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Escaped wolf forces school closure in South Korea
Daejeon Sanseong Elementary School has shut for the day over safety.
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Uber driver admits harassment of passenger but denies sex and kidnapping charges
He has pleaded guilty to criminal harassment and harmful digital posts.
Half of all teens still ignoring school phone ban, teachers urged to have 'firm consequences'
The Education Review Office has found compliance is an issue in secondary schools.
Bruce Cotterill: AI is about to reshape our lives faster than any tech before it
OPINION: Progress and potholes – The AI journey ahead.
Bank warns of rise in 'very sophisticated' scams
Kiwis are estimated to lose about $3b a year to scams nationwide.
Spark tests 5G+ ‘fast lane’ to keep phones connected at packed events
The dedicated 5G+ lane lets livestream crews ditch costly hardwired setups.
Is Iran now capable of launching missiles at London?
OPINION: Iran's Diego Garcia strike used missiles far beyond its known 3000km range.
'Sorry for the hassle': Nationwide outage hits 2degrees mobile customers
The mobile phone network was first listed as 'under repair' at 3.12pm on Wednesday.
Datagrid's $5.1b 'AI factory' faces three major hurdles
Why Chorus walked away from its Datagrid partnership.
AI boom creating shortage of key elements for consumer technology
RAM and SSD prices have jumped up to 400% since late last year.
David Harvey: Why the online harm report is fatally flawed
OPINION: The report urges a powerful new online safety regulator with sweeping powers.
'We just wanted people to help us': One NZ defends cutting services to vulnerable customer
The woman said losing the services without a 'safe exit plan' put her household at risk.
NZ police involved in Thailand arrests for online scams, Meta addresses growth in nudify ads
Meta cracks down, but still requires little ID verification for new accounts.
Why a mysterious AI voice with a NZ accent has been cold-calling Kiwis
Many people said they "swiftly blocked" the number after receiving a call from "Ben".
Brent Carey: When scam ads pay, promises are not enough
OPINION: Unlike Australia, New Zealand has no legal framework for scam ads yet.
Spy agency warns NZ’s cyber security barely up to scratch
A consultation has begun on which services count as 'critical infrastructure'.
Stock Takes: Reporting season reveals economic recovery winners and laggards
Tourism is the standout bright spot, while new-build construction still lags.
Government considering scrapping entire clean car standard
If that happened, NZ would join Russia as the only OECD nations without such rules.
Why an AI skills start-up is swapping Wellington for Austin
But could the very technology it teaches eat its lunch?
Apple’s cut-price iPhone 17e: What you get, what you don’t
Apple's cheapest iPhone gets MagSafe wireless charging, double the storage.
Watch: Can Samsung phone's Privacy Display defeat snoops?
REVIEW: Technology editor Chris Keall reviews the Korean giant's new flagship phone.
Spark to block 300 phones that can’t make emergency calls after 3G shutdown
Owners of some models can fix the issue by installing a software update.
'Cloak and dagger': Auckland residents blindsided by rooftop satellite station
Residents want assurances about potential health risks from the 30 dome-shaped antennae.
Chorus confirms guidance for record dividend as it returns to first-half profit
Bumper profit payout in the works - in sharp constrast to its old stablemate.
More than 6000 West Auckland homes affected by fibre outage
Residents have been without fibre since 5.30am.
Radio go-go: Top NZ music stations primed for sale; Podcast reborn after abrupt ending, tears - but where's Caitlin?
MediaWorks leader working from home after complaint; Firm behind cheeky ad shuts for good.
Sky TV to lift prices of Sky Sport and Sky Sport Now by about 10%
It is the third Sky Sport price rise since February 2024, when the service was $37.99.
‘A relief’ – Spark earnings draw analyst upgrade, but also some chipped-down target prices
Analyst Arie Dekker now tips a lower 16cps dividend, down from his earlier forecast 17cps.
Company boss shocked as 2500 apply for one job
The Auckland call centre role has drawn more than 2500 applications so far.
Spark first-half profit improves, but still falls shy of expectations
A year on from the disaster result that wiped $1b from its value, the telco fronts again.