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Wesfarmers, Microsoft deepen AI & cloud retail pact
Wesfarmers is deepening its AI and cloud pact with Microsoft to roll out Copilot tools, agents and data platforms across its retail brands.

'Confusing': Proposed health and safety law changes will not make workers safer, experts say
Experts warn proposed changes to health and safety laws won't shift the dial on the country's dire death and injury statistics.

Ukrainian Olympian disqualified over 'helmet of remembrance'
The helmet depicts athletes killed in the war with Russia.

What the Crusaders’ new indoor stadium means for their attack
The Crusaders have heard the chat regarding them coughing up their not so secret weapon.

'Devastated': Hawke's Bay campground being evacuated due to landslide risk
Permanent residents are "shocked and devastated" as they are told they need to leave.

Live: Sustained, heavy rain could have significant impacts, MetService warns
Heavy rain warnings and watches remain for the North Island on Friday as torrential downpours and the possibility of thunderstorms are on the cards.

Brazil's producers of canephora coffees, including robusta, expand into new territory

Google Hit by EU Antitrust Probe Over Search Ads Pricing

Robinhood CFO defends its future as shares slide 9% after earnings

5 Signs it’s time to automate your back office AP processes
Stuck in slow, manual AP? Here are five clear signs it is time to automate your back office and unlock a leaner, smarter finance team.

Hawke’s Bay campers told to evacuate due to slip risk, with heavy rain coming
Campers at Clifton Motor Camp, Hastings, have been told to evacuate due to a slip risk with heavy rain forecast to pummel the region.

Investigation underway into suspicious Auckland factory fire
Up to eight crews were called to the two-storey building.

Newo raises USD $25m to scale AI reception platform
Newo raises USD $25m to grow AI voice agents that answer calls for small businesses, after revenue doubled late 2025 amid rising demand.

Buying a house with friends or family? Watch out
A woman who helped her son and his wife buy a house has been offered compensation for the way the bank handled the dispute when the relationship went sour.

Relying on tug boat from Australia risks lives, council leaders say
Leaders on both sides of Cook Strait say lives could be put at risk due to its emergency tug being off-contract from this month.

Police praise bravery of Auckland slaver's victims
Moeaia Tuai promised two people a better life, but instead kept them as slaves for several years, police said following his sentencing.

Person shot during fight in Auckland's Mission Bay
An investigation was underway to track down those responsible.

Father of baby killed in Wairoa bus crash reflects on day ‘our world changed’
He said it was in seconds that everything they had planned disappeared, when his children and wife were involved in the crash.

Whale Trail: Kaikoura section of 200km ride takes shape
Construction is under way on the off-road section between Hapuku and Harnetts Creek, north of Kaikoura.

Exclusive-Palo Alto chose not to tie China to hacking campaign for fear of retaliation from Beijing, sources say

Aramco and Microsoft Deepen Industrial AI Push in Saudi Arabia

Logistics Stocks Sink as AI Fear Trade Finds Latest Victim

Attackers prompted Gemini over 100,000 times while trying to clone it, Google says
Distillation technique lets copycats mimic Gemini at a fraction of the development cost.

KiwiSaver managers under pressure as hardship applications spike
Inland Revenue data showed there were 10,000 more withdrawals for hardship reasons in 2025 than for a first home.

Person found with gunshot wound in Mission Bay, investigation underway
Police were called to an address on Thatcher St about 9.15pm on Thursday after reports a person was shot.

School lunches lose te reo Maori name. It’s petty and racist, says opposition. People need to know what things are, says Seymour
According to Cabinet papers the decision to remove the name“ Ka Ora, Ka Ako” was made last October.