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Case of woman stuck in Cook Islands may be hot to handle, immigration lawyer says
Despite assistance from Cook Islands Immigration, neither New Zealand nor Australia have approved a transit visa for her return home.

Alex Rufer sits out training before Wellington Phoenix opener
Chris Greenacre insists Wellington will have a "full deck", but central defensive injuries threaten to disrupt their A-League Men opener against Victory.

AI, Japan and the other tough national security choices New Zealand faces
Higher defence spending was just one among the big choices ahead that political leaders were not talking much, one professor says.

Election 2026 live: Oriini Kaipara says Kerrin Leoni also visited Mongrel Mob pad, Labour denies it
Kerrin Leoni, who ran for the Auckland mayoralty in 2025, said she did not visit the gang.

Tertiary Education Commission defends its decision to limit nurse training enrolments
The Tertiary Education Commission says it's necessary because there are not enough student nursing placement spots available.

Commerce Commission confirms it will not step in to keep Wellington water bills down
Commerce Commission chairperson says it would only step in if it made a beneficial difference to people, and it didn't want to see the agency's revenue get 'way out of line' with costs.

Greens' Marama Davidson doubles down amid outrage over gang visit
"We don't change who we are as a political party just for the campaign," the party's co-leader says.

Ben O’Keeffe opens up on anxiety, criticism and life as an elite referee
The referee says relentless scrutiny and criticism eventually manifested physically, forcing him to rethink how he managed pressure and sought support.

Bank’s treatment of 84-year-old who wanted cash at the teller is ‘outrageous’ - NZ First
Allistair Meikle walked into his local bank wanting to withdraw some cash but was told “we no longer do that now”.

Ransomware gangs threaten Australian executives & families
The study found 41% of attacks on Australian organisations involved intimidation or physical threats, with families sometimes caught in the fallout.

Sovereignty by design: Building New Zealand's digital resilience
A mix of local and global systems could shield New Zealand services from cyberattacks and natural hazards while preserving control over critical data.

Lost student shouted ‘help me’ as Air Force chopper found him in river valley
An Air Force helicopter crew on a training flight was called to help search for a missing teenager, locating him in the Waipawa River Valley.

NZ risks squandering digital, economic potential, tech leaders say
The Tech Users Association is concerned political leaders continue to reset the nation's technological direction every three years.

Heavy rain causes flooding in Awakino Gorge
State Highway 3 through Awakino Gorge is down to one lane.

All Blacks team naming: Dave Rennie selects side to face Wallabies in Sydney
Follow as the All Blacks side for the second Bledisloe Cup test is selected.

New Zealand tech group urges cross-party digital strategy
One in 10 households still lacks internet access, underscoring TUANZ's warning that policy resets are slowing New Zealand's digital growth.

Why Tonga's rugby league team can't use 'Mate Ma'a Tonga' brand at World Cup
The Tonga men's national rugby league team will be known as Tonga Rugby League 13 - or simply 'Tonga 13' - heading into the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.

Missing Wellington man found
A 29-year-old man who was reported missing in the Wellington region earlier on Thursday has been found safe and well, police say.

Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security
Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.

Datadog launches observability maturity programme in A/NZ
The assessment aims to help A/NZ firms spot blind spots, cut tool sprawl and justify observability spend as cloud and AI workloads grow more complex.