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Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.

Why a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curb
Thousands of Chinese companies are making synthetic opioids and shipping them around the world.

NZ and Philippines pledge defence cooperation amid rising tensions
The commitment came after a sit-down meeting between Christopher Luxon and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr overnight.

Auckland dog attacks: Callouts for attacks on other animals going up
Auckland's roaming dogs are responsible for more than a thousand attacks on other animals each year, and the number is growing.

Latest job stats show public sector cuts being felt
Trade Me data showed listings for jobs in central government were down 77 percent year on year.

15-strong NZ athletics team named for Olympics
A pair of reigning World Indoor champions and two former Olympic medallists headline the athletics team for this year's Paris Olympics.

Auckland University halls residents encouraged to stop paying rent
Students for Fair Rent will today launch a campaign against the increases in fees paid by University of Auckland students living in the halls.

Calls to make stalking a crime after Faranza Yaqubi's murder
The current law isn't fit for purpose, a clinical psychologist says.

India election 2024: Why does it matter and who can vote?
India's general election - to be held over six weeks between 19 April and 1 June - will be the biggest the world has ever seen.

UK’s Sunak to Visit Poland Soon to Discuss Security, Tusk Says

Autistic man who has spent half his life locked away cleared to take case to Supreme Court
The man has never stood trial, but has been detained for 18 years because he is considered too dangerous to release.

Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?
Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.

Offenders flee after Lower Hutt knife-point robbery
Police were called to a store in Rata Street around 8am, where a group brandished a knife before robbing the store.

Boeing planes not about to start 'falling apart in the sky' - expert
But he notes a more defensive tone coming from the under-fire aviation manufacturer.

Weekend weather: Storms, heavy rain possible across North Island, parts of south
Heavy rain watches have been put in place for the northern half of the North Island from Saturday afternoon.

Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government

Meta adds its AI chatbot, powered by Llama 3, to the search bar across its apps

Meta releases early versions of its Llama 3 AI model

Cape dials up $61M from a16z and more for mobile service that doesn't use personal data

Quicken Simplifi subscriptions are half off through April 21

CHIPS Act money is starting to move, but it’ll take years to see results

Netflix Adds 9.33 Million Customers, Says Gains Will Slow

Seeka Provides the Results of Meeting - ASM
At Seeka Limited’s shareholder meeting, held in Te Puke and online on 18th April 2024, shareholders were asked to vote on 5 resolutions, which were supported by the Board

Air NZ extends pause on Chicago service over engine 'challenges'
Air New Zealand plans to increase capacity to key markets and bring back a couple of popular routes for the summer, but has extended the cancellation of its Chicago service.

It was worse than you thought
Old mainframe computing was terrible.

Samoa on the brink of declaring a dengue outbreak
The health chief has confirmed about 80 people have been affected by the mosquite-borne disease and number of cases are going up.

Philippines, New Zealand to Boost Trade, Maritime Security Ties

Nier Automata's Yoko Taro thinks Japanese devs have struggled to embrace Western tech, but Stellar Blade's director says "Japanese content is completely back on top"

Germany will 'never accept' Russian spying, Scholz says after arrests