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Bright cat collars cut the number of birds brought home by nearly two-thirds
With the brightly coloured cover fitted, the cats returned home with 2.7 times fewer birds.
McDonald’s loyalty app produced a 515-page dossier predicting a customer’s next order
Big Hamburger is watching.
Kiwi drone makers say New Zealand can supply its own defence technology
New Zealand firms are developing autonomous aircraft, boats, ground vehicles and underwater systems for defence and surveillance.
Former Labour minister says public service is bloated, slow and overpaid
“More political than any politician.”
Māhia satellite approvals face court challenge over military end-use checks
Providing intelligence at “warfighter speed”.
Dairy farmers face $10m environmental fines many may not know about
A serious discharge could now create a liability large enough to threaten the survival of a family farming company.
Greens take command-economy route to cheaper groceries
The bill would require regulators and judges to decide what profit margin is reasonable and therefore what prices supermarkets may legally charge.
Adding to the CO2 footprint: Taxpayers foot huge bill for climate officials' business-class flights
“The irony of six highly paid foreign affairs officials flying business class to this ‘green’ gathering won’t be lost on anyone.”
$106m spent and still no decision on Auckland harbour crossing
The latest study will not be completed until next year, pushing any decision beyond the election.
Thousands of homeowners now selling at a loss as housing slump drags on
More than 13% of properties resold in the June quarter changed hands for less than their owners had paid.
Overhang arms race as left and right eye split-vote paths to power
“You get three, and so on and so forth, and that’s how you work it out."
The Trump-Class Battleship Will Be Pricey
More powerful than any US Navy warship ever built, but can America afford it?
Now This Changes Everything
The Unity Nuclear Battery is a small reactor not “a battery” but it has the convenience of working like one, except that instead of being a two-, four- or eight-hour battery, it’s a five year one.
The Wolves in White Coats Report
HHS releases report exposing fraudulent insurance coding for sex-rejecting procedures on minors.