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Live: Trump agenda faces voters in US midterm elections
America is voting in its midterm elections, which may be the final word on how Donald Trump's presidency will end. Follow our live blog.

Majority of New Zealanders want govt, councils to share flood protection costs, poll finds
The growing cost of flooding must be confronted in a cost-of-living election, a local government senior official says.

Horizon3 appoints sales & marketing chiefs for APJ
The appointments back a regional push that includes more than 50 new hires and a Sydney point of presence for customers needing local data hosting.

Deep connections or conflict of interest? Inside the market watchdog's new transparency push
The Financial Markets Authority has published conflict management plans for all board members to address potential ties to the financial entities it regulates.

Unemployment climbs to 5.7% in third consecutive rise
Figures from Stats NZ show inflation is outpacing wages.

Unknown substance found after school bus fire outside Te Papa
A hazardous materials unit from Fire and Emergency NZ is in attendance.

New jobless figures: Unemployment rate rises to 5.7%
The newly released figure is worse than expected.

Snowflake launches AI control tools for business definitions
The new features let enterprises audit AI agents' access, spending and definitions, as businesses struggle with inconsistent context across systems.

Lumen & Microsoft expand AI network tie-up for Azure
Enterprises grappling with AI rollouts should get simpler access to Azure-linked networking as the pair widen support across hybrid and multi-cloud estates.

Republicans make electoral gains across US Pacific territories
Republican candidates have performed strongly in preliminary midterm election results in American territories, despite the expected anti-Trump swing on the mainland.

NZ First plans new legal framework to ease accessibility barriers for disabled people
The proposed law would also include a complaints mechanism to break down barriers and improve compliance, Winston Peters says.

Tanium joins OpenAI cyber programme for threat research
The limited access will help its hunters and engineers turn OpenAI models into detections, vulnerability work and stronger platform defences.

Live updates: Children unwell after incident involving bus and unknown substance in Wellington
The children are gathering on blankets behind yellow warning tape at the scene near Te Papa Museum.

‘A tough couple of days’: All Blacks balance grief with Edinburgh mission
"Obviously a huge shock and it's taking time to deal with,’’ All Blacks coach Mike Blair said after the sudden death of head of security Logan Cadwallader.

The journeyman whose death after in-game collision has stunned world football
Known affectionately as “Demi” to his teammates, few of Spain’s casual soccer fans had heard of Jesús de Miguel until the country was shocked by his death on Tuesday, a day after he was critically injured in a brutal in-game collision.

She died violently in her home. Why police don't want you to know her name
Police have moved to block Stuff from revealing the name of a woman who was the victim of a homicide in Kawerau.

Emergency services attend incident involving bus and unknown substance in Wellington
Fire and Emergency say they are attending the incident near Te Papa Museum.

Election 2026 live updates: NZ First candidate Michael Laws makes sexist remarks about Opportunity Party members
Michael Laws hit out at the women leading the Opportunity Party on his radio show.

AI success takes more than a promising pilot project
Without stronger governance and clear accountability, most AI pilots will struggle to reach production or deliver real business value.

Average dairy prices rise 3 percent overnight
It was the second consecutive auction where prices rose and followed a 2.5 percent rise