NZCity NewsLinks

All Links

16 Jul 2026

Search

Growth hindered for businesses and households

Does hard work make you better off? More New Zealanders aren't convinced
The second Social Cohesion in NZ report by the Helen Clark Foundation said the country's social fabric was "fraying on almost every measure".

Teacher dragged upset student across school grounds after he ignored mother’s request
The incidents occurred in 2019 while McCauley was teaching at Newton Central School in Auckland.

Body found in Karori formally identified as Philip Sutton
A body found following a search in the Wellington suburb of Karori has been formally identified.

Wellington storm damage could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, mayor says
A fund has been launched to get support out to the people who need it most, says Mayor Andrew Little.

Government to broaden self-certification scheme for tradies
The changes will now cover the majority of plumbing and drainlaying work in buildings up to three storeys, the Building and Construction Minister says.

Chance Voight group investors face a 'substantial shortfall' according to liquidators report
In December 2025, the Financial Markets Authority sought the liquidation of Rangiora-based Chance Voight Investment Corporation Limited (CVICL), and five of its main subsidiaries.

Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows
Gigamon rolls out AI traffic intelligence and agentic observability software as IDC sees the network monitoring market reaching USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

Trump envoy attempting to replace Iran with Italy at World Cup
A top envoy to Donald Trump has proposed that Fifa replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported.

Westpac boss slams Meta’s response to deepfake scams
Westpac reports that 64% of its scam cases so far this year originated on social media, an increase from 57% during the same period last year.

‘It would have been helpful’ if chief whip spoke sooner, National MP says
Stuart Smith should have quickly denied reports he had tried to contact the PM to highlight flagging support, Chris Bishop says.

The fight to keep Alex Rufer: Phoenix face battle for off-contract captain
Interim boss Chris Greenacre admits the club is in a fight to keep their leader as a dozen players approach the end of their contracts.

Check Point teams with Google Cloud on AI agent security
Check Point and Google Cloud add governance and live monitoring to enterprise AI agents as firms race to secure autonomous workflows.

Girls shaping the future of AI: Why inclusivity matters now
Women urge early AI literacy and more diverse leadership, warning that bias scales when girls are shut out of design conversations.

Giddy up: Police officer opts for horsepower to get to work
Saddled up with the bicycles for about an hour, Kitty the horse was chomping at the bit to return home.

Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand
Western Digital says emissions intensity from customer use of its drives is down 31%, while a rare-earth recovery pilot hit a 90% capture rate.

Quantium launches Gemini Enterprise practice with Google
Quantium joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise push with a new AI practice aimed at moving enterprise agents from pilots into production.

Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze
Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.

MrBeast employee alleges she was harassed for years and fired after maternity leave in a new lawsuit
A former Beast Industries employee is suing MrBeast's media production company after she was allegedly fired from her social media manager job upon returning from maternity leave and following years of what she described as sexual harassment and workplace gender bias.

Hipkins says sorry to Willis: ‘I had no idea what she was upset about. I now do. I’ve apologised’
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he has apologised to Finance Minister Nicola Willis after he suggested she needed “medical help” during a back-and-forth in Parliament.