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Visa appoints Meble Tin to lead Oceania marketing from Sydney
Visa has appointed Meble Tin as Head of Marketing for Oceania, leading efforts from Sydney to boost brand and client engagement across the region.

Lanes on Auckland’s Southern Motorway reopen after crash, person critically hurt
The left northbound lane has been cleared and the northbound on-ramp at Te Irirangi Drive is open again.

USPS apologises for mail routing errors causing delays to the CNMI
The United States Postal Service has acknowledged routing errors that caused chronic delays in mail delivery to the Northern Mariana Islands.

After going to the Gaza border and seeing aid get turned back, Helen Clark had withering words for NZ
The former PM went with an international delegation to Gaza’s border with Egypt.

If New Zealand wants productivity gains, it must close its AI divide
New Zealand must close its AI divide by boosting digital maturity and investing in skills to reverse its productivity decline and compete globally.

AI uptake accelerates in APAC as ANZ firms face skills shortage
AI adoption in Australia and New Zealand surges, with 21% noting gains despite a skills shortage delaying digital transformation and product development.

Rural business group PGG Wrightson more than triples its full year profit
The rebound in export prices, improved farmer confidence and spending drove an improvement in PGG Wrightson sales and profits.

Robbers target two takeaways in Panmure at the same time
Two people carrying weapons stole tills from the two takeaway businesses.

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo announces engagement
Cristiano Ronaldo met Georgina Rodríguez in 2016 when she worked at a Gucci store.

Buyers are lining up for the Cardrona Hotel, including some from the US
The 162-year-old hotel and restaurant has been on the market for five weeks.

Samoa, NZ off to under-17 FIFA World Cup
The two countries have also already booked their spots for this year's age grade world cup.

HPE launches ProLiant servers with new NVIDIA GPUs for AI growth
HPE launches new ProLiant servers powered by NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 GPUs to boost AI workloads and enhance enterprise data centre efficiency from September 2025.

Over 31 cases of polio in Papua New Guinea - WHO
While no cases of paralysis had been reported, the risk of further transmission remained high, WHO said.

Mouthguards that flash red with head impacts to be used at Rugby World Cup
Mouthguards that light up when a player sustains a significant head impact will be used at this year's women's Rugby World Cup, which starts next week.

The NZ luxury lodge that quietly does everything better
At this world-class Hawke’s Bay lodge, everything - from the dinosaur-era shell to the 2500-year-old monastery floor - tells a story of curated, considered luxury.

How to get AI to work in 22 languages
India tackles the problem of making AI translate between its many languages and dialects

The GPT-5 rollout has been a big mess
OpenAI faces backlash as users complain about broken workflows and losing AI friends.

Auckland's Aotea Square cordons lifted after unattended bag found not to be dangerous
The suitcase was found to be empty after examination and there's no further cause for concern, police said.

Chris Wood sets sights on ‘pretty damn huge’ Premier League milestone
After netting 20 times last season with Nottingham Forest, a special milestone is within the All Whites striker’s reach in 2025-26.

Auckland’s Aotea Centre evacuated, square cordoned off by police
Police swooped in after a bag was left unattended.