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Auckland FC face Solomon Kings in Oceania Pro League
Follow live coverage as Auckland FC face Solomon Kings at Santos National Stadium in Port Moresby in round six of the Oceania Pro League.

Watch: Ratima runs riot as Chiefs keep Hurricanes scoreless in pre-season hit-out
All Blacks halfback Cortez Ratima scored one length of the field try and set up another as the Chiefs blanked the Hurricanes in their final pre-season hit-out.

Saab is looking to arm its Gripen fighter jets with a proven drone-killing rocket after studying the Ukraine war

Sixteen Claude AI agents working together created a new C compiler
The $20,000 experiment compiled a Linux kernel but needed deep human management.

Watch: Car fire blocks lanes on SH1 near Warkworth
A car could be seen up in flames near Moir Hill Rd in Waitemata on Saturday afternoon.

Questions raised over communication delay during Black Cat ferry grounding
Passenger Chris Friedman wondered why little information was given to passengers immediately after the catamaran struck the seabed.

Wastewater plant disaster response team seek to prevent ‘odour problem’
Wellington Water teams have begun flushing a range of tanks at the Moa Point facility, to clean out the muck.

XRP price rockets 18%, staging wildest recovery among major tokens

Musk predicts more AI capacity will be in orbit than on earth in 5 years, with SpaceX becoming a ‘hyper-hyper’ scaler

Pet bonds pass 1700 mark in first months of new system
Landlords can now charge up to two weeks rent as a pet bond, which came into force late last year.

Principal fears NCEA 'bottleneck' from literacy, numeracy standards
One North Canterbury school principal fears students could miss out on NCEA due to literacy and numeracy requirements.

New Yemen government formed with Shaya Mohsin al-Zindani as prime minister

More than 200 attacks on refugees in Germany in Q4, data shows

AI has raised the stakes: Why strategic communications remains human-led in 2026
AI is reshaping PR, but leaders warn the winners in 2026 will be those who keep strategic communications firmly human-led.

Health warning after untreated sewage discharged into Diamond Harbour
Health New Zealand has issued a warning after being advised by authorities that there has been a discharge of untreated sewage into Diamond Harbour.

House Minority Leader Jefferies unleashes furious response to Trump 'racist' post
The house democratic leader condemned the US president, after a racist clip depicting the Obamas was shared on Truth Social.

Charlize Theron makes surprise appearance and speech at Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Theron said her speech was inspired by “my beloved countryman” Nelson Mandela.

Questions raised over communication delay as Akaroa tourist boat ran aground
Passenger Chris Friedman wondered why little information was given to passengers immediately after the catamaran struck the seabed.

Navy vessel Canterbury stops in Tokelau to mark centenary
HMNZS Canterbury will help mark the centenary of New Zealand administration of the territory.

Watch: JD Vance jeered during Winter Games opening ceremony
The crowd cheered for the American team but jeers and whistles could be heard when the US vice president and his wife were shown on the stadium screens.

The Phoenix are top of the A-League Women for the first time in five years — and they’re not done yet
With just seven games to go, the Phoenix are in pole position to win the Premiers’ Plate.

Malicious packages for dYdX cryptocurrency exchange empties user wallets
Incident is at least the third time the exchange has been targeted by thieves.

Tesla executives say hiring is ramping up to support Musk’s expanded solar strategy

QDX opens EXESS quantum chemistry engine to academics
QDX opens EXESS quantum chemistry engine for free academic use, bundling access with complimentary GPU compute credits via approval.

15 Editor-Approved Picks From Nordstrom’s End-of-Season Sale — Score Free People, On & More for up to 85% Off

Google staff call for firm to cut ties with ICE
More than 900 Google employees signed a letter opposing company links to federal immigration actions.