wins raises the party vote needed to bring Willis back. Which makes Tamaki a puzzling place to campaign.