NNew Zealand Read More Pāpāmoa longboarding festival: Surfing NZ event, dates and safety tipsFebruary 6, 2026 “Pāpāmoa Beach is a beautiful spot, and for many people this will be the ideal way to spend…
NNew Zealand Read More Pāpāmoa longboarding festival: Surfing NZ event, dates and safety tipsFebruary 6, 2026 “Pāpāmoa Beach is a beautiful spot, and for many people this will be the ideal way to spend…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Bunnings wins fight to use AI facial recognition tech to combat store crime, opening door for other retailersFebruary 5, 2026 Australian hardware giant Bunnings has won its fight to monitor its customers with artificial intelligence facial recognition technology…
AArtificial intelligence Read More AI chatbots are not your friends, experts warn – POLITICOFebruary 3, 2026 The worries are fueled by the sycophantic nature of chatbots, which aim to be helpful for their users…
AArts and design Read More Anthropic Releases Updated Constitution for ClaudeFebruary 1, 2026 Anthropic has published an updated constitution for Claude, providing a structured framework that guides behavior, reasoning, and training. The…
NNew Zealand Read More Feminist self-defence network in fight for survivalJanuary 28, 2026 With government funding drying up and their last staff member forced to resign, the future of Aotearoa’s only…
NNew Zealand Read More Central Hawke’s Bay Connect Youth and Community Trust pauses driving tests for a weekJanuary 28, 2026 “We are busy doing as many lessons as we possibly can, so the minute we get the go-ahead,…
NNew Zealand Read More Rotorua: Te Ngae Rd overgrown gardens to get makeover following safety concernsJanuary 24, 2026 The gardens include the long median strip on Te Ngae Rd between Sala St and Tarawera Rd as…
BBusiness Read More Japan restarting world’s biggest nuclear plant, offline since the 2011 Fukushima disasterJanuary 21, 2026 Around 60% of residents oppose the restart, while 37% support it, according to a survey conducted in September.…
NNew Zealand Read More Wellington Airport bomb scare raises serious questions – EditorialJanuary 19, 2026 Those incidents ended harmlessly, but authorities treated each as if the worst were possible – because the cost…
NNew Zealand Read More Wellington Airport didn’t evacuate when military practice bomb found in bag, worker claims safety rules ignoredJanuary 18, 2026 During the nearly two-hour period, the airport operated as normal, as holidaying passengers continued to pass through the…
NNew Zealand Read More Waioeka Gorge slips: More than 40 airlifted to safety as State Highway 2 remains closedJanuary 17, 2026 “It’s been a significant effort to reach so many people who were trapped,” Cooney said. “I want to…