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New standards may be needed for NZ's critical communications infrastructure
Government officials are looking at developing minimum standards for the protection of critical communications infrastructure.

Victim identified in crash on State Highway 2, Maharahara
Philipa Beech, 69, died after a crash between two utes on June 13.

Abuse in care survivors in line for under a third of government's $774 package
Officials are "taking so much away from the pockets of survivors, who deserve better than this", a lawyer says.

More than 200 senior Northland doctors, dentist striking over pay dispute with Health NZ
Staff will walk out from Whangarei Hospital and be picketing outside the Kaitaia Hospital.

'The inequities aren't closing' - Maori still a long way from Smokefree 2025 goal
The Smokefree 2025 goal is only months away, but Maori smokefree advocates are concerned that Maori smoking rates have remained more than double that of the general population.

Nationwide public transport ticketing system 'not on track', minister says
Transport Minister Chris Bishop says he's worried about 'Motu Move' and "no options are off the table" to get the project back on track.

Public have their say on controversial Hawke's Bay dam
Leaders of the controversial Ruataniwha Dam faced tough questions from fired up locals at their first public meeting about the project in Waipawa on Tuesday night.

'Good to be home' - Draper cruises through at Queen's
British number one Jack Draper makes comfortable progress to the last 16 at Queen's with a straight-set victory over American Jenson Brooksby.

Le Mans win proves injury doubters wrong - Kubica
Robert Kubica says some of the doubts upon his F1 return hurt him following serious injury, but his Le Mans win in a Ferrari proves many wrong.

Orkney council ends investigation into leaving UK
A look at various models of alternative governance found they were too difficult and too expensive.

Foreign policy critics shouting 'impotently at clouds', Winston Peters says
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says critics of the government's foreign policy reset are ill-informed and shouting "impotently at clouds".

Social media for the win
This has been one of my long-standing predictions and now it is becoming reality. The next step could make someone very rich and I wish I had the time and energy to take that step but I don't. If you do, drop me a line.

MFAT providing 'extremely vague' advice for Kiwis trapped in Iran
A friend of a New Zealander stuck in Iran says the government needs to help provide safe passage, and that the advice so far has been "vague and lacking any substance whatsover".

Tom Phillips and family likely to be 'moving quite regularly' in cold bush, says hunter
The oldest missing Phillips child will celebrate yet another birthday on the run today, but an experienced bushman says it is likely to be a miserable day.

The best books of 2025 so far
Here is a small selection of favourites so far, that includes a new novel from Nobel winner Han Kang, two local memoirs, and the start of two new fiction series that are going to take off.

Chances of surviving fatal boat capsize would have been 'significantly increased' by lifejackets
A coroner wants one consistent law requiring boaties to wear lifejackets on small vessels, after finding a mother and her young son would have had better chances of surviving a capsizing, if they been wearing them.

Why do phones sometimes not ring when people call?
Analysis - And how do they actually work?

Live: Donald Trump weighs in as Iran-Israel conflict continues
"I'm not too much in the mood to negotiate": Officials say the US president is considering attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities as his patience wears thin.

Sacked referee Coote charged by FA over Klopp video
Former Premier League referee David Coote is charged by the Football Association over comments made about ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.