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Canterbury highway closed after crash
The Geraldine-Fairlie Highway in Canterbury is closed after two vehicles crashed.

Kiwis enforcer confirms R360 rugby approach after Storm exit
Nelson Asofa-Solomona is weighing up a return to rugby but says he won’t make a decision on his future until after the Pacific Championship.

Teachers striking on day of NCEA exams should infuriate parents, minister says
Education Minister Erica Stanford says “parents should be furious” as the teacher's rolling strikes fall on exam days.

Multiple injuries after serious crash on state highway in Canterbury
A state highway in Canterbury has been closed following a serious crash.

South Island's biggest supermarket opens in Rolleston with ‘super emotional’ morning
At 8100 square metres, Pak’nSave Rolleston has become the biggest supermarket in the South Island.

Can you drink your way sober?
Drink, quit, relapse. For almost 20 years, that was the exhausting cycle that ruled Katie Herzog's life.

Datadog launches advanced GPU & cost tools for Oracle Cloud
Datadog launches advanced GPU monitoring, cost management, and security tools for Oracle Cloud, boosting AI workload performance and cost optimisation.

Nvidia DGX Spark hits market as 'world’s smallest AI supercomputer'

Paul Littlefair appointed Chair to lead TUANZ strategic future
Paul Littlefair has been named Chair of TUANZ, steering its new strategy focused on inclusion, AI, data privacy and digital skills across New Zealand.

Why AI is being trained in rural India
Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.

All Black Patrick Tuipulotu ruled out of end-of-year tour with injury
The All Blacks veteran lock has been forced out of the squad with a shoulder injury.

Woman dies after weightloss surgery at private hospital
Janet Milner died four days after after bariatric surgery at the private Chelsea Hospital in Gisborne.

'Mean-spirited': Maori lawyer joins calls to stop marine and coastal rights law changes
Veteran Maori lawyer Annette Sykes says the government has to stop a law making it harder to get customary marine title.

Northland to face two ‘super weekend’ closures on SH1
Two full SH1 closures next month will complete the Brynderwyn Hills recovery, setting Northland up for smoother travel this summer.

Meet Auckland's newest councillors
Five new faces will join Auckland Council, to make up the 20 councillors that will be making important decisions for the region.

Parliament’s security allege Te Pati Maori MP’s son threatened to ‘knock them out’ during late-night altercation
On the night of Budget Day 2024, Eru Kapa-Kingi is alleged to have called a Parliamentary security guard a “f…en white bald head c…”, “a piece of s..t”, and threatened to “f…ing knock you out”. Here’s a full look at the allegations.

Live: Flooding cuts off communities, closes highways in central North Island
Multiple roads are shut as rain hammers farms and causes slips and flooding.

Ruapehu mayor credits affordability message for win
The contest for the mayoral chains was defined by ‘people’s ability to pay’, Weston Kirton says.

Samsung Rides Global AI Boom to Its Biggest Profit Since 2022

ACC set to hire independent whistleblower service
It comes at the same time as ACC has been reprimanded by the Chief Ombudsman.

Communities cut off as floods close highways, schools in central North Island
Multiple roads are shut as rain hammers farms and causes slips and flooding.

Ngapuhi wahine becomes first Victoria Police officer to receive moko kauae
Marlene Drummond is the first Victoria Police officer to wear moko kauae, visually representing who she is as a wahine Maori of Ngapuhi.