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Pattern adds ChatGPT ads to its marketing platform
Brands will be able to buy placements in ChatGPT through Pattern, as shopping discovery moves from search engines towards AI tools.

Gorilla launches pre-billing layer for energy retailers
By automating complex contract logic, the software aims to cut billing errors, disputes and margin leakage for energy retailers.

MPs riff on their pick of Parliament's petitions
This week, a clutch of MPs discussed topics raised in recent petitions. Their choices and angles were interesting.

El Niño could bring a 'highly unusual warm' spring
The climate phenomenon was officially declared at the start of July and could strongly influence New Zealand's temperatures in the next few months.

Unions fear Lyttelton Port privatisation despite rejection of unsolicited bid
Protesters rallied outside CCHL's Cambridge Terrace office saying they still wanted to emphasis their call to keep the port in public hands.

‘My whole world is complete’: Bree Tomasel and fiancée welcome baby boy
Tomasel and her fiancée, Sophia Gould, welcomed their baby, Toto, at 5.45am on Wednesday.

Glasgow gets starring role in new Spider-Man: Brand New Day film
Scotland's largest city doubles as New York in the latest installment of Marvel cinematic universe.

Christchurch Arts Centre director critically ill
Philip Aldridge is critically ill and will not return to work, the centre's director says.

Gang patch ban inconsistent with Bill of Rights, High Court finds
The ruling came in relation to the conviction of a patched member of a gang after he was sighted - via CCTV - on the footpath outside a restaurant.

Weebit lifts guidance after chip tape-outs & licence wins
Orders and revenue prospects have improved for Weebit, which lifted FY26 guidance to at least A$13.5 million after three chip designs reached tape-out.

Security leaders warn as AI bot traffic overtakes humans
Automated requests now make up most web traffic, raising costs for sites and sharpening fears over AI-driven fraud and phishing.

Live: Tasman v North Harbour - NPC rugby
Follow live coverage of the NPC match between Tasman and North Harbour in Nelson.

F5 & NVIDIA tie up on AI guardrails for production
Centralised oversight for AI traffic should help firms cut prompt-injection and data-leakage risks as models shift into production.

Waitangi Tribunal says Treaty reform proposals breach Treaty principles
Urgent report finds Cabinet breached Treaty principles by approving reforms without adequate evidence or meaningful engagement with Maori.

South Korean shares surge after chip stock rout
It comes after a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.

UK rapper Yung Filly found not guilty of raping woman after Australian show
The YouTuber has been found guilty for two counts of assault over the 2024 incident in Perth.

Medal flourish needed to meet Commonwealth Games goal
New Zealand athletes need to finish with an almighty bang over the final few days.

Tribunal finds Treaty reforms breach Te Tiriti principles, prejudice Maori, damage Maori-Crown relationship
The Waitangi Tribunal findings come after iwi leaders and experts warned the reforms could strip away decades of Treaty protections across key areas.

'Extensive damage': Man arrested for thefts along Wellington rail line
It is alleged he primarily targeted sections of the rail line between Featherston and Greytown.