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Decoding Charli XCX's new album, Music, Fashion, Film
The star's new album strips away artifice to examine her life after the phenomenal success of Brat.

Databricks deepens Microsoft tie-up into the 2030s
The expanded deal aims to help customers ground AI in their own data while easing governance and cost concerns across Microsoft tools.

Hayden Tasker sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Nelson police officer Lyn Fleming
Hayden Tasker was sentenced today for the murder police officer Sergeant Lyn Fleming.

US stocks tumble as AI spending and oil prices weigh on market
Bloomberg: The S&P 500 Index is on track for its worst day in a month.

Police Sergeant Lyn Fleming's husband confronts killer as life sentence handed down
The Police Sergeant's family gave powerful statements, saying while he took her life, she will never be forgotten.

Police search home of high-profile property mogul
High-profile Wellington figure Matthew Ryan has had the lion’s share of his property and finance empire put into receivership ? but plans to appeal the move.

Google Cloud time-slices accelerators for RL training
Large language model post-training could get cheaper as idle accelerator time is cut from about 60% to 30% in early tests.

The Commonwealth Games have started. Here's what we could win at the weekend
Kiwis shouldn’t need to wait long to celebrate New Zealand’s first medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Cabinet faces 'no-brainer' decision on ancient migration waka
It's regarded as one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Aotearoa and the wider Pacific.

Arctic Wolf recognised in IDC MDR market assessment
Arctic Wolf has been named a Leader in IDC's 2026 assessment of worldwide managed detection and response services for midmarket organisations.

Kiwi ocean enthusiast and social media influencer Henry Gibbs attacked by shark in Fiji
'No hard feelings towards the shark. I was in its environment hunting its food.'

TrendAI appoints Harrison as Global VP of AI Security
The appointment gives the firm a New Zealand-based executive as businesses race to secure AI deployments amid rising cyber and governance risks.

PM Christopher Luxon pays tribute to quiet hero Sir Bill Birch
Luxon recalled his own brief interaction with Birch as he entered politics.

US beef boom lifts NZ farmgate prices despite tariff risk
A US review of NZ and Australian lamb imports could lead to higher tariffs.

Parking price rises fail to cut demand, study finds
Cities need more accurate curb data after researchers found parking rates often rose without denting vehicle volumes in 60 US cities.

NZ rejects US claims of 'forced labour', as tariffs hiked
"They're looking for any way to put a tariff rate back on," the trade minister said, adding that Trump was "going to do" what he was going to do.

‘Can’t make eye contact with me’: Police officer’s killer sentenced over new year’s attack
Hayden Tasker rammed police officers with his car on New Year’s Day 2025, and had since been found guilty of murder. Today he was sentenced to a minimum 22 years in jail.

Warriors not planning to rush new recruit into club early to start rehab
The Kiwis winger has played his last game for the Storm after a horrific injury that ended his World Cup hopes saw him leave the field in tears.

Voicify cuts costs with Google Cloud's Gemini models
The switch has cut Voicify's model costs by up to 30% while helping the platform keep restaurant and healthcare calls flowing at peak times.

Oil hits US$100: petrol prices and mortgage rates set to rise
Oil topped US$100 a barrel for the first time since May.