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World Squash Championships to be held in New Zealand ahead of sport's Olympic debut
New Zealand will host the World Squash Championships in 2028 just months before the sport debuts at the Olympic Games.

Microsoft tightens AI governance as agentic risks rise
Stricter controls on agent identities and tool access aim to curb security and reliability risks as autonomous AI systems spread.

The ground shakes for more than a minute. Would you wait for a phone alert?
New research suggests most New Zealanders recognise the natural warning signs of a tsunami, but a significant number may still wait rather than evacuate immediately.

Auckland to host largest-ever squash event ahead of LA 2028 Olympics
Auckland will host the 2028 PSA Squash World Championships just months before the sport makes its Olympic debut.

PM Christopher Luxon unwilling to pause referrals of fast-track housing projects
Local Government New Zealand says some projects are putting "enormous strain" on existing infrastructure.

What Methanex's departure will do to gas prices
The Canadian multinational's departure releases a huge amount of gas supply into a market that has struggled in recent years.

Injured mother and three children airlifted to safety after Hawke's Bay hike
An activated personal locator beacon led searchers to the family, who spent the night in a Kaweka Forest Park hut.

Hipkins says private poll ‘significantly better’ for Labour, but won’t reveal the result
Chris Hipkins says Labour’s own polling puts it above 30%, but he won’t reveal the result as he faces questions over the party’s slump.

Human remains found at Northland property
The identity of the body is yet to be established and a full scene search and post mortem examination will be carried out today.

Internal polling has Labour Party above 30 percent, Chris Hipkins says
It comes as the Labour leader hints at a climate change policy to be announced later today.

AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech boss
The head of chip designer Arm says modelling how a DNA marker is impacted by cancer cannot be done now, but computers are "going to solve it".

Liam Gallagher's tambourine grin and Charli XCX says bye to Brat - Music Photography Awards 2026 shortlist
Nominees for the Abbey Road awards captured some of the past year's best moments in music.

The Melbourne itinerary made for culture lovers
In Melbourne, bars glow late into the night and days are spent booking festival tickets and lining up where to find this week’s hottest DJ.

Traveller allegedly punched Customs officers during $5m airport meth bust
A 24-year-old British national was arrested after Customs allegedly found 16.8kg of methamphetamine in his luggage following a flight from New York.

Christchurch death remains unexplained - police
Police said a post-mortem examination on Tuesday should help them determine their next steps.

Entire launches Agentic Search for code repositories
Software agents could cut search time and token use by querying code history across repositories, commits and session transcripts.

Watch: Springboks star shows off broken jaw
Look away if you’re one to easily be overcome with queasiness.

Human remains found at Northland property
Police are working to recover human remains found at a property in Waiomio.

Patient waited 27 hours in ED days after another death
Days after Brent Horsburgh died following a nine-hour wait at Waikato Hospital’s ED, another patient waited more than 27 hours to be seen. It comes amid mounting scrutiny of patient care at the hospital.

NRL boss ‘90% sure’ the Warriors will be going to Eden Park for second playoff game
A Warriors victory over the Dolphins on Saturday would lock in preliminary final hosting rights in Auckland.