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Defence Ministry puts out tender for help strengthening systems 'increasingly vulnerable' to cyber attack
Its new Defence Capability Plan envisages spending between $100 million and $300 million on cyber upgrades in the next four years.

Beckenridge mystery: Man retracts allegation cousin ‘helped’ missing pair in ‘complete turnaround’ in court
Man who brought 'new evidence' to Coroner about Beckenridge retracts all allegations.

‘Sad to be closing:’ Another popular Auckland eatery shuts its doors
The Ponsonby Road Bistro is closing its doors after 18 years.

Landlord replaced windows with cardboard in rental ‘not fit for human occupation’
A Porirua landlord has failed to carry out urgent repairs ordered by the Tenancy Tribunal for a rental property deemed “not fit for human occupation.”

Passionate Guardiola continues to solve Man City puzzle
Pep Guardiola was emotional throughout Manchester City's win over Aston Villa, but may have found another piece of the puzzle.

Prince William to attend funeral of Pope Francis
The Prince of Wales will represent the King at the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday.

British Steel redundancy plans halted after rescue
The consultation over job losses that had been started by the company's previous owner ends.

World leaders from Trump to Zelensky to attend Pope's funeral
The pontiff's body will lie in St Peter's Basilica from Wednesday until Friday to allow mourners to pay their respects.

Three more UK interest rate cuts this year, predicts IMF
But the IMF also sees UK inflation going up as bills rise, while economies will be hit by Trump tariffs.

Global growth forecast slashed by IMF over tariff impact
The US suffers the biggest downgrade to growth among advanced economies, in the influential International Monetary Fund's latest forecast.

McGuire calls out SCG over two-year ban for teenage fan
Eddie McGuire and Jimmy Bartel are not happy with the SCG's decision.

New waiata released to commemorate Maori Battalion
A new bilingual waiata has been released to mark the first Anzac Day without any living members of the 28th Maori Battalion, after Sir Robert 'Bom' Gillies died last year.

Star player a surprise return for Black Ferns Sevens in LA
The Black Ferns Sevens have received a boost following the news that Risi Pouri-Lane will play in the world championship tournament in Los Angeles.

Plunket scheme vaccinates fewer than 100 babies in five months
Whanau Awhina Plunket got a million-dollar contract to set up its childhood immunisation service five months ago and says progress will ‘speed up’.

McIlroy will have 'unfinished business' at Portrush Open
Newly crowned Masters champion Rory McIlroy will have "unfinished business" when the Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush this summer, says R&A chief executive Mark Darbon.

What Happens After the Death of a Pope?
And, Adam and Chris answer listeners political questions on Radio 2.

How Pope Francis won over 80 million hearts in an intensely Catholic nation
In the Philippines, where all Popes enjoy rockstar status, Pope Francis was special.

Van driver admits causing girl's death in crash
Rawal Rehman took "at least 20 lines of cocaine" in the hours before he hit Louisa Palmisano.

Will the next Pope be from Africa?
Despite having the world's fastest-growing Catholic population, odds are against Africa producing the next pontiff.

'One-of-a-kind' girl born with heart outside chest has pioneering surgery
Vanellope, now seven, undergoes more surgery to reconstruct a "cage" around her heart, using her ribs.

The million-dollar question about Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
In this week’s Money Talks column, the latest on the Bulldogs and the AFL’s discussions about how to get the wayward forward back on track.