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Yubico urges stronger passkey rules to boost digital security
Yubico urges firms to adopt stricter passkey policies, favouring device-bound keys over synced ones to boost digital security and prevent breaches.

‘No sympathy’: Family learned truckie granddad died from social media comment
Much-loved grandfather Pete Moss died after a medical event on Friday morning and his fuel tanker rolled, closing the highway near Whakarewarewa.

Weather: Motorists warned as snow, ice threaten South Island roads
The Transport Agency is warning motorists to prepare for disruption with snow already falling in some places, and frost and ice likely in coming days.

Primary school teachers begin two-week series of stop-work meetings after pay talks stall
As pay talks stall, teachers have begun a series of meetings to discuss the government's offer and their next steps.

Ryan Fox fails in bid to make lucrative PGA Tour finale
Kiwi golfer was well off the pace at the BMW Championship, meaning he has missed a spot at the Tour Championship.

Watch: World No 1 holes stunning 25m chip on 71st hole to clinch PGA Tour title
Scottie Scheffler rallies from four shots down and wins the BMW Championship for fifth victory of the year.

New Australia-Vanuatu deal won't replicate Falepili-style agreement - Pacific expert
The two countries have agreed to a landmark deal worth AU$500 million that will replace the previous security pact that was scrapped in 2022.

'Cheap and realistic': How Alice Taylor became an Instagram cooking star
"So much of what's online is so perfect, it does feel like this really strong contrast… Showing normality is super important."

Sound can speed up beer brewing, study finds
White noise accelerates fermentation by up to 31 hours without changing beer flavour, Otago University researchers say.

Should Europe wean itself off US tech?
Just three US firms provide 70% of Europe's cloud-computing, leading to fears of overreliance.

Watch: ‘Football IQ 100’ - Chris Wood scores after genius early run
The genius of Chris Wood was on full display as Nottingham Forest made a winning start to the new Premier League season on the back of a double from their star striker.

Wind gusts could reach 100kph in Northland, thunderstorms linger
A front is moving east across northern and central New Zealand on Monday.

They built a billion-dollar start-up from their garage. Now they’re going again
Go1 co-founders Vu Tran and Andrew Barnes are unveiling their next business, which they say can be just as big as their first.

Kiwi musician detained in US and deported
General Fiyah had been scheduled to perform at Polyfest in Washington.

David Tamihere's trial was 'fundamentally defective', lawyers argue
Five Supreme Court judges are hearning an appeal by the convicted double murderer.

‘Rapt for him’: Proud All Blacks forwards coach’s son makes NPC debut
All Blacks forwards coach Jason Ryan tuned-in from Cordoba in Argentina to watch son Olly make his NPC debut for Northland at the weekend.

Bindi Irwin sparks endometriosis conversation after sharing struggle
It took 13 years, 51 endometriosis lesions, a cyst, two surgeries and a hernia before she was able to start healing.

Aratere makes its final sailing across Cook Strait
The ferry's trip from Picton will end its almost three decades of Cook Strait sailings.

Big changes coming for building consent system - coalition
The system is about to have its biggest shake up in more than two decades.