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Committee calls for bill to address AI threat to human rights
A cross-party group of MPs and peers identifies human rights risks that existing laws appear not to cover.

CRL vs car (and bus, and bike): We raced across Auckland on the first weekday commute
The City Rail Link promises better public transport. But how does it actually stack up against other forms of transport?

Train passenger numbers jump 38% on first weekday of Auckland's City Rail Link
Businesses are already gearing up for opening an extra day in anticipation of more customers.

Far North fisherman gets caught out by tide, spends night stranded on rocks
Police said the man set off around the rocks at Tauranga Bay about 2pm on Sunday.

Netball: Former Silver Ferns return to squad ahead of 2027 World Cup
Former Silver Ferns shooters Aliyah Dunn and Te Paea Selby-Rickit are back in the national squad ahead of the 2027 World Cup.

'We have suffered so much': Family demands answers after psychiatric patient murder
Laisa Waka Tunidau was stabbed to death by Zakariye Mohamed Hussein outside her Sockburn home in June 2022.

Two people dead, third in hospital after boat capsizes at Manawatu beach
Police, St John and Fire and Emergency NZ were called to Tangimoana Beach.

Yes, AI is coming for your job
Workers in education and public service are confronting strikes and shrinking demand as AI starts replacing tasks once done by people.

Wonder Deal, $240M Cash, and 31% Short Interest. A Short Squeeze Could Be Brewing in Serve Robotics Stock.

As it happened: Auckland's City Rail Link opens for first rush hour
Auckland's City Rail link is finally now open after decades of planning and construction. How will the system hold up on its first work day? Find out with RNZ's live blog.

Harassment may have contributed to leopard seal's death, marine biologist says
"I think in her last few days, the lack of respect, it floored me," Georgia Stewart says.

Recalled shooters and new defender named in Silver Ferns squad
Mainland Tactix defender Laura Balmer earns her first Silver Ferns call-up alongside recalled shooters Aliyah Dunn and Te Paea Selby-Rickit.

He called himself NZ’s ‘Donald Trump’. Now 29 of his companies are in liquidation
The High Court has ordered another 23 entities in Bernard Whimp’s Chance Voight group into liquidation as the FMA investigation continues.

Four Christchurch sites considered for March 15 national memorial
The sites are Victoria Lake, South Rolleston Avenue and two places on the banks of the Otakaro/Avon River.

First Table raises NZD $12 million for global growth
Bookings have tripled in two years as the restaurant platform prepares to deepen its New Zealand base and push harder into Europe.

Watch: National MP's plea to ‘cowards’ who keep defacing his billboards
Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton says his billboards have been repeatedly targeted by vandals.

Opinion: Yes, AI is coming for your job
Workers in education and public service are confronting strikes and shrinking demand as AI starts replacing tasks once done by people.

Lodestone Energy weighs IPO for NZ solar expansion
Potential investors are being sounded out as the solar developer gauges support for a share sale to fund more farms and customers.

Vanuatu ferry disaster exposes gap between warnings and action
MV Matui, Vanuatu's inter-island ferry sank in rough seas off the coast of Vanuatu over the weekend, leaving one person confirmed dead and more than 30 people missing.

Pacific Nations Cup: Flying Fijians down Canada to set up final clash with hosts Japan
Fiji will face Japan in the Pacific Nations Cup final on Saturday.

Foreign students helping slow recovery of migration to New Zealand
New Zealand had a net migration gain of more than 5000 in July.