AI’s power players: Time names ‘Architects of AI’ as 2025 Person of the Year
“They reoriented government policy, altered geopolitical rivalries, and brought robots into homes. AI emerged as arguably the most…
Mother launches ‘Eru’s Law’ petition after son’s shooting death
Eru Oakes was killed on October 25, 2025. A petition calling for change has been labelled Eru’s Law.…
Mother’s heartfelt tribute to five-year-old son killed in Timaru crash
“No words can explain the pain of losing him, or the emptiness that now sits where his laughter…
Local businessman and his children believed dead after ‘catastrophic’ Sanson house fire
The father of the children – believed to be in his 30s – was described as a local…
Nervous parents want answers after asbestos found in kids’ magic sand products
“I think he’s probably going to be fine, but just to be safe, I’m going to have him…
Scientists sequence the oldest-ever RNA from a 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth
In the new study, researchers recovered hundreds of thousands of fragments of mammoth RNA, showing it was possible.…
Teacher suspended after sending late-night messages to teen students
The two students complained after nearly two years of communication and the teacher was taken to the Teachers’…
Woody Allen says world ‘drearier’ without ex-partner Diane Keaton
Allen, the acclaimed director-screenwriter-actor who never shook allegations that he molested his adopted daughter in 1992, described later…
Walter Yovich remembered for lifetime of service to Whangārei community
Yovich was born in Whangārei and spent his lifetime giving back to the community he had always called…
Ōamaru boy breaks both his legs and back while skiing on Mt Ruapehu
“They didn’t know that he had a broken back until they fixed his legs and then they went…
Meningococcal meningitis: Mum’s charity walk raises awareness after teenager’s sudden death
“He was a bit of a people magnet. “He’d pull in those people that were on the outside…
Coroner rules on death of Wellington diver Jinting Guo whose body has never been found
Jinting Guo, 35, who was last seen in Tītahi Bay, north of Wellington in October 2023. Photo/ Supplied.…