CCelebrities Read More Leighton Meester defends exchange with Ariana Grande at Critics Choice AwardsFebruary 19, 2026 Leighton Meester is clearing up that awkward exchange with Ariana Grande at the Critics Choice Awards in January.…
NNew Zealand Read More Confidential Wellington council documents found in sold desk should have been destroyed, review findsFebruary 19, 2026 In September last year a stash of more than 200 papers were found in a locked cupboard within…
NNew Zealand Read More Controversial high-rise development approved in WellingtonFebruary 19, 2026 An artist’s impression of the seven-storey apartment building, Mayfair, that is proposed for Wellington’s Mt Victoria. Photo: Supplied…
AArtificial intelligence Read More AI and deep fakes becoming problematic for courtsFebruary 19, 2026 Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski Courts will have to grapple more and more with AI fakes and it…
NNew Zealand Read More Promises to ban paywave surcharges ‘going nowhere’February 19, 2026 Photo: 123RF Promises to ban paywave surcharges to help consumers save money appear to have stalled. The government…
NNew Zealand Read More Winston Peters has ‘no doubt’ he could’ve stopped contractors law if unions went to him earlierFebruary 19, 2026 Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The New Zealand First leader says if unions had come to him sooner,…
TTV Read More US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources sayFebruary 19, 2026 By Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, CNN US President Donald Trump speaks during a stop at the Machine Shed…
EEconomy Read More OCR: Why no move was probably good news for home loansFebruary 19, 2026 The Reserve Bank kept the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 2.25 percent. Photo: RNZ Wholesale interest rates have…
HHeadlines Read More Wastewater may be flowing to a Coromandel beach after sinkhole formsFebruary 19, 2026 Thames Coromandel District Council is urgently asking people not to swim, fish or collect shellfish in the area…
BBusiness Read More Reality bites for job seekers as unemployment climbsFebruary 19, 2026 Unemployment is at its highest in more than a decade, but an economist says that could actually be…
HHealth Read More How a tiny fish could lead to treatment for a painful, chronic conditionFebruary 19, 2026 In this living zebrafish larva, the lymphatic vessels are fluorescently labelled red, while blood vessels are green, allowing…
NNew Zealand Read More Boxing NZ appoints new leadership as investigation into head coach drags onFebruary 19, 2026 Boxing gloves Photo: supplied Former Gisborne deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga has been appointed as the new president of…