NZCity NewsLinks

All Links

16 Aug 2026

Search

Silver Ferns shooter to continue wristband message for embattled coach
Grace Nweke's public show of support for embattled Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua will be subtle but unmistakable during the series against Australia.

Police respond to serious incident near college
The principal warned locals to expect armed police.

CT-4 Airtrainer marks 50 years shaping Asia-Pacific pilot training
The New Zealand-designed CT-4 Airtrainer has shaped Asia-Pacific pilot training for 50 years, still produced in Hamilton and used by multiple air forces.

Jim Bolger, the Great Helmsman, remembered as unpretentious leader of conviction
"He loved the idea of politics," Sir John Key says, as Christopher Luxon remembers a "leader of conviction" and Ruth Richardson applauds his bravery.

Simeon Brown accuses doctors of crossing 'ethical line' with mega strike
There were audible cries of disbelief during the Simeon Brown's speech to senior doctors.

PwC unifies global finance on Oracle Cloud ERP with AI boost
PwC standardises global finance using Oracle Cloud ERP, embedding AI to boost efficiency, transparency and streamline reporting across its firms worldwide.

Tessell launches Exadata Integration for multi-cloud Oracle AI
Tessell launches Exadata Integration, enabling seamless Oracle Database use across OCI, Azure, Google Cloud and AWS for AI-ready multi-cloud environments.

Sixty years of Sugarloaf: Christchurch’s vital TV tower legacy
Christchurch’s Sugarloaf transmission tower celebrates 60 years, remaining vital for TV, radio, emergency services, and digital connectivity across Canterbury.

This Amazon Fire TV Stick is getting a random name change
Feeling bad for the “plus” sign that Apple TV shed earlier this week? Well, good news: that abandoned word now has a new home, thanks to Amazon. Starting today, Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K is now called the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus—not the exact “+” that the Apple TV streaming service removed, but it’s close...

Mercedes reveal F1 drivers for 2026
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli had relatively few options elsewhere, with the only open seats at Red Bull, its sister team Racing Bulls, or at Alpine.

Video shows woman protecting boy from assault in brutal street fight
A woman has been hailed a hero after she used her body to shield a boy from being kicked during a brawl in Auckland.

Jim Bolger on turning 90, Winston Peters, and a message for everyone
The former prime minister told Paddy Gower that he had lived a “wonderful life”.

Oracle & Microsoft join forces to automate supply chains with AI
Oracle and Microsoft have teamed up to integrate AI in supply chains, enabling manufacturers to boost efficiency and responsiveness through real-time data automation.

Oracle adds AI agents to Fusion Cloud for smarter finance ops
Oracle has embedded AI agents in Fusion Cloud Applications to boost finance teams' productivity, cut costs, and enhance controls with real-time insights and automation.

Informatica & Oracle advance AI & data management on OCI
Informatica and Oracle deepen their partnership to enhance AI and data management with new native solutions on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, launching 2025-26.

Illusion or effective CSAM blocking?
How valid are Spark's claims that it is blocking AI-generated CSAM material on its network?

Westpac scraps trail commissions on mortgages
Westpac is axing trail commissions on home loans from June next year.

In photos: Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger’s legacy
Our 35th Prime Minister, Jim Bolger, died peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 90.

Anthropic’s Claude Haiku 4.5 matches May’s frontier model at fraction of cost
Tiny, fast model hits coding scores similar to GPT-5 and Sonnet 4.

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, 'the Great Helmsman', remembered as leader of conviction
"He loved the idea of politics," Sir John Key says, as Christopher Luxon remembers a "leader of conviction" and Ruth Richardson applauds his bravery.