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Executives warn AI adoption outpaces governance & ROI
Wider use of AI is raising fresh concerns over security, skills and ROI as businesses race ahead of governance and controls.

Kaikoura clean-up: 'We have new creeks that weren't even there before'
Residents are now in clean up mode and are being warned to keep an eye out for land movement.

Sam Neill: His best-known roles in pictures
The Jurassic Park star was also known for roles in The Piano, The Hunt For Red October and Event Horizon.

Watch: First lap chaos and a burnout celebration crash in Supercars
Matt Payne took the Supercars championship lead and then extended it, but it’s Brodie Kostecki’s burnout bash that’s hogging the headlines.

How Low Can SpaceX Stock Go?

State Highway 1 in Marlborough reopens following serious crash
One person has been critically injured in the two-vehicle crash at the Sheffield Street intersection.

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Ambulance patients left waiting for hours to get into emergency department
Delays in unloading ambulances have a knock-on effect for the wider network, with ambulances unable to response to callouts.

Remembering Sam: Our most famous actor on home, Hollywood friends, wine, and ageing
Sam Neill spoke to Kurt Bayer during wine harvest at his Central Otago vineyards in 2024.

Share your tributes to Kiwi actor Sam Neill
You can follow Stuff’s coverage here but we also wanted a chance for our readers to comment and share a message about the Kiwi icon.

Amber Davies calls out audience member for filming Legally Blonde performance
The ex-Love Islander says she asked for the theatregoer, who was sitting in the front row, to be kicked out.

'I'm going to refuse to die': Sam Neill on life as an icon
This story was first published in December 2020. It has been republished on July 13, 2026, the day Sir Sam Neill died.

Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill dies aged 78
His family described his death as "sudden and unexpected" adding that he died in Sydney surrounded by family.

NZ's support of ruling rejecting maritime claim 'seriously undermines' relationship, says China
New Zealand has signed up to a statement on the 10th anniversary of the landmark ruling, saying it is legally binding and definitive.

A happy tail: Stolen foster puppy found by police
Pebbles was allegedly stolen from a Birkdale address on Friday.

Telstra outage: your right to claim and the fine print that limits it
Lawyers are eying a class action over last week’s outage, while the ombudsman can order payouts of up to $100,000.

ERX: the next generation of enterprise software
Businesses risk flawed AI decisions unless enterprise software embeds industry context, governance and real-time data at its core.

S.Korea flags record 2027 budget of over $530 billion as AI chip boom lifts revenues

Food prices hit by conflict - but will it continue?
More than 6900 products increased in cost from May to June, according to Infometrics.

Illumina appoints Susan Martin to lead ANZ operations
Rising demand for genomic medicine in Australia and New Zealand is prompting the company to step up local partnerships and market expansion.

Kiwi actor Sam Neill dead at 78
The Kiwi star died on Monday in Sydney, Australia, his family says.