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Quant & IBM launch Ava at Fortitude Re to cut calls
The rollout has cut average handling time by three minutes and lifted first-call resolution to 86% at Fortitude Re.

McKenzie returns with flying All Blacks sidelined as Chiefs charge into title quest
What you need to know as the Chiefs host the Reds in the third qualifying final in Hamilton on Saturday night.

32-0: Crusaders put their remarkable home playoff record on the line
All you need to know ahead of the Crusaders v Blues qualifying final in Christchurch.

The small Canterbury town full of gorgeous villas and funky architectural gems
It’s best known as the birthplace of barkers, but did you know the township also has its fair share of adorable homes?

A proposition to see NZ Super help a future generation
The people who understand that while New Zealand Superannuation is a right, it can also be an opportunity.

‘We exist to meet a need’: Real Groovy turns 45, surviving five moves and the changing habits of music fans
Real Groovy has survived as other music stores, like Marbecks, Sounds, and the CD and DVD Store, disappeared from the Auckland CBD.

‘Terrified for his safety’: More parents raise concerns as Ministry confirms system-wide review
The review of special school transport comes after an autistic boy died while escaping van on way home.

‘Silent’ heart disease took MP Fa’anana Efeso Collins, coroner finds
Green MP was entirely asymptomatic and had no warning signs before his fatal collapse at an Auckland charity event, coroner finds.

The great Ashburton Lotto hunt: Who won $28.6 million?
From suspicious mechanics and poker-faced pensioners to absent politicians and hopeful shopkeepers, we set out to uncover the identity of Ashburton's mystery $28.6 million Lotto winner.

Arms Cyber launches AI policy enforcement for endpoints
The new feature targets shadow AI on laptops and desktops, helping security teams block data leaks before models can access sensitive files.

Corsair’s new Nightsword v2 mouse has a built-in Stream Deck button
Corsair has unveiled a new gaming mouse: the Nightsword v2 Wireless SD. It’s the first to feature a dedicated button for Elgato’s Stream Deck ecosystem. With a single press, users can open a virtual Stream Deck on-screen and gain quick access to shortcuts, macros, and other features for gaming, streaming,...

ChatGPT’s new ‘dreaming’ feature makes it way better at remembering you
OpenAI has, in a series of steps, improved the memory of ChatGPT. Initially, every conversation with ChatGPT was completely isolated. Later, you could explicitly ask the chatbot to remember specific things. Last year, ChatGPT became capable of remembering and retrieving context from all your previous conversations. Now, OpenAI has announced “dreaming”...

When Chris Wood and Harry Kane were team-mates... and the All White started more
For three months 13 years ago at Leicester City, the current New Zealand captain and current England captain were colleagues, not rivals.

Player rifts, bullying claims and parent vitriol: The New Zealand sporting body in crisis
“The players are generally fine, it's the mums and dads who are the problem group by far,” says board chair.

‘Million-dollar views but no equity’: The coastal dream being swallowed by the sea
The sea has already taken land, fences and homes at Port Waikato. A community-built seawall has bought time, but residents say a long-term plan is needed.

On the trail of the Christchurch terrorist, and what he told us first
A new book is set to reveal details about the Christchurch terror attack, and the shooter’s previously undiscovered online trail, the authors say.

Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72
The 72-year-old British actor also had roles in shows including Merlin and Little Britain.