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Agencies join forces as election threats mount
A new coordination group will monitor foreign interference, cyber threats and scams ahead of the election.

I’d pay $3500 for an iPhone. So should you
This new release is the most expensive iPhone ever, but I learnt a long time ago not to bet against Apple.

Nelson shooting deaths of man and woman treated as murder-suicide
Brendon and Nicola Perry died in the shooting in Parkers Road in Tahunanui last Friday.

Heckling, ‘bitching’ and a cat at Hipkins’ chat
While the PM’s been doing them for months, Labour’s Chris Hipkins has only just started doing public meetings. He chose the Hutt for his inaugural one, and it featured a pet cat.

UK Retail Sales Growth Slumped in August Despite Consumer Sentiment Boost

BOJ may be forced to hike rates rapidly if inflation accelerates, board member Masu says

Ministry of Social Development payment errors topped $2.5m, thousands affected - review
Concerns were continually raised for three months before being appropriately escalated, a government review has found.

Cottage cheese craze drives new 'state-of-the-art' dairy factory
Surging global demand for high-protein low-fat dairy foods is driving a major factory expansion in the South Island.

NVIDIA expands AI infrastructure capacity in partnership with Australia’s data centre ecosystem
Firmus, Sharon AI, IREN, Megaport, ResetData, CDC, NEXTDC and AirTrunk to deliver up to 2-gigawatt buildout by 2027.

Rare whale and calf sighting prompts boatie warning
DOC is asking boaties to take care as a southern right whale and calf head south past Auckland.

Customs seizes $13m of meth hidden in duffle bags on ship
The 43.9kg shipment, estimated to cause $46m in social harm, was found at the Port of Tauranga aboard a vessel from Central America.

Truckometer points to softer household spending
Light and heavy traffic both fell in August, with ANZ saying rising fuel prices may be discouraging driving.

Fewer servers, more performance: The new logic of the modern data center
Australian firms could cut server counts and energy use sharply as AI workloads push data centres to prioritise density over expansion.

Flu hospitalisations fall but infection rates remain very high
A particularly virulent strain of influenza A has spread across the country rapidly, putting pressure on the health service.

Masked man arrested after stolen ute rammed into Taupo tool store
A 37-year-old man faces firearm and burglary charges after police arrived within three minutes of being alerted by the store owner.

Tens of thousands of people underpaid after ministry errors, review finds
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has released its review into two issues that left tens of thousands of pensioners, veterans and beneficiaries underpaid.

Worker stayed home to care for his sick child. Weeks later, he was out of a job
He was dismissed after taking time off to care for his sick child, but the 90-day trial agreement was signed a week after he started work.

Fiji Police question five 'likely suspects' in military custody murder case
Nearly five months after the alleged murder of a man while in military custody, the Fiji Police says it has questioned five "likely suspects".

MSD review: Tens of thousands of payments wrongly cut in policy bungle
The payments totalled more than $2 million.

Fijiana and Manusina set to fly Pacific flag at WXV Global Series Challenger
Fiji and Samoa are set to fly the Pacific flag at the 2026 WXV Global Series Challenger in Hong Kong

Barracuda spots blob URL phishing in Microsoft browser
Security teams may miss the attack because it leaves no persistent phishing site, instead building fake Microsoft login pages inside the browser.

New Pacific research explores how sleep could improve youth mental health
New research in the Pacific is looking at how sleep can address youth mental health challenges.