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Bridgerton star on dealing with One Piece casting backlash
The decision to cast Charithra Chandran in the manga adaptation angered a vocal set of fans.

Watch: Dozens of trombones play at pioneering salsa musician's funeral
Willie Colón, who died in February, was played out of St Patrick's Cathedral in New York by a symphony of brass players.

Misplaced decimal point sees customer pay $700 for a latte
It’s arguably the most expensive brew in New Zealand history.

Siemens unveils LOGO! 9 compact controller upgrade
Siemens launches LOGO! 9 compact controller with doubled function blocks, colour touchscreen and enhanced security for small automation.

Dataiku unveils orchestration-focused AI Success platform
Dataiku launches Platform for AI Success, an orchestration layer to govern, monitor and scale AI agents and decisions across enterprises.

French President Macron promises to defend Cyprus in visit after drone attacks

Oil price increases making businesses 'nervous'

Covid-19 inquiry: Politicians on all sides find what they need in report
ACT has blasted the previous government for being power-hungry and NZ First maintained its reservations about the inquiry, but Labour defended the response as world-leading.

Chatham Islands braces for energy shock
The diesel-reliant Chatham Islands are bracing for an energy shock.

Lessons from the Covid-19 response inquiry
The 500-plus-page report looks at what it calls some of the "most difficult and divisive responses around vaccines and mandates".

Here’s who knew what and when about the risk that two Covid vaccines posed to teenagers
Did the previous government know that their Covid vaccine mandate posed a risk to teenagers, and keep it anyway?

Government backtracks on live animal export plans
Animal Welfare Minister Andrew Hoggard could not get Cabinet agreement on overturning the ban, which formed part of coalition agreements with both ACT and NZ First.

Datadog launches MCP Server to link AI with telemetry
Datadog's new MCP Server pipes live telemetry into AI agents and dev tools, promising real-time debugging under existing governance controls.

TSMC Sales Grow 30% on Sustained Global Demand for AI Hardware

Olivia Dean to headline final day of Radio 1's Big Weekend 2026
The annual music festival will take place in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park from 22 to 24 May.

AvePoint launches AgentPulse to govern cloud AI agents
AvePoint debuts AgentPulse Command Centre to give enterprises unified oversight, security and cost control for AI agents in Microsoft and Google clouds.

Fuel supplies in NZ: 'Unless things change there'll be big challenges'
The government has been assured the physical arrival of fuel is not under threat in coming months, says associate energy minister Shane Jones.

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Flight prices on the rise - and could take off again
Airlines say they could be forced to look at more price rises and schedule cuts as the conflict in the Middle East continues.

Top cop calls for ‘swift reimbursement’ from McSkimming for hotel stays with Ms Z
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has written to disgraced former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming to formally request reimbursement for taxpayer money spent on hotels to carry out his affair “as soon as possible”.

More than 1600 fines issued to Queenstown freedom campers since new rules
More than 1600 fines of up to $800 were issued for infringements over the summer months.