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If New Zealand wants productivity gains, it must close its AI divide
New Zealand must close its AI divide by boosting digital maturity and investing in skills to reverse its productivity decline and compete globally.

AI uptake accelerates in APAC as ANZ firms face skills shortage
AI adoption in Australia and New Zealand surges, with 21% noting gains despite a skills shortage delaying digital transformation and product development.

Auckland's Aotea Square cordons lifted after unattended bag found not to be dangerous
The suitcase was found to be empty after examination and there's no further cause for concern, police said.

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo announces engagement
Cristiano Ronaldo met Georgina Rodríguez in 2016 when she worked at a Gucci store.

Buyers are lining up for the Cardrona Hotel, including some from the US
The 162-year-old hotel and restaurant has been on the market for five weeks.

Fencing for Tasman's 'bruised, battered', flood-hit farmers
Tasman district farmers hit by recent floods are trying to piece their riverside farms back together, after losing land, livestock, bridges and key fencing infrastructure.

Eleven-year-old girl killed in Kaikohe crash to be farewelled
Staci Walkley was less than two months away from her 12th birthday when the people mover she was in was T-boned by a car travelling at speed.

Government subsidies to replace gas heaters with heat pumps could save $1.5b, NZGBC says
A subsidy scheme for homeowners to replace gas and inefficient heaters with heat pumps would save the country $1.5 billion a year, the Green Building Council says.

Is it ok to call shoplifters scumbags?
UK police told a shopkeeper to remove a sign calling shoplifters scumbags because it could cause offence.

Dear Claude: A judge’s letter to a 14-year-old boy
Instead of a regular court judgment, a judge dealing with a distressed boy at the centre of a care dispute, chose to write him a letter.

House fire injures one person
The occupant of the home near Te Awamutu was treated for burns.

How to get AI to work in 22 languages
India tackles the problem of making AI translate between its many languages and dialects

The GPT-5 rollout has been a big mess
OpenAI faces backlash as users complain about broken workflows and losing AI friends.

Rural business group PGG Wrightson more than triples its full year profit
The rebound in export prices, improved farmer confidence and spending drove an improvement in PGG Wrightson sales and profits.

Robbers target two takeaways in Panmure at the same time
Two people carrying weapons stole tills from the two takeaway businesses.

Chris Wood sets sights on ‘pretty damn huge’ Premier League milestone
After netting 20 times last season with Nottingham Forest, a special milestone is within the All Whites striker’s reach in 2025-26.

Auckland’s Aotea Centre evacuated, square cordoned off by police
Police swooped in after a bag was left unattended.

Samoa, NZ off to under-17 FIFA World Cup
The two countries have also already booked their spots for this year's age grade world cup.

Is encryption the next thing to be criminalised?
Governments around the world are increasingly demanding that encryption systems must be fitted with back doors, so they can spy on us.

All Blacks No 8 ruled out of first test against Argentina
Wallace Sititi will miss the Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Cordoba on Sunday.

NZ is divided, the polls show. Who’s got your vote, and why?
A recent poll has found that if an election was held today, we’d end up with a hung parliament. So who would you vote for?