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Heavy rain fills hydro lakes, boosts winter energy supplies
The rapid decline of hydro storage following a dry period at the start of the year have been reversed by recent heavy rain.

Sailing away: Is Auckland’s biggest ferry provider being put up for sale?
Reports suggest Fullers 360 will be sold by its UK owners.

Listen to The Country online: Labour leader Chris Hipkins ponders a grand coalition
Bruce Weir, Amber Brador, Chris Hipkins, Abbi Ayre, Peter Newbold, and Chris Russell.

Bitdefender, Scale Computing partner to enhance edge security
Bitdefender and Scale Computing have partnered to offer a new cybersecurity solution enhancing edge and private cloud security with integrated threat protection.

Source of big bang at Wellington Hospital found
Wellingtonians in several parts of the city reported hearing the bang.

After BASE jump goes wrong, widow returns to where her husband died
Kiwi Shayni Couch lost her husband while pregnant. A new documentary follows her journey to return to the site where he died.

Number of benefit sanctions increase, over 80k people find work, new figures show
Jobseeker Support numbers are also up 10 percent to 216,000 people.

Umaga, Jones among six Manu Samoa debutants for Scotland showdown
The sons of two All Blacks legends, Sir Michael Jones and Tana Umaga, are set to carry Samoa's hopes against Scottish team.

MPs ask Nandy to intervene over Palace demotion
A group of Liberal Democrat MPs ask the culture secretary Lisa Nandy to intervene over Crystal Palace's demotion from the Europa League.

What we know about the Afghan data breach
And has Trump u-turned on releasing the Epstein files?

Watch: How a day of bombing unfolded in Damascus
Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Syria, including near the presidential palace and on the defence ministry headquarters in central Damascus.

Summer holiday clubs now cost an average of Ł1,076 per child
Some areas have seen prices rise by as much as 13%, research by children's charity Corum finds.

Ex-rebel leader 'General' Kauona is brimming with confidence in Bougainville presidential race
The former Bougainville Revolutionary Army leader says, "This time, I'm going to win. I'm confident."

Man and woman charged over child death in Kaikohe cold case
Northland police have charged a man and woman with neglect related to the unexplained death 10 years ago of a four-year-old child.

Government’s giant broadband, internet security upgrade under way for 2500 schools
2degrees and Palo Alto Networks replace Spark and Fortinet.

AI shifts from adviser to architect in enterprise decision-making
A new study reveals AI is evolving from an adviser to a core architect in enterprise decision-making, enhancing transparency and accountability across sectors.

LogicMonitor launches Edwin AI for ITOps on AWS Marketplace
LogicMonitor has launched Edwin AI on AWS Marketplace, enabling IT teams to automate incident management and boost operational efficiency in ITOps.

Benefit numbers rise as sanctions surge 27%
The figures show the number of people receiving a main benefit is up 6.6% compared to the previous year.

There was a rather unusual visitor at Wellington Airport
The jet had been chartered to bring a famous sports team to the capital.

Sloppy England beaten by India in first ODI
Deepti Sharma's unbeaten 62 guides India to a four-wicket win in the opening one-day international in Southampton.

Italy score 90th-minute goal to beat Norway - highlights
Italy captain Cristiana Girelli scored a 90th-minute winner as Italy beat Norway 2-1 to set up a potential semi-final against defending champions England.

'Afghan's Ł1bn blunder' and four MPs 'lose Labour whip'
The Afghan data breach continued to dominate the papers on Thursday.