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Screened wastewater now being discharged straight into Cook Strait
Wellington Water said screened wastewater was now discharging to the long outfall pipe again.

Apple’s Cook Talks Immigration, Succession and AI at Meeting

Molly-Mae Hague announces second pregnancy
"Soon to be four," is the caption on a video showing off the TV star's baby bump.

Skillsoft unveils AI-ready Percipio skills platform
Skillsoft launches an AI-ready Percipio platform that unifies learning and skills management as employers race to keep pace with job changes.

Wuthering Heights star Jacob Elordi 'practised Northern accent in the bath'
The Australian actor is starring opposite Margot Robbie in new film, Wuthering Heights, set in Yorkshire.

Autism in girls frequently overlooked, study shows
But while women might be just as likely to be autistic as men, boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood.

Doping chiefs vow to look into Olympic ski jumping 'penis injection' claims

Safety meeting planned after fatal attack on German train conductor

Language barriers, crime, poor transportation harming Arab economy, experts say

Super Rugby Pacific preview: Moana Pasifika
Super Rugby Pacific is back after a real return to form last year, with the competition kicking off in Dunedin on 13 February.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Otara
Emergency services were called about 12.30am on Friday, between the Te Irirangi Drive on-ramp and the East Tamaki Road off-ramp.

Empathix unveils EMMY, a voice-led AI job search tool
Empathix launches EMMY, a voice-led AI job search assistant for New Zealand and Australia that swaps job boards for conversational hiring.

Ikea’s Matter woes spotlight smart home’s biggest headache
So there you are, with that new smart gadget you snapped up on Amazon, and you’re ready to add it to your smart home. Maybe your new device even works with Matter, the new smart home standard designed to make Alexa, Apple Home, and Google Home play nice together. What could go wrong? Plenty, as it...

Hey Alexa—Amazon may be teaming up with OpenAI. Here’s why that matters

Anthropic launches Opus 4.6 in another hit to the software market

US farm income set to fall in 2026 despite surge in government payments

Cohesity, Google Cloud boost backup threat detection
Cohesity deepens Google Cloud partnership to bake threat intel and sandbox scanning into backup, tackling stealthy malware in stored data.

Lower pollution during Covid boosted methane: study
Methane levels rose at a record pace in the wake of the pandemic as the super pollutant's main natural "cleaning agent" weakened during that period.

Bad Bunny says he's losing sleep over the Super Bowl
The star talked about what to expect at his Super Bowl half time show this weekend.

Melkus RS1000: The Ferrari Of Eastern Europe

Footballer's dream to play for Wales at risk as citizenship rejected twice

Activists announce new, bigger aid flotilla to set sail for Gaza in March

Christopher Luxon and the Iwi Chairs Forum are speaking the same language
ANALYSIS: The prime minister’s return to Waitangi has gone surprisingly well so far, writes political reporter Glenn McConnell.

Body found at Hawke's Bay beach
The body was located just before 1.30am.

Green Party celebrates decision to decline Taranaki seabed mining
In a draft decision, the fast-track approvals panel declined a 30-year plan to mine the South Taranaki Bight.

France v Ireland live updates: Six Nations opener
Live updates of the Six Nations opener between France and Ireland.

Enatel opens new Christchurch hub to power exports
Enatel opens a new multi-million-dollar Christchurch hub, uniting 200 staff to scale high-tech battery charger exports from New Zealand.

OpenAI is hoppin' mad about Anthropic's new Super Bowl TV ads
Sam Altman calls AI competitor "dishonest" and "authoritarian" in lengthy post on X.