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SkillsVR unveils EVA AI assistant for unified training
SkillsVR launches EVA, an AI assistant unifying VR, mobile and web training with real-time learner guidance and automatic record tracking.

Waitangi 2026: Election and weather big topics, nationwide hui to be called as politicians welcomed to Treaty Grounds
Luxon concedes Act's Treaty Principles Bill was 'incredibly challenging' for Maori.

Message to house buyers: You've got time
There is likely to be another six months of little house price movement.

Winter Olympics like world champs 'on crack' - snowboarder Dane Menzies
New Zealand snowboarder Dane Menzies admits the hype at the Winter Olympics is something special.

Good news for Waitangi Day plans as sunshine holds across the North Island
There’s a front that is expected to weaken as it moves north on Friday, but it will still bring wet weather and showers to parts of the south.

NZ Government wastes money on fusion research?
Does the New Zealand government understand the concept of due dilligence? If their latest $35 million handout of taxpayer dollars is an example, I don't think they really do.

Intel is helping develop a new type of DRAM aimed at AI
Intel began as a memory supplier. The PC industry faces its most dire memory crunch in years, if not decades. So it makes sense for Intel to move back into PC memory, right? Sort of. Intel said this week that it is indeed working on a new memory technology, called Z-Angle...

Aberdeen v Celtic & Dundee v Motherwell games off
Celtic's Scottish Premiership visit to Aberdeen is postponed, along with Dundee's match with Motherwell, after heavy rain in the north east.

GB skeleton team appeal after helmets ruled unsafe
The British skeleton team appeal after their new helmets for the Winter Olympics are ruled unsafe.

Months of preparation and a shipping container: The kai at Waitangi
It's all hands on deck as the team at the Treaty Grounds prepare to feed the masses on Waitangi Day.

Microsoft Copilot claims it can set reminders. My phone never buzzed
Microsoft has quietly added reminders to Copilot. Well, at least Copilot seems to think so. I don’t. Windows Latest reports that you can now ask Copilot to set a reminder for a specific task, and the reminder should fire on your Android or iOS phone, letting you know what’s going on. Reminders,...

'Catastrophic failure': Wellington mayor describes plant's leak as environmental disaster
An average of around 70 million litres of untreated wastewater has been pouring into the capital's South Coast since Wednesday morning.

Police hold serious concerns for missing woman Nicola O'Connor
The 42-year-old has gone missing while travelling around the central North Island in a house bus.

Nervous wait for British passports as deadline looms
Families waiting for news on British passports fear planned holidays to the United Kingdom will be upended by processing times and delivery delays.

Tokelau heads to the polls after storm delays
The election was postponed last month after severe weather conditions delayed the ferry carrying the ballot boxes.

Record-breaking India race into World Cup final
India will play England in the final of the Under-19 World Cup after a record-breaking run-chase against Afghanistan in Harare.

Why time is running out for Milan's iconic San Siro
BBC Sport visits the San Siro in Milan, the venue for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, to find out why this could be the last global event held at the iconic stadium, and what comes next.