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Boy George receives lifetime achievement honour at LGBT Awards
The Karma Chameleon singer was surprised with the award by French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier.

Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code
Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output.

Developer pushes biggest new Christchurch office tower to 14 storeys
The developer of a planned office tower will add extra floors to what will be central Christchurch’s biggest new office building this century.

Why tech billionaire Peter Thiel is decamping to the end of the world
New York Times: Thiel already has NZ citizenship – now he has a new 'Plan B'.

Kai's Education brings KaiBot to blind students in US
US blind and low-vision pupils will gain screen-free coding lessons as KaiBot reaches classrooms through a specialist education distributor.

Do you consider yourself a liar? How to pick one
As television's greatest game of lies and deception returns to screens this week, we ask, is it really possible to tell if someone is telling porkies?

Te reo, tributes and mis-timed toilet trips: the Aotearoa Music Awards
From the serious to the silly, there was plenty happening on and offstage besides who won the actual awards.

Naomi Osaka defies critics with another fashion statement inspired by Eiffel Tower
The tennis superstar entered the court in another extravagant outfit before winning in the French Open’s second round against Croatia's Donna Vekic.

USA boss Pochettino holds initial talks with AC Milan
Mauricio Pochettino has held initial talks with AC Milan to become their next manager following the sacking of Massimiliano Allegri.

Empty stands in Covid era freed Arteta to revive Arsenal - Kroenke
Arsenal co-chair Josh Kroenke says behind-closed-doors football during the Covid-19 pandemic allowed manager Mikel Arteta "space" that helped to revive the "sleeping giant".

50,000 more children suffering from material hardship than three years ago
An expert on the impacts of child poverty says 14 percent of children were facing material hardship in 2025 and New Zealand was failing to move to its goal of reducing that to 6 percent by 2028.

Asian patients missing language support before surgeries
Researchers have found that some Asian patients at Waikato Hospital with limited English proficiency have not received language support before consenting to surgery.

'Gracias, hermano': All Whites defender Tim Payne gets surprise social media boost from Argentinian influencer
A New Zealand footballer's Instagram profile is exploding in popularity - though he hasn't posted anything in months.

EU envoy seeks more vessels to secure Hormuz navigation once the war in Iran ends
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Thursday securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran war ends will require more ships, including more vessels from Europe, and the expansion of a current EU naval mission.

Fatal Christchurch house fire began in bedroom, no charges to be laid
The cause of the blaze which killed a three-year-old girl and her mother was not yet clear, but an electrical fault had been ruled out.

All White responds as fan campaign has him nearing major Instagram milestone
Tim Payne has a lot more Instagram followers than he did at the start of the week. Several hundred thousand more.

King's Birthday: What's open, closed, and why do we celebrate in June?
Here's what you need to know about what will be open and closed, your employment rights if you are working and why we celebrate the monarch every June.

Boulter loss ends British hopes in French Open singles
Great Britain's Katie Boulter exits the French Open, losing in three sets to 28th seed Anastasia Potapova in the second round.