'Households will feel the brunt': Infometrics warns of economic hit
The Reserve Bank is set to have a battle on its hands to keep inflation under control over the next year, Infometrics says, and households will feel the biggest impact. 
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Rahui in place on Tarawera River after death of two boys
In a statement, Iwi Tuwharetoa mai Kawerau ki te Tai said kaumatua performed karakia, enacting a rahui on the river, which would remain in place for one week until 23 April.
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Introducing Amazon bio discovery
Amazon Bio Discovery debuts with no-code AI workflows, letting researchers design antibody candidates and loop wet-lab results back into modelling.
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Microsoft is giving away $1 million and a Benz to attract users to Edge
Microsoft has been trying to get users onto Edge for years. In the past, they’ve used dirty tricks like annoying default browser prompts, targeting heavy Chrome users, and dissuading Chrome downloads. The company’s desperation is flaring again, except this time they’ve switched from the stick to the carrot: a sweepstakes.
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Vaping likely to cause cancer, Canterbury University study shows
The research looked at the chemical composition of "vape smoke" and assessed its cancer risk using data from published animal studies.
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'After 37 years I finally had a name': How Malcolm Rewa was unmasked as a rapist
It took a woman nearly four decades to find out the name of the stranger who raped her when she was 16 years old. Today that stranger will finally be sentenced for the attack.
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A Ryzen 5800X3D comeback would prove the PC upgrade cycle is broken
If you’re trying to build a PC in 2026, I feel bad for you, son. I’ve got 99 problems… and most of them tie back to the same “AI” bubble that’s making computers ridiculously expensive. Though some older parts are also going up in price, many are falling back on...
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Appdome launches identity-first mobile API protection
Appdome unveils mobile API defence that checks app, device and session identity before granting access, targeting bot abuse and takeover attacks.
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Sentra & Wiz add data classification to cloud risks
Sentra and Wiz link cloud risk findings to sensitive data, helping security teams prioritise the alerts most likely to expose PII, PHI or IP.
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