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AI could help identify how and where landslides will occur
New modelling aims to work out the probability of a landslide given a certain amount of rain or seismic activity.

The crucial quality All Whites captain Chris Wood believes their next coach needs
Darren Bazeley will take charge of the national men’s football team for the final time against India this week.

Why Piha was Dai Henwood's 'spiritual home'
The late comedian spent summers at the West Auckland beach since he was 10-months-old.

Illegal cigarettes are getting easier to find - and harder to stop
The government's anti-black market tobacco group has been flooded with tips, but experts say the supply chain is evolving.

ANZ mortgage adviser lending plateaus
Mortgage advisers' share of home loans written at ANZ, in the past year, sits unchnaged at 61%; Has it reached its peak?

Worker docked leave while ‘on call’ over Christmas wins $9000 payout
The Employment Relations Authority ordered Kaipi Dairy Products to pay Raymond Gilmer after also failing to pay sick leave when he resigned.

Partners Life named top life insurer - again
Partners Life has won Life Insurance Company of the Year at the 2026 ANZIIF New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards for the second year running, with judges praising its efforts to keep cover affordable as household budgets tighten.

Moa Point restart delayed by a week
The waste water treatment plant suffered a catastrophic failure during a storm in February.

‘Deeply saddened’: Electrical worker falls to their death in SH1 incident
An electrical worker fell to their death on Tuesday in a workplace incident in Marlborough that saw another worker rushed to hospital.

Family struggling with aftermath of Myers Park playground attack, father says
The 20-year-old man charged with the five-year-old's attempted murder won't be tried until 2028.

Air Force tracks suspicious vessels and underwater volcano during Pacific patrols
Military eyes in the sky uncovered rogue fishing trawlers, suspected ocean polluters, and a bubbling underwater volcano during a month of intensive spring patrols.

Nvidia donates OpenShell to CNCF as it backs agent scale
The move puts autonomous AI agents and GPU clusters under open source scrutiny as NVIDIA seeks to shape the Kubernetes stack around them.

Victims come forward after late minister named a child sex offender
The Presbyterian Church says nine further victims have now contacted the church about abuse at the hands of former minister.

The economic recovery that doesn't feel like one
ANZ has released its latest economic outlook.

National and Labour should 'combine forces', billionaire business leader says
Guy Haddleton says two parties in power would be better than up to four "trying to knock it out together".

Well this is interesting
New evidence links vaccines to Alzheimer's disease, in a good way.

Robot vessels take on the dangerous work of mine hunting
The conflict in the Gulf is an opportunity for the US to test its autonomous mine-hunting systems.

Person held captive, suffers head injury before escaping property
Police are investigating after a person was allegedly held against their will at a Waterloo property before escaping and seeking help.

Woman admits trying to kill her mother with poisoned tea, setting house on fire
Her mother and other family members were present in court and backed her application for restorative justice.

What is the masterplan for All Blacks wrecking ball against Wales?
Wing, midfielder, openside flanker or impact player? Where will Leicester Fainga’anuku play when the All Blacks clash with Wales in Cardiff?

No risk to community after police presence in Matamata
Police said they made the enquiries into a report of concern.