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Airbnb crisis or economic boom? This country town grapples with housing tensions
One home-owner says his neighbourhood and the town's identity are changing for the worse.

AI bots will turn online shopping on its head, says payments giant
If the forecast holds, it would unwind the way online shopping has worked since the 1990s.

OpenAI to expand ChatGPT ads to 31 European markets

Jump in energy bills drives inflation to 2.9% - the highest rate for four months

Airbnb crisis or economic boom? Methven grapples with housing tensions
One home-owner says his neighbourhood and the town's identity are changing for the worse.

Exclusive-Chery's robot unit eyes IPO, targets overseas market for police robots

Talkdesk launches branch tool for banks & credit unions
Banks could use the new tool to give branch staff a fuller customer history, reducing repeated questions and improving advice on complex issues.

ReliaQuest deepens Anthropic deal to bolster GreyMatter
GreyMatter users will gain wider access to Anthropic's Claude models as ReliaQuest brings them deeper into its threat response platform.

Northleaf closes USD $450 million asset-based fund
The close gives Northleaf fresh firepower to back specialist receivables and royalty deals as private credit firms hunt for new income sources.

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Arthur's Pass campsite torn up by 4WD vehicles
The vehicles have left deep tyre tracks over a large area, compacting the soil, creating wide ruts and making the site much more susceptible to erosion, says DOC.

50 years after his death, this former PM now has a mountain named after him
Peters Pass, Key Quay, Ardern Alps, Lake Luxon: What is stopping more politicians from having unnamed geographical features named after them? Quite a lot, it turns out.

WiseTech raided by competition watchdog, smashing shares
It’s the third regulator or police force to investigate the embattled software company or its billionaire founder.

Check your tickets: Numbers drawn for Lotto’s $15 million jackpot
Here are the numbers from the live draw.

Daon wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for biometric model
The award highlights rising pressure on identity vendors to stop fraud that now slips between login checks, account recovery and contact-centre calls.

HDI Global Australia expands regional footprint & profits
Profitability improved as the Australian branch widened into New Zealand and Seoul, while first-half group earnings also rose.

Hostinger launches AI Builder for web apps & sites
Existing customers can now build stores, logins and databases in one place as Hostinger folds separate tools into AI Builder.

Controversial development plan for Pegasus Golf Course declined fast-track approval
Property developer Wolfbrook planned to redevelop the land into 1000 homes.

Sonatype warns AI is speeding software risk growth
Enterprise software teams are facing far more vulnerabilities as AI-assisted development multiplies application output and speeds exposure growth.

'Massive' rise in people injecting black-market drugs, including teens
There has been a massive increase in people using illegal peptides in the past year despite no way of knowing if they were getting what they paid for, health advocates say.

Bloomberg brings ASKB AI to mobile with cross-device sync
Cross-device continuity should help investors keep ASKB queries going on the move, with the same context and personalisation on mobile.