AI adoption hits 91% of NZ businesses, but use to transform core operations falls to 4%
General-purpose AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude remain the most commonly used AI technology at 68%.…
Australian inflation rises unexpectedly as NZ sharemarket hits record high – Market close
The Australian consumer price index rose 1% in July, higher than the expected 0.8% and driven by increased…
Underrated wellness habits experts say actually work
The Nutritionist Dr Sarah Mitchell Weston, founder of Mitchell Weston Nutrition. Aucklander Dr Sarah Mitchell Weston, a registered…
What’s on in Auckland this weekend: National Poetry Day, Teese on tour, Baby Show and more
2) Get wild The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is on at Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki…
New Zealand Fashion Week Kahuria 2026: Day 6 – The Shelter, Viva Presents Greatest Hits
The Viva team reports live from New Zealand Fashion Week Kahuria, with coverage of the major shows on…
Vector revenue rises 12% to $1b as Auckland network investment hits record $512m
The company said this reflected the first full year of the Commerce Commission’s electricity distribution pricing reset, which…
Middlemore Hospital hits ‘terrifying’ record as paramedics treat patients in corridors
“We’re sinking quite quickly because people are so sick.” Dr Vanessa Thornton, Health New Zealand group director of…
Labour leads National as Opportunity Party hits 8% in 1News-Verian poll
But Opportunity rose three points to reach 8%, above the 5% threshold to enter Parliament. On those results,…
More than 100 pupils absent daily at Point Chevalier School, Auckland as winter illness hits
With a roll of about 600, the absences were noticeable as some classes only had nine pupils. The…
Hawke’s Bay: Land acquisition hits hurdle for $350m Waikare Gorge highway upgrade
The Waikare Gorge realignment project will improve State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa, adding resilience to a…
QV House Price Index shows average house prices fell 1.5% in July quarter as winter chill hits
“This isn’t another sudden correction. It’s an already subdued market losing what little momentum it had built earlier…
Labour tumbles into the 20s in new poll, Opportunity hits 5% to enter Parliament
It also came amid Act announcing it would strengthen powers for teachers to remove disruptive children from class,…