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Daron Parton’s cartoons: November 1 - 30
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.

Unlocking the productivity dividend of digital government for New Zealand
New Zealand's digital government ranking slips from ninth to sixteenth; accelerating cloud adoption could save billions and boost AI productivity by 2035.

Jerusalem heat reaches November record, center weather station reports

BYD enters the Japanese ‘Kei Car’ market with the Racco EV

Government disappointed by unexpected O2 price rise
The technology secretary says O2's higher-than-expected price increase is "disappointing" given the cost of living.

Hurry! Get Windows 11 Pro for a whopping 60% off with this special offer
Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 on October 14th, which means anyone who still runs Windows 10 on their PC should really start thinking about upgrading to Windows 11. Bumping up to the Home version is a free option for some users, but if that isn’t a viable path for...

Job ads are up - so where are they coming back first?
There may finally be some good news for jobhunters - but which sectors are going to pick up fastest?

More than 700 officers to police Villa-Maccabi match
Police horses, dogs and drones will be on patrol on Thursday as protesters plan demonstrations.

Do Bills have blueprint to beat Chiefs? Best of NFL week nine
How the Buffalo Bills beat the Kansas City Chiefs, plus the best performers, games and talking points from week nine in the NFL.

Agent arrested after player 'threatened with gun'
A football agent is arrested after allegedly threatening a Premier League footballer with a gun.

Head teachers to be consulted on strike action over new Ofsted inspections
New Ofsted inspections will go ahead as planned this month after the NAHT union's failed legal challenge.

John Tamihere wants MPs gone if they continue to be ‘rogue’
In a post on Monday, president John Tamihere challenged two MPs to resign if they were unhappy with the party’s direction.

French taxi driver acquitted of theft from UK minister

Nearly half of German long-distance trains delayed in October

Agony for families as landslide death toll climbs in Uganda and Kenya

OpenAI signs massive AI compute deal with Amazon
Deal will provide access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia chips that power ChatGPT.

Melbourne Cup: What you need to now
New Zealand interest in the 165th running of the Melbourne Cup will feature two locally-bred runners and a strong expat Kiwi trainer and jockey flavour.

This Alienware ultrawide OLED gaming monitor is just $550 today
Alienware’s OLED gaming monitors are a big hit for anyone who wants value, and today you can get one for an even better deal. The AW3423DWF is a 34-inch ultrawide with plenty of speed and a gorgeous OLED panel. Normally it goes for $700, which ain’t bad, but Amazon is selling...

Should Earps' 'negative' comments on Hampton have been made public?
The Women's Football Show pundits Lindsay Johnson & Fern Whelan discuss former England goalkeeper Mary Earps's "negative" comments about Hannah Hampton and whether they should have been made publicly or not.

Bronze and Yamal make history in Fifpro World XI
England's Lucy Bronze is named in the Fifpro Women's World XI for the eighth straight year while Barcelona's Lamine Yamal becomes the youngest player in the Men's XI.

The Kemi Badenoch interview
Kemi Badenoch joins Newscast after 1 year as Conservative Party leader.

Maldives bans smoking for younger generations
Anyone born on or after 1 January 2007 will be banned from using, buying or selling tobacco products in the archipelago.