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Who's telling the truth about Fiji's garment workers?
A former president of the Textile Clothing and Footwear Council of Fiji says a union offiical is "simply sprouting old information that suits their purposes".

Can PNG police win back the public's respect?
A police commander in Papua New Guinea's National Capital District says the fact that the public no longer respects police is a sad day for the country.

Spark’s new mobile phone plan for kids: Social media age-restriction lobby group B416 says good move
It comes after PM Luxon said Cabinet would consider banning social media for under-16s.

Tauranga rates hike criticised; calls at council hearings to ‘rein in spending’
The mayor says the council has already found millions of dollars in savings.

Budget 2025: David Seymour reveals $140m boost to lift school attendance, plans for new nationwide service
Most of the Government's funding will go towards creating a new nationwide service.

Promising pair representing Autridge in sentimental contest
Stephen Autridge will present Afterglo and Miriam in the Toby Autridge Memorial.

Warnings about serious risks to over surgery outsourcing blanked out by minister
The health minister was warned of serious risks about outsourcing of surgeries to private hospitals, but his office withheld most of the information.

Mayor, community back Resene workers' battle for Living Wage
One worker said he had to choose between buying his child a birthday gift or paying the bills.

‘Addicted to spending’: Ratepayers fight ‘wicked’ 12% rates rise
They say there is “great frustration and annoyance” because rates kept going up “relentlessly”.

Microsoft extends Windows 10 support, but only for Microsoft 365 users
Microsoft is negotiating a more lenient approach for customers who are hesitant to abandon Windows 10. No, Microsoft isn’t extending the support deadline for Windows 10. That’s still October 14, 2025. Instead, Microsoft is saying that if you use the Microsoft 365 Apps platform — Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook — it will still issue security updates well past the Windows 10 expiration date or until October 10, 2028. Microsoft’s updated lifecycle document covering the extension was unearthed by The Verge. Although Microsoft has made it quite clear for years that Windows 10’s support is ending this October, it has made clear that consumers can pay for extended Windows 10 support if they don’t want to make the leap to Windows 11. Extending the Windows 365 apps support window makes it even easier. However, there’s still a catch. You’ll need to have an active Microsoft 365 license, of course. But Microsoft also says that if you raise a support ticket with Microsoft 365 while on Windows 10, and that issue doesn’t occur on Windows 11, don’t expect Microsoft to solve your problem. Instead, it will recommend that you move first to Windows 11 and then maybe provide some troubleshooting assistance. You also can’t log bugs, either. So yes, Microsoft will help, but only to an extent. Microsoft is still pushing you toward Windows 11.

David Seymour announces $140 million school attendance service to tackle truancy
David Seymour says the attendance service will address chronic absence.

Former members of secretive sect Two by Twos claim leaders receive gifts of cash
The group is already being probed by the FBI, now ex-members are raising concerns about its transparency with money.

Security training cuts phishing risk by 86% globally in a year
Security awareness training cuts global phishing click rates by 86% over a year, reducing employee risk from 33.1% to 4.1%, says new KnowBe4 report.

Former England halfback Danny Care to retire
Danny Care's long career includes a brief encounter with the All Blacks legend.

Apple unveils new accessibility features & nutrition labels
Apple will launch new accessibility features, including Magnifier for Mac, which enhances device use for people with disabilities, later this year.

AT backs bus operator Ritchies in wake of two crashes in a week
AT says it's confident they are isolated incidents although it is yet to find out the full circumstances.

Biggest bank bottom of customer rankings
Consumer has released its bank rankings, and says country's biggest bank needs to think about how it can do better.

Kim Kardashian ‘feared she would die’ as robbers stole $15m of jewellery
The gang allegedly stole $15 million of jewellery during the 2016 heist.

State abuse compensation 'band-aids for bullet wounds', government told
The government has been told its compensation scheme for survivors of state abuse offers "band-aids for bullet wounds".