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New Dunedin Hospital's 'approved budget' higher than government claimed
The approved budget for the new Dunedin Hospital is just over $2b, though the government continues to use a figure millions less than that.

More than 30,000 set to run or walk Auckland’s Round the Bays
Tens of thousands are expected to take part in New Zealand’s largest fun run this weekend.

Shock and mystery on Auckland street after ‘unexplained’ sleepout fire claims life
The victim may have been a woman that was helping look after the property after the homeowner’s husband died, a neighbour says.

Human remains found by state highway in Waikato
Police were notified of the discovery near Otorohanga on Friday morning.

Lights out for Luxon? PM said to be considering options
Political insiders have indicated to Stuff that the Prime Minister is shaken by today’s horror poll result and that he is taking some time to consider his options.

Legora names New Zealand lead to drive legal AI use
Legora appoints Jessica Turner to spearhead New Zealand push as demand grows for secure AI tools in everyday legal workflows.

Formula 1: Live updates from Melbourne Grand Prix FP1 and FP2 sessions
Follow the action from Formula 1's first two free practice sessions in Melbourne.

Delinea buys StrongDM to secure AI-era privileged access
Delinea acquires StrongDM to fuse privileged access management with JIT runtime controls, targeting AI-era human and machine identities.

Endor Labs unveils AURI to secure AI-driven coding
Endor Labs has launched AURI, an AI-aware security platform that embeds continuous code checks directly into agent-driven development workflows.

The Optimisers launches in Auckland to target AI search
Auckland's The Optimisers debuts as a digital agency helping brands win visibility in AI-led search, summaries and autonomous agent results.

Two seriously injured near Levin after ambulance, gas truck collide
SH1 has reopened following the crash.

Liam Lawson’s first session of a F1 season shrouded in mystery
With so many unknowns due to F1’s new regulations, all eyes will be on Friday’s first practice of the season in Melbourne.

Hipkins, Luxon or someone else? Tell us who should be NZ’s next prime minister
New polling suggests Labour is leading National as the election year gathers pace, but the bigger question for many voters may be who they want leading the country.

IRONSCALES adds AI agents to counter next-gen phishing
IRONSCALES' Winter 2026 Release debuts three AI agents, outbound encryption and Teams deepfake defences to counter next-gen phishing.

HPE complete care service: Refocused for your AI advantage
HPE revamps Complete Care Service into a unified, AI-powered support model to simplify hybrid IT, bridge silos and scale enterprise AI.

LiveRamp unveils AI agents for data-driven marketing
LiveRamp launches partner-built AI agents in its platform, automating audience planning, cross-media measurement and privacy-safe optimisation.

Why talent systems, not ambition, are holding women back in tech
Women in Australian tech aren't lacking drive - broken, opaque talent systems are quietly derailing their mid-career progression.

1Kosmos adds identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows
1Kosmos adds embedded identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows to curb social engineering in high-risk service desk interactions.

How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s
Women in their 40s are reclaiming tech careers, proving life experience, grit and curiosity can trump age bias and fast-track reinvention.

Google AI more negative than ChatGPT for brand reputation
AI search tools cast brands in starkly different lights, with Google skewing early negative and ChatGPT souring sentiment near purchase.