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Five Eyes nears deal on military AI project
Foundational work on Arcadia is continuing while formal arrangements are finalised, the Defence Force says.

A$AP Rocky is coming back to New Zealand after eight years
The US rapper will play Spark Arena on December 12, with general tickets going on sale on Friday.

Complaint over National election ad claiming crime is down dismissed
The Broadcasting Standards Authority found the party had a reasonable basis for its claim, relying on official Ministry of Justice survey data.

Forever New completes global eCommerce move to Shopify
The nine-month overhaul should cut delays to digital updates and give the fashion retailer a single eCommerce system across four major markets.

Government rejects aluminium industry's call for import protection
The Government has declined the aluminium extrusion industry's request for temporary safeguard protection.

A test debutant at 10? The changes the All Blacks could make for Bledisloe II
First five-eighth Josh Jacomb is ready to sit his big exam. It's time for All Blacks coach Dave Rennie to start him in a test match.

Cafe company collapses into liquidation with $154k owed
A Hamilton cafe operator has been placed into court liquidation over unpaid tax, with creditors unlikely to be paid.

Election 2026 live: Labour goes on the attack, Greens promise an economic fix
Meanwhile, Labour has gone on the attack, and Greens are promising an economic fix.

Microsoft unveils Maia 300 for 2027 AI deployments
The new chip is meant to lift Microsoft's AI services, with Maia 300 set for production deployments in 2027 and wider roll-out plans from then.

Breaking Bad star dies at age 34
The actor played Walter White Jr on the popular TV show. No cause of death has been disclosed.

Fijian PM awaits word from justice minister before acting on explicit video controversy
Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed he will take no immediate disciplinary action regarding the explicit video uploaded to Justice Minister Siromi Turaga's Facebook profile.

Electric Avenue releases extra festival passes exclusively for locals
Christchurch’s Electric Avenue festival is expanding its 2027 daily capacity to 50,000 fans, making room for an extra 4000 local festival-goers each day after securing additional land.

Jake White named new Flying Fijians head coach
The 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning coach with the Springboks replaces Senirusi Seruvakula, who was appointed to the position on an interim basis in April.

Should New Zealand lower the voting age to 16?
And, given they’re worried about housing, jobs, living costs and AI, why aren’t more young people enrolled.

Australian executives & workers split on AI progress
The 17-point divide suggests many firms may be overestimating AI gains, especially in larger organisations where workers see weaker execution.

‘A stark change ’: Temperatures to near 30C before sudden plunge
Temperatures on parts of the east coast are set to be about 10C above the average, but it will be followed by a sudden cold change later this week.

Teaching Council condemned for ignoring police warning about sex offender
The body allowed a sex offender to teach despite a police "red stamp" saying he should not have unsupervised access to children.

Staff cuts blamed as NZ’s geohazards monitoring centre shut twice within days
The Public Service Association is blaming the Government after New Zealand’s 24/7 geohazards monitoring centre shut down twice within days.