Sick of videos of cats painting? Online platforms offer filtering to fight ‘AI slop’
Brands like Equinox gyms and Almond Breeze almond milk have played off AI slop frustration in recent ad…
Election 2026 campaign teams: Who is running National, Labour, Greens, Act, and NZ First’s fight for votes
Curia, headed by ex-National staffer David Farrar, will continue to do the party’s polling. National Party campaign director…
Whānau fight for answers after ED death at Middlemore Hospital
“I’m not doing this out of anger or revenge because nothing can bring Eden back,” Campbell told the…
Sydney shark attack victim named as 12-year-old Nico Antic in hospital
One of the friends dove into the water to rescue Nico, who had lost a large volume of…
Yellow-legged hornet eradication in Auckland boosted by radio trackers
Thermal drones had also been used to pinpoint nest locations and to assess the population inside. “That ensures…
Matthew McConaughey trademarks voice and likeness to fight AI deepfakes
McConaughey’s lawyers from the entertainment law firm Yorn Levine said the applications were intended to protect their client’s…
Givealittle fight: Pregnant partner of man killed in sand dune turns to High Court after being excluded from donations, funds frozen
More than $30,000 was raised in a subsequent online appeal from 835 donors – with the funds due…
Nine-year fight for cover: Family claim acne drug gave teen severe OCD
The soap dispenser must be pumped a certain number of times as part of a handwashing ritual that…
AI traps and drones boost fight to protect kiwi from predators in Whangārei
Between 2008 and early 2025, 17 kiwi were found dead or seriously injured in traps laid by the…
Inside alleged Christchurch fraudster Nicola Flint’s elaborate, years-long cancer con
Stage four breast cancer, she said. Terminal, she said. The countdown was on and Flint was sharing her…
Whangārei parents fight to save free kids’ bricks and sticks play room
The mother believed it was short-sighted of the council to consider leasing the space to a business. “We…
Police hunt alleged attackers after two people in hospital after fight in Wiri, South Auckland
Hato Hone St John confirmed paramedics were called to the scene. The injured pair were taken to Middlemore…