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No decisions expected on US aid changes for Pacific until April
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the US will not make any decisions on aid funding for the Pacific region until mid-April.

Welsh rugby fan vowed to run a mile for each point Wales lost by ... it didn’t end well
Super fan has racked up a 191km run after Wales’ results in Six Nations fixtures.

Police search for man wanted in connection with Otorohanga burglaries
Police are searching for 35-year-old Teina Repia, who they say is wanted in connection with multiple burglaries at a business in Otorohanga over the past two months.

ACT looks to stand candidates in local elections for first time
Seymour is expected to call for a "cleanout" of councils which he says have missed the memo for "real change" that New Zealanders voted for.

JFrog & NVIDIA team up to enhance secure AI deployments
JFrog has incorporated NVIDIA NIM microservices into its Software Supply Chain Platform, enhancing secure AI model deployment and streamlining enterprise solutions.

Smart homes a boon for accessibility, but come with a technology warning
More and more appliances are being connected to the internet.

What it takes to get big Bluff oysters on the plate
When you think about a New Zealand delicacy, it's hard to go past a plump Bluff oyster.

Politics live: ACT to run in local elections, Winston Peters meets US officials
And Christopher Luxon says he won't be cracking down on Sikh protesters in New Zealand.

Jonathan Anderson steps down as creative director of Loewe
Jonathan Anderson thanks Loewe as he departs the Spanish luxury fashion house after 11 years.

Premier League star ‘close to dying’ after crashing Ferrari into tree
West Ham’s Michail Antonio has spoken out about the crash on a stormy day that has left him with a “completely shattered” leg.

Watch: The ‘reckless, negligent’ contact with a Black Cap that earned Pakistan player a hefty fine
Khushdil Shah has been fined half his match fee for making “inappropriate physical contact” with Zak Foulkes in the first T20 in Christchurch.

Even 'middle class' struggling to pay rent
A new housing development that will provide homes at 80% of market rent to essential workers highlights that even "middle class" people are struggling .

Residents lock doors amid police hunt over Wellington home invasion
Police are still hunting for a person who injured the occupant of a Wellington home, and working to determine whether if the attack is linked another serious assault nearby.

Weather: Southerly cools Canterbury after soaring temperatures
The region swelted under 30C heat yesterday, but MetService is forecasting a dramatic drop in temperatures today.

JFrog & Hugging Face join forces to secure AI models
JFrog has partnered with Hugging Face to enhance security for machine learning models, boosting safety measures on the Hugging Face Hub against potential threats.

Oops! Microsoft’s latest Windows update removes Copilot from PCs
Last week’s March update for Windows 11 24H2 was already causing problems for users, but now it appears to be a headache for Microsoft itself… because it’s inadvertently uninstalling the Copilot AI assistant that the company has been pushing over the past few years. According to Windows Latest, an unexpected bug has crept into the update that causes the Copilot app to be uninstalled on some devices and unpinned from the taskbar. The problem occurs with updates KB5053598 (Windows 11 24H2) and KB5053602 (Windows 11 23H2) as well as KB5053606 (Windows 10 22H2). Microsoft has confirmed the bug, updated the respective release notes accordingly, and is already working on a solution. What can you do? Until Microsoft fixes the issue, you can manually reinstall the Copilot app from the Microsoft Store and pin it to the taskbar again. Incidentally, Copilot for Microsoft 365 isn’t affected by the bug. Other problems with the update It was previously reported that the March update for Windows 11 24H2 PCs is riddled with issues, with users getting unexpected BSOD errors (Blue Screen of Death), crashing SSDs, and errors with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). See more in our coverage of that problematic update. Problems with Remote Desktop were previously reported back in October 2024 when Microsoft first released Windows 11 24H2. According to Windows Latest, this month’s recent update has probably made those problems worse. Microsoft is currently investigating. Further reading: How to roll back a problematic Windows update