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Plan for solar farm ‘next door’ raises resident concerns, but ‘facts not emotions’ the focus
Residents say they have received advice indicating it was unusual to build solar farms close to houses.

Motorcycle in crash with other vehicle near Thames
Motorists are advised to avoid the area, after a crash reportedly left one person with serious injuries.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins Snowboard Big Air World Cup
Her injury comeback is complete with victory at the Snowboard Big Air World Cup.

‘No sign’ of jet skier who went missing in Cook Strait
The man, who set out to cross the Cook Strait on a jet ski but never arrived, has been missing since Monday.

Parachutist gets entangled in powerlines north of Auckland
The skydiver managed to detach himself and get away safely.

NZ Safety Blackwoods halves cycle time with tech upgrade
NZ Safety Blackwoods has halved the time for its annual cycle count after implementing Manhattan SCALE, boosting efficiency and reducing picking errors significantly.

Missing jetskier's friends still holding hope he will be found
Friends of a jetskier missing in the Cook Strait since Monday are still hopeful he will be found.

‘Horrendous’: Mystery bad smell wafts through Opotiki
A smell described as like rotting fish or a dead animal has been haunting Opotiki over the past two months.

GitHub unveils new features to enhance Copilot capabilities
GitHub has unveiled significant updates to GitHub Copilot, introducing features aimed at boosting coding efficiency and collaboration for developers worldwide.

Three Pacific heritage players to feature in 2025 Super Bowl
Ju Ju Smith-Schuster and Kingsley Suamataia will feature for Kansas City Chiefs, while Jordan Mailata be in for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Chelsea Sugar fined nearly $150k for 971 tonnes of lead-tainted sugar
MPI said the offending was “rare”, with the sugar contaminated with lead during sea transport.

To achieve your AI goals, you need the right team
Amidst rising interest in generative AI, a new study reveals 75% of Australian firms struggle to find skilled talent, risking their AI ambitions.

Mana Pasifika: The proposed Auckland NRL expansion franchise
Auckland becomes the latest team to throw its hat in the ring for a new NRL franchise, which would be dubbed Mana Pasifika and call Eden Park home.

How IT Security Is evolving from products to enabler
As Chief Information Security Officers face mounting pressures to bolster compliance and protection, the shift in IT security roles highlights its growing importance as a business enabler.

Man charged in West Auckland family harm incident
Police were called to the scene on Tudor Road just after 10.10pm.

Ten cities receive USD $100,000 in grants Rimini Street Foundation
Melbourne has been chosen as one of ten cities to receive a USD $10,000 grant from the Rimini Street Foundation as part of its USD $100,000 charitable initiative.

Trump Gaza plan not proposal but threat, says Federation of Islamic Associations
The US President's suggestion, which sparked enormous debate globally, has been labelled as a threat, not a proposal, by the Federation of Islamic Associations.

Watch: Liverpool embarrass sorry Spurs to reach another League Cup final
The holders trailed after the first leg but routed Tottenham to maintain their sensational form in Arne Slot’s first season as boss.

Parachutist crash lands in power lines in West Auckland
The Vector outage map shows a disruption in power along Green Road, Helensville, which appears to be related to the incident.

Hitachi & Cisco launch new solution for OpenShift users
Hitachi Vantara and Cisco unveil a co-engineered solution for Red Hat OpenShift, optimising hybrid cloud application deployment for enterprises.