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No future climate adaptation assistance would leave NZers 'on their own' - expert
Phasing out government assistance for storms and floods would be leaving homeowners 'on their own', an expert says.

All Blacks team naming: Scott Robertson to name side for second test against France
Changes are needed after last weekend's victory in Dunedin.

Kiwi medical waste company succeeding in Australia but battling Pharmac
There is a second life in single-use medical devices, but getting Pharmac on board with the money-saving venture has been a battle.

The Salt Path scandal: What’s the standard for truth in a memoir?
While they still make headlines, do these scandals around fabrication have the same impact they once did, in today's era of "fake news"?

Tahiti tops medal tally as 2025 Pacific Mini Games concludes in Palau
The Tahitians signalled their intentions early when the competition kicked off nine days ago, and they finished with 72 gold, 41 silver and 29 bronze medals.

Christian Horner breaks down in speech to staff after abrupt Red Bull sacking
The longtime Formula 1 team boss said his firing came as a shock, and expressed gratitude to staff in an emotional speech.

Raynor Winn hits back at claims she misled readers
The author posted a lengthy statement challenging claims made in the Observer newspaper at the weekend.

Almost 15,000 properties could be damaged by floods in next 35 years - report
The properties are collectively worth $12.9 billion, a report prepared for the government says.

Man charged with murder after shooting, carjacking in Hamilton
The 20-year-old was arrested after police spotted a stolen car and chased it.

Labour hits back at Seymour's claim NZ is still 'digesting' Covid-19 pandemic 'hangover'
Acting finance spokesperson Megan Woods said she did not hear the acting prime minister acknowledging Covid's impact on the economy while in opposition.

Woman found dead in home four hours after calling 111
A woman struggling to breathe called for an ambulance, but died before one arrived hours later.

Ex-Madang governor calls PNG local government election delay 'unconstitutional'
Peter Yama says candidates have wasted their time, money and resources campaigning, and the deferral is unfair to them.

AI mania pushes Nvidia to record $4 trillion valuation
AI craze makes Nvidia the most valuable publicly traded company in history.

More rainfall for Tasman as northerly moves to bring heavy rain for North Island
MetService says there's been more rain for the flood-damaged Nelson Tasman district overnight, with more to come.

FTC’s ‘click to cancel’ subscription rules thrown out by judges
There’s not a lot that Americans can universally agree on at the moment, but the Federal Trade Commission’s new rules that digital subscriptions should be easy to cancel received broad acclaim. Everyone liked the idea, with the possible exception of your local gym owner. And, it appears, three federal judges, who threw out the new rule shortly before it was scheduled to go into effect. The reasons are complicated and procedural, as Ars Technica explains. To state it as briefly as possible, the FTC can put in new rules without broader federal oversight, if those rules will have less than $100 million USD in economic impact per year. The FTC, under the leadership of Democratic Chairwoman Lina Kahn in 2023, determined that this rule would slide under that requirement. The panel of three federal judges disagreed, and said that businesses did not have enough time to make out their case before the rule would go into effect on July 14 of this year. The rule is thus thrown out, and U.S. businesses can continue to make customers go to excessive and time-consuming lengths to cancel easily started subscription services without fear of reprimand. Such tactics include calling in on a phone line in order to verbally confirm cancellation, sending in a certified letter to confirm cancellation, and jumping through a flaming hoop while reciting the alphabet backwards in order to confirm cancellation. Okay, that last one might just be how it feels. The Federal Trade Commission could always resubmit a revised version of the rule, and submit it to further federal oversight if it determines that it passes that $100 million threshold. But with business-friendly conservatives in control of both the Commission and the federal government, that seems exceedingly unlikely for the time being. President Trump fired both remaining Democrats on the five-person Commission without cause in March, in violation of federal law and Supreme Court precedent. Even if both Commissioners are restored on legal challenges, the FTC’s ability and will to oppose corporate interests will still be effectively nullified by a 3-2 majority. That means Americans will need to keep limber and jump through those cancellation hoops for the foreseeable future.