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Virtuozzo adds NVIDIA support & lite deployment option
Smaller sites can now run AI and storage together more cheaply, as the new version targets remote offices and on-premises deployments.

Silver Fern's gesture to boisterous Australian crowd: 'I just had enough'
Maddy Gordon says she had enough of the constant booing when she mocked the boisterous Australian crowd in the third test in Sydney.

Peters claims sunken ship’s commander ‘was not qualified’, hired under DEI
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is defending a party ad blaming the sinking of a navy ship on “woke bulls..t”, but is at odds with his own candidate.

'People are being hurt': West New Britain governor speaks out as 12 gunmen killed in Kimbe shootout
West New Britain province governor Sasindran Muthuvel says the public is deeply frustrated with repeated armed robberies and other violent crime.

3C merges with Datalec to form AI data centre group
Rising demand for AI-ready infrastructure has prompted the new group to target more than USD $400 million in revenue in 2026.

Government's attendance goal doable, literacy and numeracy unlikely
An Education Ministry report said achievement rates generally were "well below the acceptable standard" at both primary and secondary school.

Te Whakatohea iwi reaffirm connection to woven taonga in Los Angeles
A group from the Bay of Plenty iwi recently opened an exhibition at the Fowler Museum, where a historic kaitaka, a cloak, named Uhengaparaoa, is at the centre.

NZDF aims to fly drone swarms
The Defence Force has put out a tender asking for a "limited quantity" of drones that can be coordinated by a single operator.

Aged Care Association hits back at report on public money going to private sector
The association says the private sector is crucial to the ongoing supply of aged care beds, and it would take a huge investment to overhaul the current system.

General Magic acquires Latch AI to boost clinic retention
The deal should help clinics cut churn and lift repeat bookings by linking patient retention tools to General Magic's software layer.

Katrina Jefferies cold case: Police investigating potential breakthrough
RNZ can reveal police are now investigating new information and reassessing old evidence.

AI is changing university. Does a degree still matter?
A student explains how AI lets him skip lectures, learn at his own pace and outperform classmates who attend every class.

Person seriously injured after incident in East Auckland
St John said it was called to the scene on Mt Wellington Highway at 7:58pm on Tuesday.

TV legend Suzanne Paul says she never went away
Suzanne Paul says she didn't want her previous book - a memoir written 17 years ago about her trials and tribulations - to be her lasting legacy.

Kiwis shut out of Anthropic IPO, while Aussies get a seat at the table
Analysis - New Zealand retail investors won't be able to take part directly in the AI giant's float, but will be able to buy shares once they begin trading on Nasdaq.

Election 2026: Gap narrows between National and Labour in most recent poll
The latest 1News-Verian poll shows Opportunity would have eight seats and remain the power broker between the right and left blocs.

Why the Reserve Bank is about to do something relatively rare
Economists expect the central bank to take action against inflation being pushed up by higher fuel prices.

Wellington City Council buying out property affected by April flash flooding
Mayor Andrew Little says the property is at risk of landslips from council-owned land, but there's no wider "programme of buyouts".

NCEA numeracy test continues to trip up students from poor backgrounds
Only 38 percent of students from schools facing higher socio-economic barriers passed the crucial test.

You will own everything and be happy
Thanks to AI, the "you will own nothing and be happy" push is effectively being dismantled.