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What you need to be among New Zealand's richest people
New data shows what you need to be among the country's richest people.

EA acquired for $55 billion by Saudis and Trump’s son-in-law
Electronic Arts (EA) is being privatized for $55 billion, one of the biggest deals in gaming history. The buyers include Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF, Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, and Silver Lake. EA confirmed the takeover on September 29th, 2025 in a press release. Shareholders will receive $210 per share, a...

Government poised to announce response to electricity market review
The review was announced last winter, after shortages pushed up wholesale power prices.

Company liquidations up 26 percent despite improving credit trends
Company liquidations are up 26 percent on last year.

Port of Auckland hails remarkable turnaround
A new tripartite agreement for the Port of Auckland signals a turnaround for a workplace long dogged by controversy, including debt, delays and death.

Yes! The Kindle Scribe (64GB) just dropped to its best-ever price
Kindles have been around for quite a while, but the Kindle Scribe is still a new concept to many. This evolution of the device allows you to both read and take notes while reading by scribbling directly in your ebooks with a stylus. It’s really cool, but also more expensive...

Hitachi Vantara & Index Engines launch AI data recovery service
Hitachi Vantara and Index Engines launch AI-powered data recovery service, promising twice the speed and 99.99% accuracy to combat ransomware threats for enterprises.

This crazy Intel Core 9 OLED laptop with RTX 5060 is $300 off today
Are you ready to upgrade your gaming laptop? If so, now’s an excellent time to do so, because Best Buy is selling this Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI gaming laptop for just $1,299.99 right now. That’s a huge $300 discount off its original $1,599.99 price, and when you see...

Why would someone pivot to teaching?
Low pay, long hours, bad press - it's not hard to see why in New Zealand, teaching is not as attractive to school-leavers as it once was. But more people are making the pivot later in life.

Baby Ru homicide: Police take significant step towards solving case nearly two years on
Nearly two years after the death of Baby Ru, RNZ can reveal police have taken a significant step towards solving the case that shocked the nation.

Government rolls out new home care model for older people
The new system will be implemented in the South Island on Wednesday, as part of a series of improvements to the aged care system.

Better access to mental health services but Minister Matt Doocey acknowledges regional variance
But Minister Matt Doocey acknowledges there are discrepancies across regions and more work needs to be done.

Rare adobe home by Sir Ian Athfield on the market
Known as Hunt House, this home is in the same adobe style of the legendary architect’s own Wellington home, Athfield House.

My beef with your personality test
Opinion: In a big week, we were holding it all together until the kitten went missing.

ChatGPT starts rolling out parental controls to protect teenage users
Earlier this month, OpenAI said it would be introducing parental controls for ChatGPT following an incident and lawsuit involving a teenager who allegedly used ChatGPT to plan and carry out his own suicide. That day is now here, with OpenAI rolling out ChatGPT parental controls. The feature allows parents to link...

California’s newly signed AI law just gave Big Tech exactly what it wanted
After the failure of S.B. 1047, new AI disclosure law drops kill switch for disclosure mandate.