NNew Zealand Read More Cyclone Vaianu windsurfer: Coastguard scolds Napier thrillseekers ignoring beach bansApril 12, 2026 Knowing the weather was forecast to deteriorate further in the hour or two after, Harvey made the call…
EEconomy Read More Fuel supply emergency level system: How New Zealand’s response would change at each stage; when car bans might happenMarch 13, 2026 “If the situation were to worsen, the Government has a range of tools it can use to manage…
EEntertainment Read More TikTok bans Kiwi content creator Uncle Tics over involuntary Tourette’s tic on livestreamMarch 5, 2026 “It wasn’t aimed at anyone. It wasn’t hate. It was Tourette’s.” New Zealand content creator Leighton Clarke, better…
NNew Zealand Read More Tauranga animal bylaw review: Have your say on new leash rules and bansMarch 5, 2026 Most of the changes apply to dog rules, with the council saying the purpose of the bylaw was…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Elon Musk’s Grok faces global bans over sexualised deepfake imagesJanuary 19, 2026 Following an initial uproar last week, Grok said it would restrict image generation and editing to paying subscribers,…
BBusiness Read More Gated retirement village on Auckland’s North Shore bans electric cars due to ‘safety’, move slammed as ‘silly’November 13, 2025 “So they had a couple of presentations where they tried to scare us to death with pictures of…
EEntertainment Read More Turkey bans Oct 7 Robbie Williams concert over ‘safety concerns’October 5, 2025 Several NGOs urged Turkish authorities to cancel the October 7 concert, and others including the Islamic Solidarity Platform…