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New Zealanders switch providers as broadband & power costs rise
New Zealanders face rising broadband and power costs this winter, prompting a surge in provider switches as households seek to cut bills amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Gallagher’s High Sec C7000 earns two awards for security innovation
Gallagher Security's High Sec C7000 controller has won two awards recognising its innovation in access control and operational technology security.

Raducanu stalker caught trying to buy Wimbledon tickets
The man accused of stalking tennis player Emma Raducanu tried to obtain tickets to Wimbledon.

SH8 and 80 closed
Black ice has forced the closure of State Highway 8 between Fairlie and Twizel and SH80 Aoraki Mount Cook Highway on Thursday morning.

Call for more medical access to commonly used illicit drugs
Psychedelic drug use has more than doubled in New Zealand, a new report shows.

Pro-independence advocates urge Melanesian Spearhead Group to elevate ULMWP membership
The international organisations want the Melanesian Spearhead Group to elevate the membership status of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua.

GEN - Dividend Reinvestment Plan Strike Price
General Capital Limited (NZX:GEN) wishes to advise that the strike price for the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP), operating in respect of the dividend payable on 3 July 2025, has been set at NZ$0.2971 per share

Co-ed school principals fight ‘deeply unethical’ boys school-only rugby competition
The new competition would include up to eight boys schools across Canterbury and Tasman, and five schools in Otago and Southland.

House prices to be '20% lower in 2030s than 2021' - forecast
Cotality - formerly Corelogic - has released its latest data, which shows the housing market is picking up in activity but values are still flat.

Open banking in New Zealand advances with NZD $13.77m spent
New Zealand's open banking has advanced with NZD $13.77m spent over six years, delivering API standards adopted by major banks covering 80% of accounts.

Watch: Warriors star’s crying son steals the show in comical Origin interview
Kurt Capewell played a huge part in sealing Queensland’s victory and celebrated with his seven-month-old baby, who seemed spooked by a Maroons great.

What it’s like flying international from Hamilton Airport
Flights to Australia began at the airport for the first time in 13 years this week.

What happened to Mikey? Mystery surrounds his final moments
Michael Tamatea was cooking at a Levin restaurant one February evening - and 12 hours later he was found dead in a pond, at a beach 15 minutes' drive away.

Media attention, political pressure credited with solving cardiac surgery waitlist
Waikato’s waitlist has gone from 110 to 10 patients, the Cardiac Society of NZ chairperson says.

It may look like a rom-com, but Materialists is not a first-date movie
Materialists may star Hollywood heart-throbs, but it's not quite what it appears. Director Celine Song talks about making a rom-com that shows the reality of modern dating.

Tech support scammers inject malicious phone numbers into big-name websites
Microsoft, Apple, Bank of America, and many more sites all targeted.

Arrests after vehicle fails to stop for police
A person is in hospital in Auckland and two others were arrested.

Plane from Queenstown hit by aerobridge at Brisbane Airport
It’s the second recent incident at the airport involving a plane and an aerobridge.

Psychiatrist hopes 'magic mushroom' treatment will be more widely available
The country's first psychiatrist granted approval to prescribe psilocybin hopes the milestone will be the first step to making the therapy available to more people.