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The Alchemy of Mass: Peter Zumthor and the Perception of Lightness

April 24, 2026

Kolumba Museum. Image © Rasmus Hjortshøj Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1040865/the-alchemy-of-mass-peter-zumthor-and-the-perception-of-lightness Architecture begins as…

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Christchurch court jails Blair Noble for AI-generated ‘mash-up’ of child exploitation material

April 22, 2026

His partner at the time opened one of the phones, saw the material, then went to the police.…

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Lush New Zealand profit surges but auditors warn on going concern risk

April 9, 2026

Overall, Lush New Zealand reported a combined net profit of $6.7m in 2025, up 191.2% from $2.3m in…

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Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director Kash Patel’s email, post photos online

March 28, 2026

The Site Intelligence Group, an organisation that monitors jihadist groups, published a statement from Handala taking credit for…

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Iran conflict hits plastic supply chains as NZ manufacturers face 20-30% price spike

March 16, 2026

Speaking as part of her Iran update today, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said that while the Government had…

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Convicted sex offender Brodie Kingsford found with child sexual abuse material

March 15, 2026

‘52 images, nine videos’ Police found Kingsford with two cellphones that had objectionable and child exploitation material. There…

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US court convicts Japanese yakuza for trafficking nuclear material and drugs

March 4, 2026

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Hawke’s Bay man Ronndog Keefe named as planner of mass killing and distributor of child sexual exploitation material

February 27, 2026

The self-declared “soldier of Christ” was also planning to attack either a mall or a mosque and kill…

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NZ man in Perth charged over alleged violent extremist material as expert warns of radicalisation risk

February 25, 2026

West Australian court records showed Mcleod appeared by video link in the magistrates’ court in Perth, where he…

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New Zealand man arrested at Perth Airport after violent extremist material found on phone

February 24, 2026

The man’s phone was reviewed, with internet data identified that amounts to violent extremist material under Australian federal…

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Mid AI scandal, Hollywood studios threaten ByteDance with legal action

February 19, 2026

After the fake video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting went viral, a surge of AI-generated content…

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Hun Rho et al. introduce plasmonic colloidal supraballs -- solution-processable assemblies of gold nanospheres -- as a robust and versatile platform for broadband solar energy harvesting. Image credit: Hun Rho et al., doi: 10.1021/acsami.5c23149.

February 3, 2026

By using gold nanospheres engineered to capture light across the solar spectrum, researchers at Korea University took a…