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Survey reveals growth a key concern for businesses, signals improving conditions
It's the first time the issue has emerged as a priority and signals that businesses are starting to look ahead after a tough few years. 
© 2025 RadioNZ 5:25am 

Lack of debate fans pay equity fury
The government's lightning blitz on pay equity claims has left whole sectors devastated and the public confused about what just happened. 
© 2025 RadioNZ 5:25am 

On The Up: Fans rally behind Kiwi death metal band Organectomy robbed of passports, equipment while on tour in Europe
Thousands of euros in gear and cash were stolen from their tour van while the band slept. 
© 2025 NZ Herald 5:25am 

Drone controversy highlights duck impact on crops and water quality - Dr Jacqueline Rowarth
Opinion: A duck season drone raises questions on wildlife management and costs. 
© 2025 NZ Herald 5:25am 

Far North Council euthanises 56 dogs in two months
FNDC received 796 requests for service for animal management in January and February. 
© 2025 NZ Herald 5:25am 

The controversial case of Peter Ellis, Christchurch childcare worker - A Moment in Crime
The Peter Ellis case is one of the most controversial in New Zealand legal history. 
© 2025 NZ Herald 5:25am 

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New Winxvideo AI – One-stop Video/Image Enhancer & Toolkit
We seem to have more video footage and still images than ever before, thanks to smartphones, GoPro cameras and the backlog of older ones collected across a lifetime. Managing all these formats, as well as making sure they look their best, can be a frightening proposition. Thankfully, Winxvideo AI is a powerful all-in-one solution that not only uses advanced Artificial Intelligence software to upgrade the quality of your content but can rescue old photos and footage too. The newly updated version 4.0 also brings huge improvements to speed, plus a special price offer, so you can save both time and money while you upgrade your photo and video library. Grab your discount on Winxvideo AI Powerful AI tools that upgrade your videos Winxvideo AI comes with an impressive array of features that can turn tired, old, blurry videos into something far more professional. For example, if you have footage of a significant event that was shot on an old device and only displays in low resolution, then the AI upscaling tool can cleverly convert it to 720p ,1080p or even 4K! It offers dedicated AI models for different video types – whether enhancing fine details, smoothing low-detail footage, refining animations, or upscaling photorealistic content. Digiarty Winxvideo AI significantly improves video quality thanks to its advanced AI models that remove noise, sharpen footage, and clean up compression artifacts caused by low light or poor equipment. This means that the unimpressive video you shot of an important occasion can instantly look better than you thought possible, and play back in glorious 4K with realistic detail, revealing textures like skin, hair, fur, and fabric with impressive clarity. Is a great shot spoiled by the camera shaking? No problem, the AI Stabilization capabilities in Winxvideo AI can fix that in only a few clicks. If you find that your video is jerky and stutters due to a low frame rate, that’s fixable too thanks to the AI frame interpolation that can boost frame rates for smooth footage or allow you to convert it to slo-mo instead. Alongside these tools there’s also a full suite of video editing features so you can put together your own films, remove noise from audio tracks, the option to convert video to and from a wide range of formats, plus the helpful ability to compress file sizes to make them easier to share over email or messaging services. Restore and enhance photos and images  It’s not only video that you can improve with Winxvideo AI, as it also brings serious enhancements to still images. The AI upscaler technology instantly improves low-quality images by up to 10x, removing noise and blurriness to give you pin-sharp results.If you want to enhance portraits, Winxvideo AI’s Face Recovery restores fine details like eyelashes, pupils, and skin texture, while removing blemishes. It works perfectly for both individual portraits and group photos. Digiarty The same thing works on old photographs, which you can scan and then make them look like they were taken yesterday. Should you want to modernize old black and white pictures, then the colorize feature in Winxvideo AI makes this incredibly simple, bringing old images to life with full color versions. Everything is handled by the simple-to-use software that does all the heavy-lifting for you. Winxvideo AI version 4.0 takes things to a new level Thanks to big improvements in two of the AI models used in version 4.0, the latest iteration of Winxvideo AI boasts incredible performance gains, with upscaling speeds increased by up to 80% over version 3.9! Digiarty Not only that, the finished results also come with enhanced quality and details too. All this, while the CPU/GPU usage has been lowered, so your PC won’t be punished while working on the video or images. Grab time-limited special deals for Winxvideo AI This year also marks the 19th anniversary of Winxvideo AI’s creators Digiarty, which is being celebrated by a superb deal on the software where you can buy it for only $29.95, saving you $40 off the normal price. Hurry, though, as this is a time-limited deal to accompany the Digiarty festivities. With so many useful tools to upgrade your video and photo library, there’s never been a better time to buy Winxvideo AI, and thanks to the special deal there’s never been a cheaper time either. Save $40 on Winxvideo AI View Offer 
© 2025 PC World 5:15am 

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Our Changing World: Burrowing into the mystery of Great Barrier Island's black petrels
A research team monitoring a dwindling population of takoketai hopes to head to Ecuador to gather clues about why so many birds never make it back to Aotearoa. 
© 2025 RadioNZ 5:25am 

Unprecedented punishment on Te Pati Maori MPs over protest haka not taken lightly - Judith Collins
The chair of Parliament's Privileges Commitee says the suspension of three Te Pati Maori MPs shows the serious nature of their behaviour. 
© 2025 RadioNZ 5:25am 

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Regulatory Standards Bill faces backlash at urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing
More than 18,000 people have registered support for the Waitangi Tribunal claim. 
© 2025 NZ Herald 5:25am 

South Waikato’s largest new residential development ready for 200-home second stage
Ground first broke on the $200m, 400-home Overdale Estate development in 2022. 
© 2025 NZ Herald 5:25am 

NZ Principals’ Federation criticises charter school funding as ‘immoral’
$153 million is allocated to establish 50 charter schools over four years. 
© 2025 NZ Herald 5:25am 

Rotorua council hears feedback on rates, sewerage scheme, night market
Ninety-nine people will address Rotorua's council this week. 
© 2025 NZ Herald 5:25am 

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