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James Bond 'has to be a guy', says Helen Mirren
The Oscar-winning actor says that the famous 007 character can't be a woman as it "just doesn't work".

Prominent sportsperson on trial after infant left with thirteen broken bones
A prominent sportsperson is on trial for allegedly assaulting an infant, who was left with a dozen broken ribs and a broken clavicle.

Bungling Brit Bureaucrats
I really don't think the British government understands how the internet works.

[Opinion] Trauma Cover complaint against adviser
Steve Wright dissects a recent complaint against an adviser and finds the results confusing.

Do longer SOAs break the law?
An Australian adviser magazine asked that question as the heading for an article. The provocatively titled article piece might receive a verdict of ‘not proven’ were we in Scotland, where such a judgment can actually be recorded. But the article is worth a read.

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.

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.

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.

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.

'Early signs of life in the economy' despite services contraction - economist
The index remained well below its long-run average of 52.9 and in contraction for 17 consecutive months

Ministers urged to visit troubled Wellington suburb of Newtown
An open letter calls on Chris Bishop, Tama Potaka and Wellington City Council to do more.

OCR needs a deeper drop to get economy going
This week’s expected OCR by the RBNZ and a signal it will make another is not going to be nowhere enough to dig the economy out of its hole.

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.

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

Supreme Court hears David Tamihere’s appeal for Swedish backpacker murders
David Tamihere maintains he never killed the Swedish couple.

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

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.