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Applicants 'ghosted' as AI floods job market
A surge in AI-assisted applications is leaving many jobseekers without feedback as employers struggle to cope with the volume.

Election live: Labour leader Chris Hipkins swipes back at National, talks about cost of living
Meanwhile, Erica Stanford says Opportunity are a "bunch of flakes" and MPs from both Labour and National say voters are bored of gang talk.

‘Sense of responsibility’: Qiulae Wong's quest to make politicial history in NZ
Current polling suggests Opportunity may clear the 5 percent threshold to get into Parliament for the first time in its history. But what does its leader think it represents?

'Renters deserve a fair deal' - Labour promises to ban no-cause evictions
Labour says it wants to make rental homes warmer and safer, and give tenants more security in their homes.

Actor addresses claims he’s so hot he must be AI-generated
He's young, handsome and the new face of New Zealand tourism. But there's just one problem for Kiwi actor Jordi Webber, some people don't believe he's real.

'Significant' $40m cocaine shipment found inside container
Police seized 137kg of cocaine and two Glock pistols after staff at a south Auckland facility noticed suspicious bags in a container.

Sole to launch in New Zealand targeting sole traders
New Zealand's sole traders are set to get a dedicated app as rising accounting software prices push demand for cheaper admin tools.

Intel & Oracle expand Xeon support for AI on cloud
The deal should give enterprise customers more capacity for AI agents and inference without overhauling the business software they already use.

‘People were looking faint’: Six people treated for heat at NPC final
A security guard who worked at Christchurch's One New Zealand Stadium over the weekend says the heat was unbearable and unsafe.

SAP to test AI model on International Space Station
The trial could sharpen early-warning analytics for factories and supply chains, as the model runs in orbit without waiting for Earth-based analysis.

South Auckland cocaine haul: Police discover $40m worth of cocaine
More than 130kg of cocaine, two pistols and ammunition were found inside a shipping container.

'We are the future': Youth leader challenges politicians to listen to rangatahi
Lincoln Jones says young people aren't apathetic about politics, they just want to be heard.

What will OCR surprise mean for home loan rates?
Experts say this may be a sign that home loan rates could come down.

Fertility Associates patient information accessed in ‘violating’ cyber attack
Fertility Associates patients have had private health details stolen in a cyber attack.

Now is your chance to ask Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson anything
The fifth (and possibly final) Ask Me Anything of the election campaign will see Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson sit down and answer your questions.

Work to protect Spring Creek township near Blenheim from flooding 'on track', mayor says
Spring Creek residents have been told to be prepared to evacuate during heavy rain since the council found stopbanks were at catastrophic risk of failure in 2024.

Hawke's Bay Watties factory staff go on strike: 'We're like the poor cousins who gets paid a little bit less'
One of Hawke's Bay's Watties factories has been disrupted by nearly 100 staff walking off the job in protest about pay.

Oracle to offer Google TPUs on OCI Cloud from 2027
Enterprise users will gain another AI chip choice in OCI from 2027, as Oracle becomes the first hyperscale cloud outside Google to host TPUs.

Milestone appoints Peter Bartzios for South Pacific
The hire strengthens support for large infrastructure and enterprise security projects in the South Pacific, where buyers want systems that can scale over time.