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‘It will affect us’: Small businesses left frustrated after GrabOne collapse
Questions remain for small businesses impacted by the sudden collapse of the online marketplace website GrabOne.

NiCE Cognigy debuts AI Ops Centre to boost enterprise resilience
NiCE Cognigy launches AI Ops Centre, a real-time hub to monitor and maintain enterprise AI agents' reliability and boost customer experience resilience.

Firefighters walk off job in protest
At 12pm they walked off the job as part of a pay dispute between Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU).

Serious crash at Sydenham intersection involving cyclist and car
Emergency services are responding with road closures and diversions in place.

Q&A: Tomahawk missiles, the drone race, and Ukrainian Halloween
Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet Donald Trump at the White House on Friday

Aid group suspends Gaza operations after ceasefire
The US and Israeli-backed GHF group was heavily criticised before it announced a “pause” on its operations.

'Wrong' to block Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa match, says PM
Followers of the Israeli club will not be allowed to attend the Europa League game over safety concerns.

Are glass food containers better than plastic?
They tend to cost more, but experts say there are benefits to buying glass food storage containers.

Red Cross teams up with Uber to help people ditch their unworn clothes
Red Cross says new research shows many people have around $1000 worth of clothes in their wardrobe that they are not wearing.

Golf prodigy ‘Koala Karl’ sets up clash with Rory McIlroy at home
Karl Vilips is heading to Royal Melbourne to join a star-studded field headlined by Masters champion Rory McIlroy for December’s Australian Open.

Why talking about sweat stopped being a taboo (long before Alan Carr was on Traitors)
Let's talk about sweat... From Alan Carr and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for business meetings

North Korean group uses blockchain to launch advanced malware
A North Korean group has used blockchain-based EtherHiding to secretly deploy malware, targeting developers in tech and cryptocurrency sectors worldwide.

‘An entire whanau shattered’: Grieving family confronts drink driver who killed two sisters
Carl Reti has been jailed after a deadly high-speed crash that killed two sisters.

In photos: Landslides, slips as flood-hit region faces years of repairs
‘Screw it, I’m getting a horse,’ one local said.

Norris facing 'consequences' for Piastri collision
Lando Norris says he will face "consequences" for his first-lap collision with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix.

EU sets 2027 target for anti-drone system to defend against Russia
It is part of a new drive for the 27-member European Union to be ready for conflict by 2030.

KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74
Bandmates Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have paid tribute to an "irreplaceable rock soldier".

Former Trump adviser John Bolton criminally indicted
Bolton is the third of the US president's political opponents to face charges in recent weeks.

Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks after 'very productive' call
The call comes a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the White House.

Tawhaki aerospace centre pivots from rocket launches to flying cars
It has laid out how a four-person taxi drone flying at up to 250km/h could travel 60-80 percent faster than driving as well as cut down on traffic jams.