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NZ and Philippines pledge defence cooperation amid rising tensions
The commitment came after a sit-down meeting between Christopher Luxon and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr overnight.

Boeing planes not about to start 'falling apart in the sky' - expert
But he notes a more defensive tone coming from the under-fire aviation manufacturer.

Weekend weather: Storms, heavy rain possible across North Island, parts of south
Heavy rain watches have been put in place for the northern half of the North Island from Saturday afternoon.

Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government

Meta adds its AI chatbot, powered by Llama 3, to the search bar across its apps

Meta releases early versions of its Llama 3 AI model

Cape dials up $61M from a16z and more for mobile service that doesn't use personal data

Quicken Simplifi subscriptions are half off through April 21

CHIPS Act money is starting to move, but it’ll take years to see results

15-strong NZ athletics team named for Olympics
A pair of reigning World Indoor champions and two former Olympic medallists headline the athletics team for this year's Paris Olympics.

Auckland University halls residents encouraged to stop paying rent
Students for Fair Rent will today launch a campaign against the increases in fees paid by University of Auckland students living in the halls.

It was worse than you thought
Old mainframe computing was terrible.

Calls to make stalking a crime after Faranza Yaqubi's murder
The current law isn't fit for purpose, a clinical psychologist says.

India election 2024: Why does it matter and who can vote?
India's general election - to be held over six weeks between 19 April and 1 June - will be the biggest the world has ever seen.

Philippines, New Zealand to Boost Trade, Maritime Security Ties

Germany will 'never accept' Russian spying, Scholz says after arrests

12 jurors finally selected for Donald Trump trial
Lawyers have been trying to find 12 impartial jurors since Monday - but there's still another hurdle.

Kate Garraway gets council response over 'unsettling post'
She said the issue of "bills, demands, threatens of bailiffs" had been going on for years.

Offenders flee after Lower Hutt knife-point robbery
Police were called to a store in Rata Street around 8am, where a group brandished a knife before robbing the store.

Auckland dog attacks: Callouts for attacks on other animals going up
Auckland's roaming dogs are responsible for more than a thousand attacks on other animals each year, and the number is growing.

Latest job stats show public sector cuts being felt
Trade Me data showed listings for jobs in central government were down 77 percent year on year.

Netflix Adds 9.33 Million Customers, Says Gains Will Slow

Seeka Provides the Results of Meeting - ASM
At Seeka Limited’s shareholder meeting, held in Te Puke and online on 18th April 2024, shareholders were asked to vote on 5 resolutions, which were supported by the Board

Air NZ extends pause on Chicago service over engine 'challenges'
Air New Zealand plans to increase capacity to key markets and bring back a couple of popular routes for the summer, but has extended the cancellation of its Chicago service.

Samoa on the brink of declaring a dengue outbreak
The health chief has confirmed about 80 people have been affected by the mosquite-borne disease and number of cases are going up.

Nier Automata's Yoko Taro thinks Japanese devs have struggled to embrace Western tech, but Stellar Blade's director says "Japanese content is completely back on top"

UK’s Sunak to Visit Poland Soon to Discuss Security, Tusk Says

Petrobras’ Prates Aligns Himself With Lula to Boost Shipbuilding

After Habeck's visit, Zelensky thanks Germany for its support

India votes in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term

Thousands of Bosnian Serbs rally against UN resolution on Srebrenica

Economy not expected to improve until mid-2025 - Infometrics
Households and businesses are being advised to keep a close eye on costs until the middle of next year, when economic conditions are expected to improve.