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Kahurangi National Park predator control programme hailed as success
A conversation group says checks after trapping and 1080 programmes yielded just one rat this year, compared to about 300 found the previous year.

Farmer still waiting for weekend supermarket delivery as backlog drags out
A Woolworths customer says she has seen her Saturday morning order delayed twice, pushed out to Wednesday evening with poor communication, as the supermarket giant works to clear a backlog of orders.

Councils to be allowed to charge developers with new levy from 2029
The government has confirmed it will clear the way for councils charge development levies from 2029.

Maori health and arts leader John Broughton dies
The Otago academic and playwright was remembered for decades of service to students and Maori health.

‘Kiwis, this is not us’: Trail of rubbish left after marathon
Rubbish, which included gel packets and drink bottles, discarded by marathon runners was ‘disappointing’, organisers say.

Explainer: Why is everyone talking about AI and the end of the world?
Calls for tighter AI safeguards have intensified after warnings the technology could outpace human control and threaten jobs, security and markets.

Diligent adds agentic AI tools to risk & audit platform
Boards will get faster visibility into shifting risks as Diligent's new AI agents automate audit and governance tasks across its platform.

Global dairy price drop points to 'mixed market'
Milk powder prices held relatively steady but butter dropped 5.7 percent.

Infoblox warns of scam gambling risks in ANZ traffic
Security teams in Australia and New Zealand face hidden fraud and malware risks from gambling sites that can mask illegal deposits and scam withdrawals.

Anthropic opens Singapore office in Asia-Pacific push
Demand for Claude in regulated sectors is driving Anthropic to deepen its Asia-Pacific footprint as Singapore usage outpaces population size.

Chaos as Auckland store leaves website open for the public to edit
An Auckland convenience store is in the midst of an ongoing online battle after inadvertently allowing its website to be edited by the general public.

Central Auckland supermarket destroyed by fire is set to reopen late 2027
Construction starts on New World Victoria Park after last year’s fire.

Violent sex offender out of jail after serving full sentence but still a ‘high risk’
Corrections psychologists said psychological intervention ‘did not seem to work’ for Cortney Smyth.

How One NZ cut provisioning time from 10 days to 10 minutes using AI
Customers now get new mobile services activated in under ten minutes, after One NZ used AI to replace a 10-day process.

Air NZ flight aborts landing as another plane arrives at same time
An Air New Zealand flight was forced to abort a landing in Timaru on Wednesday as another plane landed at the same time.

Simeon Brown says health system is improving despite ‘very challenging’ winter
Asked if the lack of recruitment in hospitals was down to orders to Health NZ to save money, Brown said he "never made that instruction".

Canon launches EOS R8 Mark II & Speedlite EL-5 Ver.2
The compact full-frame camera adds in-body stabilisation and faster burst shooting as Canon seeks to win travel and hybrid creators.

Tuvalu and Taiwan 'like brothers', President Lai Ching-te says
Tuvalu's Foreign Affairs Minister Paulson Panapa has met with Taiwan president Lai Ching-te this week.

Pacific nations show promise at inaugural Women's Handball Championship
The tournament director at the first-ever Oceania Women's Handball Championship believes Fiji, Cook Islands and Kiribati are on the right path in the sport.