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…
Best digital detox retreats in Australia and New Zealand for getaways in 2026
From outback stations to alpine wellness sanctuaries and off-grid cabins hidden in bucolic farmland, these are the retreats…
Mask requirements at Maryland hospitals return amid rising flu cases
Experts warned amid the holiday season that fewer vaccinations and a new influenza variant swarming the region could…
Flu cases tick up in Massachusetts as health officials warn of new variant
Flu cases in Boston and across Massachusetts are continuing to tick up as a new variant circulates, with…
Ex-Gisborne girl, 6, with spinal muscular atrophy to spend third Christmas at Starship hospital in Auckland
Emily was 3 when she caught a common cold, and it quickly became life-threatening. She needed specialist care…
West Coast teacher Natarsha Ikiua erased school resources after being fired for working elsewhere while on sick leave
She asked a woman running the acting job to corroborate her story, which included that the work was…
Trump threatens air traffic controllers over shutdown absences
Besides more than 2000 cancellations, some 7100 flights involving US airports were delayed in the US on Monday,…
Air New Zealand criticised over $870 fee for sick Bali passenger
He was too sick to fly home on the family’s scheduled return flight. Lisa said that, despite medical…
The Other’s Club for childfree women: Christchurch woman building online global community
“But I think the more we talk about it, the more people are accepting that this is a…
What will changes to sick leave and annual leave entitlements mean for you?
Every year after that, they get another 10 days’ sick leave. Under the Holidays Act 2003, the number…
Union blasts Holidays Act changes, business advocates praise clarity
“There is no defensible reason for a person working part-time to have access to less sick leave than…
Sick leave entitlement for part-time work scrapped as Govt reforms ‘broken’ Holidays Act
Some of van Velden’s changes were signalled in June by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who supported “pro-rating sick…