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Celerity acquires Ranger4 in automation & AI push
Celerity adds IBM automation specialist Ranger4 as BGF-backed group deepens AI and cost-efficiency offer across hybrid IT.

Kanye offers to meet Jewish community in UK after Wireless controversy
He said his goal was to 'come to London and present a show of change' through his music.

‘Kaore au i kite i a ia, he karohuarehe ahau’ - aue, i whakama ahau e tetahi kuri
HUATAU: I whakaaro au he kaihaere pakaha ia, engari he kuri a tangata kapo ke. Inaianei, e inoi ana ahau kia mahi i te kainga kia kaua au e whakama ano i a au.

Watch: PM and governor-general walk past new ministers, apparently mistaking them for ushers
Christopher Luxon walked past two incoming ministers on Tuesday, apparently mistaking them for Government House ushers.

New Zealand still has no position on the strike that killed 100 Iranian school children
More than five weeks on from a deadly bombing of a primary school in Iran, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has said New Zealand does not have a position on it.

Opponents unhappy with controversial $18 million Hawke's Bay dam project
The Associate Minister for Regional Development, Mark Patterson, visited a Central Hawke's Bay orchard today to announce new funding for the project.

'It's going to be 1975 again': Diesel prices face sharp jump
Motorists using diesel are being warned to expect to see its price lift over $4 a litre this week.

Iran urges youths to protect power plants and Saudi Arabia closes bridge as Trump's deadline nears
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia closed the only road linking it to Bahrain on Tuesday after Iranian fired missiles at its oil-rich Eastern Province. Tehran's latest strikes came as Iranian officials urged youths to form human chains around power plants to protect them, as the latest

'Spending more on gas than groceries:' Rising fuel prices drive more San Antonio families to the Food Bank amid Iran war

Did Japan’s PM Actually Back the Memecoin Bearing Her Name?

IDF strikes terror infrastructure across Iran, attack reported on Kashan airport

Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings
The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020.

Fake Australian, Chinese and Brazilian police stations: BBC goes inside a seized scam compound
Almost nothing was known about the Royal Hill casino until the Thai military took control of it in December.

Lil Nas X assault case to be dismissed if he completes mental health programme
The judge said the musician's behaviour when he was arrested in LA last year was "aberrant from his normal conduct".

I was cruelly rammed by a guide dog - and I deserved it
OPINION: I thought it was a pushy commuter, but it was a blind man’s dog. Now, I’m begging to work from home so I don't embarrass myself further.

E coli discovery causes well-known Auckland cafe to take the day off
Hill House Cafe co-owner Peter Matvos told Checkpoint it was the second time in two weeks his business has had to close due to water-related issues.

One NZ apologises to tramper after she was unable to connect to satellite network while on holiday
Chris Frentz needed several tramping trips to show that her new phone was not satellite-enabled, despite being advertised as such.

AI expert reveals the 'New Currency' in AI discovery for eCommerce brands
AI discovery is levelling eCommerce, with mid-sized Shopify brands gaining an edge over bigger rivals by making products clearer to generative engines.

‘An incredible man’: Rugby star’s death sparks former partner’s mission
Shane Christie was a natural leader on the field, but off it he was fighting a battle against the long-term effects of concussion.

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted 7 missiles, debris falls near energy facilities

WHO suspends medical evacuations from Gaza following death of contractor in 'security incident'

The Papers: Doctors 'hold patients hostage' and 'The whole of the moon'
A number of the papers have focused in on the six-day resident doctors' strike, which is due to kick off on Tuesday.