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OpenAI sidesteps Nvidia with unusually fast coding model on plate-sized chips
OpenAI's new GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is 15 times faster at coding than its predecessor.

An Olympic gold medal to retiring at 23, what happened to Nico Porteous?
The former freeskier made history as a 16-year-old and remains in rarefied air as one of New Zealand’s two Winter Olympic champions.

First-home buyer: Funky Mid-century style on a starter budget
First timers typically shy away from buying at auction. But don’t write the idea off completely.

The danger of paranoia at high levels
Do not give powerful laser weapons to idiots who are afraid of their own shadows.

Hands-on review: Avast Deepfake Guard and Scam Guardian
Avast rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows and expands Scam Guardian on mobile, promising real-time protection from AI-powered scams.

'They gave me the chance': William Havili reflects on his upcoming 50th match for Moana Pasifika
William 'Willi' Havili reflects on his upcoming 50th match and becoming most capped player for the club in Super Rugby Pacific.

School bus fire near Leigh leaves vehicle extensively damaged
There were four children on board at the time of the incident, and they were “safely removed”.

Exclusive: HPE Networking advances 'self-driving' networks
HPE unites Aruba and Juniper under the HPE Networking banner to push AI-driven, secure, self-managing networks for enterprise customers.

Synergy: How AI agents and humans can play together in the same sandbox
Agentic AI is shifting automation from rigid rules to adaptive partners, as humans and AI learn to share data, decisions and the same sandbox.

BADIIS malware hijacks IIS servers for covert SEO fraud
BADIIS malware is hijacking over 1,800 IIS servers worldwide, quietly boosting illicit gambling and crypto phishing sites via poisoned SEO.

Opposition finds change to school lunch scheme's name hard to swallow
A free school lunches programme rebrand has dropped the reo Maori name Ka Ora Ka Ako, a move David Seymour says is "delivering real value".

Curling’s version of ‘Pommel Horse Guy’ a star attraction at Winter Olympics
A red headband earns quirky US curling star a nod from 'Pommel Horse Guy' at the Winter Olympics.

Commerce Commission considers stronger regulation for Wellington water services
Review of Wellington Water performance prompts assessment of tighter oversight for Tiaki Wai, the new entity who will oversee the capital’s water from July.

Wesfarmers deepens Microsoft AI partnership for retail
Wesfarmers is deepening its Microsoft AI and cloud partnership to overhaul retail operations, supply chains and staff productivity.

Four children escape as bus goes up in flames at Leigh
"It's fortunate that no one has been hurt," police say.

State of NZ boat revealed after ‘catastrophic damage’ before Auckland’s SailGP
After assurances and frantic repair work from SailGP officials, the Black Foils’ place in the fleet has been confirmed after a heavy crash in Perth.

Talley’s appeals decision in defamation case with TVNZ, parties to return to court
A High Court judge threw out the defamation case against the public broadcaster and its reporter, Thomas Mead, last year.

ECL unveils FlexGrid to power AI edge data centres
ECL launches FlexGrid, a multi-fuel power platform to scale AI edge data centres where grid capacity and hydrogen ecosystems are limited.

AI-fuelled romance scams surge with deepfake deception
AI-driven romance scams using deepfakes and chatbots surge, tricking Australians into long-term emotional manipulation and costly frauds.