NZCity NewsLinks

All Links

26 Feb 2026

Search

GitLab pushes agentic AI to orchestrate software delivery
GitLab unveils agentic AI strategy to orchestrate software delivery, adding governance tools, maturity assessments and a developer hackathon.

Nearly 40,000 more building products approved for use in NZ
The building minister said the change was part of the Government’s push to lower construction costs and increase housing supply.

$28 for a tube of sunscreen: What do you find ridiculously expensive?
It’s a lot of money for a product that could save your life and got us thinking - what items do you find ridiculously expensive?

Oracle adds AI agents across CRM & supply chain apps
Oracle has embedded free prebuilt AI agents across its Fusion apps to automate CRM and supply chain tasks from campaign design to logistics.

AI fears hit MoneySuperMarket as ChatGPT launches rival service

Wealth Manager Stocks Sink as Traders Flee Next AI Casualty

Consumer NZ issues power price warning
Consumer NZ is warning that power prices could rise at least another 5 percent this year, after a 12 percent increase in 2025.

CFOs boost tech & AI budgets as hiring growth stalls
CFOs shift from hiring to hardware, funnelling bigger budgets into tech, AI and sales while HR, headcount and pay growth lose momentum.

Biathlete hopes affair confession on live TV doesn't 'make it worse'
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid reflects on his decision to confess on live television to having cheated on his girlfriend, moments after winning bronze in the Winter Olympics.

Ex-Labour comms chief suspended over links to sex offender
Lord Doyle apologises for his past association with a former Labour councillor who admitted indecent child image offences.

Watch: USA's Naumov skates in memory of parents who died in plane crash
Maxim Naumov's emotional skate dedicated to his world champion figure skating parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, who died in a plane crash in January 2025.

Figure skating pair under fire for using AI at Winter Olympics
Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek from Czech Republic competed in the rhythm dance segment to an AC/DC remix.

Fishing charter operator fined $60,000 for illegally serving crayfish to customers
An investigation found the company ran 162 amateur fishing charters, during which 1630 crayfish were taken and served to guests for lunch.

A bar packed with sailors, an alleged kiss and now a not guilty verdict
Bronwyn Heslop was found not guilty of encouraging a junior officer to kiss them.

Superhuman CEO says AI isn't taking jobs, it's giving every human 100 digital agents

Blackstone Joins Anthropic Round, Raising Stake to $1 Billion

DXC rolls out Amazon Quick AI workspace to 115,000 staff
DXC deploys Amazon Quick AI workspace to 115,000 staff in 70 countries and launches a practice to push enterprise AI beyond pilot stage.

Wellington startup launches Metaport for agency risk
Wellington startup Dcentrica has unveiled Metaport, a platform giving digital agencies real-time visibility of security and maintenance risk.

AI ambitions clash with weak data practices in mining
Mining’s AI ambitions are being held back as geoprofessionals lose a third of their week wrestling with fragmented, poorly managed data.

Has Keir Starmer Saved His Job (For Now)?
Keir Starmer survives his ‘moment of peril’ but what has it cost him and his government?

Wrapped helps Spotify add users despite artists' criticism over fees
The Swedish music giant saw record users despite artists saying they aren't paid enough to put their music on the platform.

Teen killer of schoolboy Leo Ross, 12, to spend at least 13 years in custody
Leo Ross is believed to be the youngest victim of knife crime in the West Midlands.

Under-fire Trump commerce secretary confirms he visited Epstein's island
Howard Lutnick says he had lunch on the island in 2012, contradicting previous claims he had cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein in 2005.