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Brown cuts lunches at council meetings after $1 million bill
Auckland's mayor is axing ratepayer-funded food at meetings after being grilled over a big catering bill.

Pharmac funds nivolumab and ipilimumab for melanoma surgery patients
Pharmac is widening access to two melanoma medicines, giving cancer patients more funded immunotherapy options.

Datadog launches Experiments to track product impact
Datadog broadens observability push with Experiments, letting product teams run A/B tests and link release decisions to warehouse and usage data.

AcademyEX launches AI training scheme for charities
AcademyEX ties business AI licences to donated training for New Zealand charities and non-profits in bid to widen access to digital skills.

The Crusaders’ hybrid star who could fix an All Blacks weakness
The powerful Leicester Fainga’anuku might be the most valuable problem the All Blacks have right now.

Auckland's traffic woes threaten New Zealand's productivity - Infrastructure New Zealand
Auckland accounts for nearly 40 percent of the country's GDP and more investment is needed to fix its congestion problems, INZ's chief executive says.

Northland residents using Afterpay to buy essentials amid cost-of-living crisis
In the small, predominantly Maori town of Kaikohe, residents struggling with high living costs are using Afterpay to buy things like gas.

Watch: Top cyclists face fine for running red light at train crossing as barrier splits peloton
Tadej Pogacar is among the riders being investigated by Belgian officials for running a red light at a railway crossing during the Tour de Flanders.

Air New Zealand cuts more Tauranga flights as jet fuel prices bite
Air New Zealand will remove 67 rotations across its Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch services to Tauranga in May and June due to high jet fuel prices.

Former BOA and Wada executive Reedie dies aged 84
Sir Craig Reedie, the former chair of the British Olympic Association and president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, dies at the age of 84.

Reprieve for Christopher Luxon, but National still under 30% in latest poll
The latest Taxpayers Union-Curia poll shows National slightly up, and the coalition placed comfortably to form a government.

Missing woman Rowena Walker's family 'desperately worried for her safety'
Rowena Walker has been missing for nearly eight months, and are urging anyone with information to contact them.

Businesses scramble to get noticed by AI search
Firms are changing the way they present information on their websites, so they get noticed by AI.

Specialist crews contain large sulphuric acid spill in Hamilton
Approximately 25 firefighters from four stations contained the hazardous substance spill in Melville after a call-out shortly after 5am.

ROLLER cuts finance work with Oracle NetSuite OneWorld
Annexa's six-month cloud ERP rollout for ROLLER has automated revenue recognition, unified finance data and reduced month-end strain.

Exabeam expands AI agent analytics to ChatGPT, Copilot
Exabeam widens AI agent monitoring to ChatGPT and Copilot, as chief AI and product officer Steve Wilson says digital workers need closer oversight.

Beyond the billion-dollar banking oversight: How process intelligence can surface vital warning signs
Australia's Big Four loan scandal highlights how process intelligence can expose ghost paths, bypassed checks and hidden fraud networks.

'Never have I felt so dependent on ... feelings of one administration': Nicola Willis on Trump and Iran
"I see the pain that so many New Zealanders are experiencing," the finance minister says, as the PM calls US threats "unhelpful".

Deep fat fryer fire prompts emergency call to hotel
Firefighters used thermal imaging and ventilation to clear smoke after a deep fat fryer ignited at the Otoromiro Hotel.

Easter road toll: Four dead as police target 'poor decisions' by drivers
Four people have died on New Zealand roads during the Easter holiday period, prompting police to warn they will continue to target "poor decisions" and unsafe driving as the break ends.