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• Researchers found 30 datasets exposing billions of logins from global platforms and services • Information came from infostealer malware and leaked on unsecured online storage systems • Exposed data includes major services like Apple, Facebook, Google, and government portals A massive data leak has exposed over 16 billion login credentials, making it

With the 2025 local elections just four months away, whatsoninvers.nz is putting every Invercargill City Councillor in the hot seat to see who’s in—and who’s out—for another term. For this Q&A, conducted via email, we catch up with Councillor Darren Ludlow to discuss

Despite a season that Winton racing driver Jacob Begg describes as “challenging and character building” it still ended with the young Southlander taking the Rookie Of The Year title in the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford Championship. Despite some bad luck and several challenges along the way, in what

* Experts have confirmed that a shipwreck in Newport Harbour is Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour * The final report follows twenty-five years of global underwater and historical archaeological research * Only 15 percent of the ship remains, with efforts now focused on its protection and preservation After 250 years, the final resting

A breakout summer has seen Southland cricketer Jacob Duffy named ILT Southland senior sportsperson of the year for the second time at a new look awards function on June 13. The Lumsden-born fast bowler, who also won the award in 2021, had an exceptional domestic campaign with the Blackcaps in

What began as one mother’s vision for a bare Southland block is now a multi-decade planting and fencing project – one creek, one paddock, one tree and one generation at a time. For Eastern Bush farmers Peter and Lynley Cassels, planting and fencing isn’t just about ticking regulatory boxes.

Repeat violent and sexual offenders are on notice as the Coalition Government brings back the Three Strikes regime. From today, anyone convicted of one of 42 serious violent or sexual offences will face steadily harsher sentences, a move Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says answers public calls for safer streets

* New system blends government records with yearly surveys to deliver faster, cheaper population statistics. * Monthly inflation index from 2027 aims to sharpen decisions on rates, benefits, and budgets nationwide. * Minister says overhaul will restore confidence in Stats NZ by “measuring what matters” for every community. New Zealanders have filled out