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Large fire at West Auckland boat building facility
Large plumes of grey smoke have been seen billowing out from the location in Auckland.

Locals told to shut windows as ‘thick black smoke’ rises in Auckland
Footage filmed in Auckland’s CBD showed smoke rising to the west, around the Glendene area.

Why Spotify has no button to filter out AI music
Music streamer Deezer allows users to filter out AI music, so why does Spotify not offer the same?

Large fire in West Auckland
Plumes of dark smoke could be seen billowing into the sky and fire engines could be heard.

Watch: Baby Blacks launch furious comeback to beat Australia
Three quick tries powered New Zealand to a tense victory.

Australia Post inaugurates large air parcel hub at Brisbane Airport

North Korea's New Navy Destroyer Could Reportedly Rival America's Burke-Class Ships

At Least 4 Killed and Dozens Injured After Trains Collide at Rail Station

Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fijian writer's debut novel
A woman whose great-grandparents - all eight of them - were Girmitiya labourers brought to Fiji has put their stories into her debut novel.

Christopher Luxon defends economic record in face of downgrades, poor polling
The PM is brushing off forecasts of doom and gloom for the economy, insisting progress is being made.

Daughter of former Uzbek president goes on trial in Switzerland over money laundering
GENEVA (AP) — The daughter of a former president of Uzbekistan went on trial in absentia Monday in Switzerland in connection with alleged bribery and money laundering involving assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Supreme Court grapples with multibillion-dollar wave of lawsuits over Roundup cancer claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer.

How a botched NFL kick might have saved this man’s life
He laughed so hard it caused a seizure and unearthed something even more serious.

Woman found dead in Wellington apartment after neighbours raise alarm
Police are treating the death as unexplained.

Multi-million dollar estate advertises mysterious ‘end of the world’ librarian job
Are you “intellectually curious”, like books, and fancy working on a multi-million-dollar estate in the South Island? Then this job could be for you.

UiPath links Databricks data & expands Deloitte tests
UiPath deepens Databricks and Deloitte ties to push governed AI workflows and automated testing across enterprise data operations.

Marathon record breaker’s sponsor paid for strict drug testing
The Kenyan hopes multiple doping tests dispel any suspicion.

What to know about the largest coordinated attack in over a decade by militants and rebels in Mali

Ukraine summons Israeli envoy in protest of Russian vessel's arrival in Haifa

Trump's strange ballroom focus after dinner shooting
Analysis: It seems somewhat bizarre to focus on a project that has been a political albatross for the US president.

Niuean voters head to the polls Saturday
Cost of living dominates the 2026 Niue General Election scheduled to be held on Saturday, 2 May (Sunday NZT).

US college students are changing course in search of 'AI-proof' majors. But no one knows what they are
Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she'd learn niche skills that would stand out on a resume and help land a good job after college.

Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reconstruct the face of a man killed in the volcano's eruption
ROME (AP) — Archaeologists and researchers at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii have used artificial intelligence for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius that smothered the city, offering a new way to understand one of...

FTA: Luxon says ‘incredibly good deal’, Hipkins says not something they would have negotiated
Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay signed the New Zealand-India FTA in New Delhi on Monday.