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Search for missing person moves into second day after rough seas hamper efforts
A kayak was found during search efforts on Monday, which included aerial sweeps of the shoreline between Charleston and Ross.

Outlook’s new AI salvages your calendar
Can we admit that AI is actually surprisingly useful for email? And any additional tools to help manage our Outlook and email could actually be welcome? Microsoft made a number of announcements on Monday, all geared toward adding AI to business apps. The most noteworthy addition is that it’s expanding its...

Advocacy group calls for National Fuel Security Plan to be activated in face of global shortages
The Wise Response Society wants more action from the government in the face of what could be "massive economic disruption" caused by global fuel shortages.

'Grey washing': SuperGold Card discounts skip entire regions
Some card holders are finding it hard to cash-in on weekly supermarket discounts.

The AI prompt for all big decisions
Intel or AMD? MacBook Neo or iPad? McDonald’s or Wendy’s? These are all tough choices, and if we’re feeling harried or overwhelmed, it might be tempting to simply ask an AI to pick for us. Or, consider this: You actually do want to make the choice yourself, but your prompt–“Should I...

Ministry of Social Development apologises for broken data system
The Ministry of Social Development says its "ageing" data system needs fixing and that's taken longer than predicted.

How much fuel does NZ have - and what happens if we run out?
With the war between the US, Israel and Iran significantly disrupting global oil supplies and prices, is there a plan if it all dries up?

Shoes on or off inside? What are the rules?
When you see a pile of shoes at the door, do you slip yours off too or hesitate, half-balanced, wondering if you can get away with keeping them on?

Restaurant questioned over serving more shisha than food
Alcohol licensing inspectors have visited five times since September 2024, noting alcohol served to customers after licensed hours and more customers having shisha than food.

The real price of Buy Now Pay Later
One million Kiwis use a Buy Now Pay Later scheme, but not everyone is convinced the regulations governing them are adequate to protect users from harm.

NZTA picks cheaper but less effective option to fix SH2 through Waioweka Gorge
A newly released business case shows the recommended option would cut closures by 53 percent while a full fix would cut them by 70 percent.

Alapati Pita Tavite sworn in as 12th Ulu o Tokelau
He was sworn in for his second term as the 12th Ulu o Tokelau (head of government) in Nukunonu on Monday.

Safe Software to bring Peak of Data & AI to London
Safe Software will bring its Peak of Data and AI conference back to London in March 2027, hosting a three-day event at the QEII Centre.

Human trials about to take place on universal flu vaccine
A scientist leading the work on Centivax's universal flu vaccine says is entering its its human trial phase in Australia.

'It is a ticking time bomb': Drive to evict PNG settlement communities runs into problems
A campaign by PNG authorities to remove communities from informal settlements in Port Moresby may not solve the crime problem.

‘Claude’ AI is coming to Microsoft 365
The agentic world that Microsoft and others have envisioned for AI is now arriving in the company’s office apps, where prompts are replacing the need to build PowerPoint presentations from scratch, even with Anthropic’s Claude. Microsoft is pushing several major changes for office workers. Part of those will be part of...