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5 mobile-first strategies to ensure contact data quality
Retailers warned that mobile checkout typos, duplicate profiles and recycled numbers are draining sales unless data is checked in real time.

ExpressVPN launches private AI platform with secure enclaves
ExpressVPN expands beyond VPNs with encrypted AI chats, launching ExpressAI on confidential computing enclaves after an audit by cybersecurity firm Cure53.

Albanese government reaches deal with $550b AI giant in legal battle with Trump
AI giant Anthropic has signed an agreement with the Albanese government while being locked in a legal war with the Trump administration.

Malaysian broadcaster rejects altered graphic about electricity rate hike

OpenAI valued at $852 billion in latest funding round ahead of IPO

Republican senator proposes to widen US ban on Chinese autos

FNZ launches premium Select service for wealth clients
FNZ launches premium Select service for wealth clients, giving top-tier firms priority product input, AI tools and faster platform support.

Son of late All Black Norm Hewitt picked in NZ under-20 squad
Norm Hewitt, who died in 2024 aged 55, played for the All Blacks between 1993 and 1998. His son, Alexander, has been picked the NZ under-20 squad.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople: Ten years of 'the most New Zealand film ever made'
The 2016 Taika Waititi film shone a light on Kiwi comedy, and the world went, "'Wow, these people are different, but they're funny'."

Tell us what events you’d like to see at major stadiums
From Western Springs to Eden Park and Christchurch’s new stadium, what would you like to see major stadiums used for?

Four Square Tauhara and former director hit with $80k penalty for exploiting migrant workers
The Employment Relations Authority found the store’s director took advantage of an "inherent inequality of power" while staff worked shifts of up to 15 hours.

New Zealand to extend open banking to SME channels
New Zealand will extend regulated open banking to SME banking channels from June 2027, giving smaller firms wider access to fintech tools and automation.

Karla Epiha sentenced after running over child on pedestrian crossing
It took 10 people to lift Karla Epiha's car off the boy after she hit him and kept driving.

Arrest made after two suffer stab wounds in violent street brawl between groups ‘hell bent’ on fighting
Two groups of people were “hell bent” on fighting each other during a violent street brawl in Feilding that left two men with stab wounds.

'You're no longer my sister' - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families

WATCH: IDF strikes, dismantles missile launchers in southern Lebanon

Don't fall for it: These common tourist scams in Rome are easy to avoid if you know what you're looking for

How cocaine use has skyrocketed to an all-time high in New Zealand - and why
Explainer - Cocaine isn't cheap, but its use is skyrocketing in New Zealand according to new figures. What's driving the snowstorm?

Fonterra settles activists' misleading packaging lawsuit for '100 percent NZ grass-fed' claims
Greenpeace Aotearoa is renewing calls for the dairy industry to ditch the use of imported palm kernel expeller feeds.

Fiji Rugby League keeps tab on Melbourne Storm star Kamikamica
Tui Kamikamica, who plays for the Melbourne Storm, is recovering in hospital following his admission early this week for what medical staff said was a suspected stroke.

No America in the America’s Cup? US challengers withdraw late bid on deadline day
Every edition of the America’s Cup since its inception in 1851 has featured an American team, but that could change for its next edition in Naples.

Failed mayoral candidate and controversial social media figure trespassed from council offices
The Upper Hutt City Council has trespassed failed Wellington mayoral candidate and controversial social media figure Graham Bloxham from its offices.