Michael Douglas says FBI warned him of HIV needle attack threat at 1989 Oscars
According to Douglas, he was told: “We have information that someone will try to stab you with an…
Election 2026: Labour’s living wage plan for public service workers could fuel inflation, economist warns
Labour couldn’t say how many people would receive a pay bump, or how much its pledge would cost…
‘Reckless’ AI firms can’t control their models, claims whistleblower
“We don’t know how to prevent them from developing goals of their own and we don’t have the…
Spring gardeners warned of Legionnaires’ disease risk after 135 hospitalised, 36 Canterbury cases
Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by breathing in the bacteria, with public health recording an…
‘Overwhelmed’ cancer specialists warn of five-week delays, ‘backlog pile’
Kenwright said the pathology workforce is “at a cliff edge” with an ageing workforce, and not enough staff…
TSB warned by Financial Markets Authority for overcharging customers $1.42 million
TSB self-reported the issue to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and has paid $1,734,800 in remediation. This comprised…
El Niño drought: Wairarapa farmers warned of dry conditions and feed shortages
The regional council report said this could collapse Wairarapa agriculture, causing economic and social stress, raising wildfire risk,…
Sanders, Bannon warn of AI dangers in rare US left-right alignment
Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont who caucuses with Democrats, said decisions over AI’s development have been made…
August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges
UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the “evidence is irrefutable: this is the spiralling price of humanity’s fossil…
Rotorua shop owner claims women warned people off entering her ‘evil’ store
Elliot then called the police and “finally they’ve gone”. An ambulance was also called. “Today, I thought I…
Storm brings fresh flooding, strong winds as it heads north
It follows a dramatic Sunday evening rescue after a woman and her dog became stuck in chest-high floodwaters…
Wellington heavy rain: Overnight storm to bring fresh flood threat, strong winds
“And yes, there’s that possibility of flooding with the amount of rain that we are expecting.” Aucklanders are…