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Australians doubt under-16 social media ban boosts safety
Most Australians doubt the under-16 social media ban has made the internet safer, with many expecting teens to bypass the new rules.

‘Cannot wait’: Black Fern switches to Hurricanes Poua
Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes will play for her third Super Rugby Aupiki team in four years when she joins the Hurricanes Poua.

Bitdefender warns OpenClaw AI skills rife with malware
Bitdefender says 17% of OpenClaw AI skills act maliciously, with crypto-focused tools spreading macOS infostealers into corporate networks.

Super Bowl LX live updates: Seattle Seahawks v New England Patriots
All the action as the Seahawks and Patriots battle it out in Santa Clara.

Cyclist seriously injured in crash in Napier, motorists urged to avoid area
Emergency services responded after crash involving car and cyclist around 8.24am.

Long-running Auckland bookstore lives to fight another day after being forced to move
Hard to Find Books was faced with the prospect of becoming homeless but has secured a new location.

Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old sculpture stolen from Egypt during Arab Spring

Police sieze ancient coins, stolen medical device from east Jerusalem resident

Boomi hits 30,000 customers as AI integration surges
Boomi tops 30,000 customers and runs 75,000 AI agents in production, as enterprises shift from AI experiments to large-scale automation.

Trump calls US Olympian a ‘real loser’ for speaking up about politics at home
US President Donald Trump said that it is hard to cheer for American Olympians who are speaking out against administration policies, calling one such critic “a real Loser” who perhaps should have stayed home.

Olympic photo highlights from Day 2 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games
MILAN (AP) — This gallery showcases top photos from Day 2 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.

Graham Parks named NZ Cricket interim boss
Parks will be a stopgap in the sport's top job, two months after the resignation of Scott Weenink.

Why there’s an alternative MAGA Super Bowl halftime show
A MAGA-aligned group are preparing to host an alternative Super bowl halftime show in protest against the main NFL-backed acts in the main event.

Review: Bradley Cooper's 'Is This Thing On?' is a lukewarm bath
Is This Thing On? is a divorce drama with no real stakes, and a comedy about stand-up comics with not that many jokes.

Major bank raises medium-term fixed term mortgage rates
ASB Bank is the latest to increase some of its fixed mortgages.

How fake NZ news pages are swamping Facebook with AI slop
Analysis - "Fake NZ news" pages are bombarding social media with misleading slop, including using AI to animate photos of a teenage landslide victim.

Pope Leo to visit Australia, will skip NZ
Pope Leo XIV - the worlds first modern english-speaking pope - will make a historic visit to Australia in what will be a first Papal trip to the land down under in nearly 20 years.

Kiwi company T&G fights to get illegal orchards torn down in China
The Supreme Court ruled in favour of New Zealand horticulture company T&G.

A truck carrying passengers crashes in northern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people

Storm Marta kills at least 4 in Morocco as the country battles floods

Netanyahu urged ‘cooling the arenas’ days before Oct. 7, classified summary shows

SH2 roading upgrades may not have prevented flooding outcome - Transport Minister
The stretch between Opotiki and Matawai has been closed since 16 January.

Slovenian siblings aim to make ski jumping history at Milan Cortina Games
PREDAZZO, Italy (AP) — An early photo of the Prevc ski jumping clan shows teenager Peter eyeing three little siblings — Nika, Domen and Cene — perched on the edge of a sofa, tiny torsos tucked over bent knees and arms stretched back as if about to launch themselves to...