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Businesses face hard times in months following Tongariro fire
Tourism-dependent businesses in the central North Island town of Waimarino have faced hard times since November's fire in Tongariro National Park.

Police appeal for information on wanted man
Regan Alan Brown, 29, is wanted by police.

Global EV sales hampered by China, US slowdown in January

China Is Snapping Up Overseas Assets Again From Puma to Metals

Exclusive: Sustainability expert warns NZ must reassess data centre water use
New Zealand risks long-term water and power strain from AI data centres unless regulators toughen scrutiny of their resource footprint.

Christchurch terrorist made almost 700 complaints about life in prison
Mosque killer's claims of torturous prison conditions are exaggerated, a court has heard.

Wet weather may force use of outfall pipe near Wellington beaches
Wellington Water says it is monitoring wet weather forecast for the capital this weekend as its Moa Point plant continues to leak raw sewage.

St George secures Minas Gerais tax break for Araxá

2026 Ducati Monster Review – First Ride

Germany moves to tougher packaging compliance

Biggest bank makes low-deposit property investment easier
New Zealand's biggest bank is opening the doors to low-deposit lending for property investors.

Watch: Teenager suffers scary crash before bouncing back to claim gold over Olympic legend
Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat, taking silver as Choi Gaon wins women's halfpipe.

Government touts $3.4 billion of investment through ‘golden visa’
The Active Investor Plus visa has delivered $3.39 billion of investment for New Zealand in less than a year.

'Golden visa' update announced by Immigration Minister
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said 573 applications had been received to date, totalling about $3.39 billion invested.

Consumers embrace AI as daily assistant & companion
More consumers now treat generative AI as an everyday aide and even a companion, using it for routine decisions despite trust concerns.

More than 30 kittens available for adoption at south Auckland animal shelter
The SPCA has more than 30 kittens available for adoption at its Mangere Centre, where it says the 40-year-old building is crumbling and part of the cattery floods when it rains.

Hilary Duff announces first-ever NZ show
The pop singer is due to perform at Spark Arena in Auckland on October 20 as part of her global Lucky Me tour.

LummaStealer returns post-takedown with ClickFix ruse
LummaStealer roars back after domain takedown, using fake CAPTCHA ClickFix tricks and CastleLoader to spread via routine user actions.

What's with the AI caricatures taking over social media feeds?
The caricatures are meant to be a culmination of everything ChatGPT knows about a person, but they have also brought up questions around privacy and personal information.

District court judge accused of yelling at Winston Peters faces cross-examination
District Court Judge Ema Aitken at the judicial conduct panel earlier this month.

Tourist arrivals top 3.5 million for first time since Covid-19 pandemic
Stats NZ numbers show overseas visitors hit 3.51 million in the year ended December 2025, up six percent from the prior year.

One dead, three injured in Canterbury highway crash
A person has died and three others have been injured after a crash on State Highway 7 in Canterbury.

'It's appalling' - the Auckland academic who appears in the Epstein files
Although there's no suggestion Brian Boyd was involved in any wrongdoing, in 2012 he received an offer from Jeffrey Epstein to fund a book about the 1955 novel Lolita.