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LNG terminal far less popular than renewables - survey
Spending on renewable energy has vastly more support than for a liquefied natural gas import terminal, a new survey shows.

Australia’s Gqeberha disaster ends in humiliating test defeat
South Africa set up a series decider with an innings and 31-run victory.

Video emerges of Kerrin Leoni in Labour gear at gang event
Video has emerged of Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni campaigning at what appears to be a gang event.

Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit
Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.

LocalStack launches public beta for Azure developers
Software teams can now test Azure code locally, cutting provisioning delays, reducing cloud spend and easing security concerns around live credentials.

Petrol prices fuel inflation - so is an interest rate rise the right move?
The rate is up for review next week and is expected to increase, probably by 25 basis points.

Meta strikes deal to stop Mark Zuckerberg leaving California over billionaire tax
The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.

More funding needed for GPs in areas of high deprivation, researchers say
A study of more than 4700 patients at a Porirua practice found a quarter had been diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes.

Briton Slater, 18, to make practice debut in Mexico
Briton Freddie Slater will drive for Audi in first practice at the Mexico City and Sao Paulo Grands Prix.

South Africa complete famous win over Australia
South Africa break Australia's resistance in the final session a complete a famous victory in the second Test and set up a series decider in Cape Town.

Trains cancelled and delayed after ventilation problems in CRL tunnel
The East West, South City and Onehunga West lines have all been affected because of infrastructure issues.

Sri Lanka pull off second biggest chase in ODI history
England’s Harry Brook smoked a double century, before Sri Lanka counter-punched.

Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found
Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.

Riskified launches AI agent identity checks for merchants
Merchants could face fresh refund fraud and account-takeover risks as consumer AI assistants start handling shopping and support requests.

'Responsibility to protect': Kawhia trust blocks vehicle access to beach
Onepu Charitable Trust is "sick and tired" of people driving over pipi beds, fish spawning grounds, and seabird nests.

Charity backs National's plan for senior housing but says more is needed
The party has announced it would reserve at least one of every five homes supported by a government's affordable housing fund for older people.

Where's the fire chief? FENZ boss still on leave after minister's rebuke
Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden publicly withdrew her confidence in Kerry Gregory in September, accusing him of withholding significant information from her for a year.

'We've got to do things differently': Goldsmith makes his plea at lively Epsom debate
The veteran National candidate is ranked sixth on his party’s list, which might not be enough to save his seat in Parliament.

AI tool sprawl leaves US executives facing orchestration gap
Three in five large US firms say AI tool sprawl has stalled strategy, as 85% of executives report disconnected technology stacks.

Google Cloud unveils ultra-low latency tools for markets
Exchanges and trading firms can now run latency-sensitive workloads in Google Cloud private regions, as it targets co-location-like timing predictability.

'Not what a captain should be' - the debate around Fernandes' outburst
Bruno Fernandes' comments after Manchester United's humbling by Como have got fans and pundits talking - but what now for the captain?