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'Treasury can write what it likes': Winston Peters defends Pacific Islands Forum hosting decision
Winston Peters says he was under no obligation to consult with Cabinet over Pacific Islands Forum hosting offer, saying he gave the prime minister a mid-year heads up.

Motorcyclist killed in Invercargill crash identified
The motorcyclist who died after a crash in Invercargill on Thursday has been identified as 41-year-old Whetu Taylor.

'I need to get back to Barbara': Willie Jackson challenged on Labour's capital gains tax policy
Chris Hipkins says Willie Jackson should have been clearer when trying to answer questions on the party’s capital gains tax policy.

Why more Australians are ready to go electric
Electric vehicles are at the forefront of Australian motorists’ minds, with purchase interest rising sharply from 20 per cent in 2024 to 31 per cent this year.

MotoGP picks Accenture for 2027 direct-to-fan platform
Fans will get multi-camera race coverage and live data in one service when the new platform goes live for the 2027 season.

All Blacks coach trips up all but one Stuff reader with latest team
Dave Rennie and his fellow selectors can be called anything but predictable.

'Raise our standards': World Cup-winning All Blacks coach joins NRL club
The former All Blacks coach will link up with Kiwis great Kieran Foran at the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Ellerslie homicide: Gear for camping or murder? Defence probes Poon's purchases
The lawyer for a man accused of double murder has pointed blame at the other man there on the night of the killings.

Cybersecurity experts raise alarm after back-to-back data breaches
Schools and payroll users face heightened phishing and identity-theft risks after breaches exposed sensitive data at multiple firms.

$308m mall sale to fashion family is NZ’s largest single asset retail transaction
The Glasson family has bought 49% of North Auckland’s Westfield mall in Albany.

PM Luxon and Peters committed NZ to hosting Pacific Islands Forum without Cabinet approval, Treasury says
Foreign Minister Winston Peters did not consult Cabinet before making a commitment to host the Pacific Islands Forum in 2027, according to the Treasury.

Tough debut: New Caledonia concede 16 goals in two matches at FIFA U20 Women's World Cup
Spain's demolition of New Caledonia in the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in Poland has put a spotlight on how far behind the Oceania region is in the global game.

‘Chilling’: AI giant Anthropic says it blocked possible efforts to build biological weapons
Anthropic said it had disrupted several potential plots this year by scientists who used its leading artificial intelligence models to conduct research with potentially devastating consequences.

Tella widens CRM platform’s capabilities
Tella’s ultimate goal is for MyDash to be the industry leading advice platform for advisers across Oceania.

Six-vehicle crash on SH1, Drury
Enquiries into the crash are ongoing.

When security creates friction, employees find workarounds
Across Asia Pacific, cumbersome controls are driving staff to unsanctioned AI and apps, increasing data exposure and slowing work.

Watch: QB Purdy throws a dart as 49ers roll to win in Melbourne NFL game
San Francisco routed Los Angeles 27-7 as Australia hosted its first regular-season American football game in front of a massive crowd.

‘You’ve been attacked’: The group linked to a major NZ cyber crime - and its ransom note
More details about who has claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack on a NZ company and their demands can be revealed.

Socialite and fraudster Ellie Stone fails to have name scrubbed from internet
Stone, who has also gone by Eli Devoy, Eli Ghorbani and Elaheh Ghorbani Sar Sangi, spent time behind bars for the mortgage fraud.

Proofpoint expands insider-risk tools to Microsoft 365
Investigators will get a fuller audit trail as the software links Microsoft 365 activity and AI prompts with emails, files and logs.