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Facebook SOS sparks race to pluck 94-year-old from Tairua floods
The 94-year-old was trapped in a flooded Tairua bach garage.
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'You feel pretty badass': Inside the motorbike group for 155 Hawke’s Bay women
'My life two years ago was completely different. I never ever expected it.'
Terrorists plotted to kill Jews in ‘worst attack in British history’
Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein planned a Paris-style suicide gun assault.
'Drugs are a pathway to hell': Judge lambasts woman over tiny home scam
The victim responded to an ad on Facebook for a tiny home that never existed.
‘The tears just keep flowing’: Friends tend dogs at slain couple’s rural farm
Friends entered the remote Ruatiti farm to calmly secure Trina Cole’s mastiffs.
'How do they know the difference between 16 and 15?': Teens say Aussie social media ban not effective
Teens describe easy workarounds, like parents doing facial recognition for them.
Slovak-Australian woman among Bondi Beach attack victims
She was shot while attending a Jewish festival with a friend.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Success of Oz social media ban is in parents' hands
OPINION: Some teens boast of using their parents' faces to bypass the 16-plus checks.
Q&A: Australia’s under-16 social media ban starts today – how does it work?
PLUS: Will it push Luxon to a similar move here?
Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia
Firms that fall short face fines of up to A$49.5m for each violation.
YouTube attacks Australia's world-first social media ban
Australian users under 16 will be automatically signed out of major platforms and sites.
Tributes for Sydney pilot killed in horror mid-air collision
The second light aircraft landed safely at Napperfield Airfield, uninjured.
Soured online trade allegedly led to man's death in Rotorua street
One of three people charged in relation to the death in Trigg Ave has pleaded guilty.
Aussie rocker dies after wife’s diagnosis
Lees played bass on Moving Pictures’ 1982 hit ‘What About Me’.
Swipe right for drugs: The secret signals and emojis hidden on dating apps
Researchers say emojis on dating profiles signal the drugs available: meth or cocaine.
‘Something fishy’: Auckland voter fraud allegations heading to court
The allegations relate to theft of council voting papers and other issues in Papatoetoe.
Scammer jailed after ripping people off on Facebook Marketplace
She still owes nearly $150,000 to victims of her previous crimes.
Judge ends FTC’s five-year Meta fight
The decision ends a five-year FTC push to break up the social media giant.
Cecilia Robinson: How setting a social media age limit could redefine childhood
OPINION: Is this a turning point for protecting childhood in the digital age?
Country’s biggest property investor group evicted from Facebook
The 73,000-member group vanished from Facebook without any warning.
'Motivated out of malice and spite': Woman's deceit leaves trail of victims
Sally-Kae French sent fake documents to tribunals and forged emails from authorities.
‘Continuation of concern’: AI-fuelled sell-off wipes US$1t from big tech
AI firms’ huge spending plans now face scrutiny over how profits will follow.
'Creating chaos': Facebook bike stunt video lands Black Power gangster in court
The rider was also involved in a fight between two chapters of Black Power.
‘Taken away in a minute’: Tributes pour in after young footballer killed by lightning
Finley Bone, 21, was struck while practising goal kicks with her partner.
Market close: Freightways outlook and Fonterra vote drive upbeat day
Freightways shares climbed after Mark Troughear flagged easing economic headwinds.
Meta profit hit by US$16b tax charge as shares drop after hours
A US$16b tax hit wiped most of Meta’s latest quarterly profit.
‘Massive Mini clear out’: Judge orders man to cease backyard trading
Council officers photographed nine Minis on and beside the Casebrook property.
Ship, ahoy! Rainbow’s End pirate ship returns after 8 years – and what it's like on board
The ride weighs the same as four bull elephants and cost about $7 million to build.
Ex-mayor's court battle ends with apology from disgraced councillor
It is one of two court battles Campbell Barry has faced this year.
Meta cuts 600 roles in AI shake-up to speed decision-making
Alexandr Wang told staff the shake-up aims to speed up decisions and boost impact.