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'Bit of a hit': Tourist arrivals hit new high since pre-Covid-19 this year, but fuel crisis may bite
Visitor arrivals to Aotearoa totalled nearly 360,000 in March, up nearly 15 percent from a year prior.

‘A terrific young man’: Rugby community mourns death of Kiwi monk
Justin Evans, 24, originally from Christchurch, went missing from a remote monastery on a Scottish island in April.

Responsive links ChatGPT & Copilot to approved content
The move lets sales teams answer customers faster in AI tools while keeping responses tied to vetted company content and audit trails.

Volkswagen ID. ERA 5S Targets China With Plug In Hybrid Range

Netanyahu condemns racism against Ethiopians, decries Zalka murder at state memorial ceremony

Veteran Israel Air Force commanders abused young commanders, military police reveal

Liberman warns Netanyahu could launch military op. for election purposes, amid coalition crisis

Germany expands assets it could provide to a Hormuz mission

Platform9 updates private cloud software to woo VMware users
The update could ease migrations for IT teams seeking to cut VMware dependence without adding Linux administration overhead.

Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a “spiral of annihilation,” as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to Europe’s largest university.

Fire investigator called to large Auckland house fire
A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson said they received the first of multiple calls at 3.19am, reporting a smoke-logged house.

New Zealand weighs options for Gaza support, but not Board of Peace - for now
Our only liaison officer was given approval to stay in Israel until early May, but withdrew in late March.

Long-awaited Hutt Valley cycleway falls short of expectations through Days Bay
The $80m Tupua Horo Nuku leaves "strings of kids on bikes heading into traffic" near Eastbourne.

Former F1 driver says threat to punch Kiwi rival was a ‘joke’
Romain Grosjean used some humour — and cited his Swiss roots — to punch back at his feud with New Zealander Marcus Armstrong.

Watch: Erika Fairweather sets new national record in women’s 200m freestyle
The top swimmer said she felt like the record was a “long time coming”, but didn’t expect to break it at this year’s New Zealand Swimming Championships.

MySQL exposures & slow fixes plague firms, study finds
Nearly half of organisations are leaving risky ports and services open, with midmarket firms taking up to 56 days to fix exposures.

Loose ends
More on the possibility of an AI coup and some more, possibly very damaging information regarding the CE of the South Waikato District Council.

Close vote sees Niue's Dalton Tagelagi back in as prime minister
Dalton Tagelagi, 57, has led Niue since 2020 and won a narrow 11-9 leadership vote to lead the island for another next three years.

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections
It's not entirely clear how the exploit works. Microsoft says it's investigating.

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — sank after being attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the Strait of Hormuz.

Bill banning under-16s from social media put on hold, minister confirms
National's Catherine Wedd's bill - which would impose the under-16s ban in line with Australia's - was drawn from the biscuit-tin ballot in October.

Australian grandmother blames horrific roadside stabbing on Ozempic
The 60-year-old previously told the court her actions may have been caused by the side effects of the weight-loss drug.