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'Inspiration': First-five re-signs with Hurricanes after major injury
The 30-year-old first five-eighth re-signs for 2027 as he works his way back from a season-ending injury after just 23 minutes of play.

Police dive squad called after car plunges into water in Tauranga
The police dive squad has been called as emergency services try to determine if more than one person was in a car that entered the water off Chapel Street in Tauranga early on Friday morning.

'Huge interest': Calls for agriculture to remain standalone subject at Year 11
The principal of a 1700-strong high school where half the students are studying agriculture at Year 11 wants to see it reinstated as a standalone subject.

Pahiatua Medical Centre: Final day for staff who resigned over safety concerns
Almost 5000 patients depend on the clinic, with resigning staff alleging unsafe workloads and concern over patient safety.

F1 driver calls out his fans for social media attacks on rivals
Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto has called on his fans to stop social media campaigns attacking other drivers and his Alpine team staff, saying they're holding back his career.

Google pitches Gemini agent to startups for busywork
Startups could cut admin and coding time as Google folds Gemini into Workspace and lets teams assign persistent AI coworkers to routine tasks.

Nvidia launches Nemotron 3.5 open models for agents
The new range lets organisations run AI agents on local hardware or in-house servers, cutting reliance on cloud services for sensitive tasks.

Google updates VPC Service Controls with new policy tools
The free upgrade should let cloud administrators tighten access controls and fix blocked traffic faster across larger Google Cloud estates.

Telecom operators turn to open AI models, Nvidia says
Broad support for open source could shape telecom AI spending, with 89% of respondents backing it for cost control, governance and local adaptation.

Cop sprayed pepper spray through bedroom window during arrest attempt
The IPCA found the officer’s use of pepper spray was unjustified and police concluded he had committed serious misconduct.

Person who collapsed after chemical spill in Christchurch now in stable condition
Firefighters rescued three people after being called to the Sydenham building on Thursday afternoon and one was hospitalised in a critical condition.

Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads.

Scaling AI means reinventing how work gets done
The shift could reshape hiring, audits and pay as firms move from AI pilots to automated workflows that rely on new guardrails.

Richie Mo’unga in serious doubt for northern tour
Dave Rennie isn’t giving up hope the playmaker features, but he wouldn’t be available for all four tests.

New Zealand says goodbye to phone booths and phone cards
Spark New Zealand has confirmed it will not proceed with its proposal to retain public phone booths by investing in modern alternatives.

Election 2026 live: Luxon cops flak from former National minister over Opportunity
Te Pati Maori has pulled out of a debate. Meanwhile, National is pledging to expand the maths acceleration programme, and Labour is concerned about enrolments.

NVIDIA launches RTX Spark for Windows PCs with local AI
Its push into on-device AI on Windows PCs aims to woo creators and gamers while reducing reliance on cloud services for everyday tasks.

Google adds Gemini integration to borderless Lakehouse
Businesses can query data across rival clouds without moving it into Google Cloud first, as the preview aims to speed AI agents and cut duplication.

Google Cloud & Temporal launch serverless workers
Developers can now run Temporal workers on Cloud Run, with queues scaling capacity automatically and costs falling when work dries up.