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Study finds technology investment gap across businesses
Most firms still judge tech buys on upfront price, even as security, efficiency and long-term value increasingly drive business risk.

'No kid left behind': Dunedin primary school principal running half marathons to cover camp fees
Rob Taylor from Dunedin's Musselburgh School is being sponsored by local businesses to run two half marathons.

He said the property manager shut off his water. The tribunal saw it differently
A tenant’s complaint against an independent property manager over rent, keys, property access and a disputed water bill has been dismissed by the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal.

Audiences are cycling, not stacking: The new retention equation in media and entertainment
Rising prices and content overload are pushing viewers to treat subscriptions as temporary, forcing brands to rethink retention around re-entry.

Ukraine is marking an annual 'special day' to celebrate drone warfare, Zelenskyy says

Unpaid on the job training leaving female-dominated professions behind
With rising fuel prices and cost of living, trainee nurses, teachers, medical students, midwives and social workers are only just able to keep their heads above water.

'Something a bit funny' happening in the Bitcoin market
The price of the cryptocurrency has halved from its peak, and some are blaming the "Elon Musk hype machine".

A looming monstrosity – can football’s biggest World Cup ever turn a corner?
ANALYSIS: The biggest World Cup ever is about to start. It’s looking like also being the messiest.

Scooter rider taken to hospital after collision with car in Auckland
One person suffered moderate injuries after a crash involving a car and a scooter.

Family heartbroken as young boy’s cancer returns right before starting school
Queenstown boy Dylan has relapsed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, prompting a fundraising push to help access specialist treatment and clinical trials in the United States.

Teacher abandons holiday to duet with Ed Sheeran
Lianne Kaye says performing with the singer was "honestly unbelievable".

Truck and car crash blocks bus lane on Auckland’s North-Western Motorway
No injuries reported after citybound crash near the Te Atatu off-ramp.

World markets walk a tightrope between AI stocks and oil shocks

Elon Musk Wants to Create a "Space-Faring Civilization." Here's What That Means for the SpaceX IPO.

Korea fines e-commerce giant $400m over data breach affecting millions
The record fine comes after around 37.5 million users had their private data exposed.

Hamilton skyline to be transformed with city’s first-ever skyscraper
Costing around $100 million, the tower will be built on Victoria Street and feature a 200-plus-room five-star hotel.

Motorists warned of delays after crash on State Highway 1
Emergency services are at the scene after a two-vehicle crash north of Blenheim, with motorists urged to avoid the area or expect delays.

Pope Leo celebrates mass at Gaudí's Sagrada Família in Barcelona

Old video misrepresented as scene from India migrant crackdown

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: The sacrifice behind the sensation, and the ancestral land a father gave up

Bitcoin Price Nears Structural Bottom: CryptoQuant Research

French singer Patrick Bruel faces rape charges
Bruel has been placed under judicial investigation, which means an examining magistrate will look more deeply into the case.

‘You despise them’: What it was like for two Crusaders growing up as Chiefs fans
Noah Hotham and Taha Kemara know precisely how deep the hate Chiefs fans feel for the Crusaders runs.

More than 3000 Kiwi children need palliative care. Researchers want families to lead the change
University of Auckland-led research will create the first national dataset of family experiences and help shape future paediatric palliative care services across Aotearoa.

Critic calls $600,000 Wellington library website 'insulting, stupid'
Meanwhile the mayor says he was blown away: "I was literally incredulous, I couldn't believe it".