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Brookfield backs OpenAI deployment firm with USD $500m
The deal expands Brookfield's AI push as it targets productivity gains across its industrial and services portfolio and wider investment network.

How Annette Hall accidentally spent 20 years as 'mum' to Far North boaties
She's kept tabs on boaties with twice-daily calls, unpaid, from her living room overlooking Doubtless Bay for 20 years - but has now signed off for the last time.

Group-IB launches Prevyn AI for faster cyber defence
Existing customers can now get AI-assisted threat hunting and response without extra cost, as attacks are moving faster than manual investigations.

Food critic ‘disappointed’ as show pulled from TVNZ after co-host scandal
The ex-Masterchef judge says she's disappointed about the scandal involving her Kiwi Taste of Art co-host.

Awanui Labs review needed after fatal cancer missed - Patient Voice Aotearoa
Patient Voice Aotearoa wants an independent review of histology testing at Invercargill by Awanui Labs from 2021 to 2023.

Growing up Maori in Gloriavale: loving and leaving the only community you know
Valiant Overcomer fled Gloriavale on the back of his brother's ute. But his scars are healing and he has hope for the community's future.

Locals win fight against proposed Te Anau floating sauna
But some hope the idea will not lose steam - just find somewhere else to go.

Kiwi woman in ICE detention ‘shackled for hours’ alongside elderly and children, mother says
The mother of Everlee Wihongi has described the “inhumane conditions” her daughter has been subject to while detained by ICE in the United States over the past 32 days.

Higher inflation, greater unemployment and weaker growth expected - RBNZ survey
The latest survey from the Reserve Bank shows a more pessimistic view of the New Zealand economy.

Focus on Jobseekers leaves youth falling through cracks and harder to place once 18 - Mayors' Taskforce
It comes as StatsNZ data points to rising youth unemployment.

Tech Mahindra & Cisco launch cyber resilience fabric
Enterprises facing rising cyber risk will gain a single view of alerts and business impact as the firms combine security data and AI analytics.

Elite launches advisory services unit for law firms
Law firms facing billing and collections pressure will get executive-level guidance on cloud migration, compliance and reporting.

‘Disheartening’: The battle over teenagers’ bike parks on public lands
Stuff’s story about the children who built a bike park which the council then destroyed drew similar stories from across the motu.

Kiwi onboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests negative, isolating in Taiwan
The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control says the passenger entered Taiwan on 7 May and has reported no health issues.

Soybeans Closes with Tuesday Gains USDA Tightens Stocks

Corn Posts Gains on Tuesday

Nvidia CEO joins Trump's thorny trade mission to China

Bristol carnival scaled back amid cost and safety concerns
Organisers described the decision as a "necessary reset to help ensure its long-term future".

London named best city in the world for culture
The capital is ranked above Paris and New York for its large, quality, accessible cultural scene.

‘You broke my trust and you broke me’: Former St Bede’s priest jailed for sexually abusing boarders
Former Christchurch boys’ school priest Rowan Donoghue has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison.

Oriini Kaipara dodges questions about her future with Te Pati Maori
The Tamaki Makaurau MP ducked down a hallway at Parliament as Stuff asked why she issued the conflicting statements about her future with Te Pati Maori.

Scientists bring one of New Zealand's rarest plants back from the brink
Researchers managed to collect just three seeds of the woollyhead herb in one season - two of which germinated.

Increased security at Auckland train station after incident with teenagers
Students from Kelston Boys' High School were involved, the school has confirmed.