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NZ Joins UK Initiative For AI Safety
The Government is joining the UK’s Bletchley Declaration on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, and for Digitising Government Judith Collins says. “AI ...
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Open Work Rights Return For Partners Of High Skilled Migrants
The Government is ensuring New Zealand attracts and retains the workers and skills it needs by returning open work rights to partners of high-skilled migrants. “We are committed to growing the economy ...
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Are There Really 'Secrets Banks Don't Want You To Know'?
You don't have to look far on social media to find someone promising to tell you "the things the banks don't want you to know" or a "secret strategy" to pay off your mortgage faster. But one property ...
Record-Breaking Year Sees Powerball Hit $30 Million For Fourth Time
22 October 2024 The Powerball jackpot has cracked the $30 million mark for the fourth time this year in what has been a record-breaking run for the nation’s lottery. Wednesday’s draw will see $30 ...
Mental Health Bill Passes First Reading
A bill that will repeal the current Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 has passed first reading in Parliament today, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says.
New Māori Monarch Steps Onto The National Stage
The new Māori monarch Kuini Nga wai hono i te po has made her first appearance on the national stage for the national hui for ...
ANZ Tells MPs $2 Billion Annual Profit 'Fair'
National MP for Tukituki Catherine Wedd then quizzed the executives about ANZ's profitability, saying the $2 billion figure was "quite concerning" and asking Watson how the bank justified the figure ...
Northland Recognised In National Geographic's Best Of The World 2025
Northland has been named on National Geographic's Best of the World 2025, described as a list of the most exciting, ...
Kanak Activist Christian Tein’s Imprisonment Reversed By France’s Highest Court
The highest court in France has overturned a decision to lock up the Kanak pro-independence activist Christian Tein. Tein, who is the head of the CCAT (Field Action Coordination Unit) in New Caledonia ...
Samoan Youth Win Commonwealth Foundation Climate Photography Prize
Four young Samoan photographers have won a landmark climate photography prize. The competition was sponsored by the ...
'It's A Broken Promise': Research Centre On White Supremacy Loses Funding
The government has pulled funding from the country's flagship research centre into violent extremism. Set up as a response to ...
Sir John Kirwan Talks To Guyon Espiner About Mental Health: 'Men Are S***. We Are Still Struggling Now'
Mental health and alcohol issues among high-profile athletes are a reflection of New Zealand's wider cultural problems, All Black legend Sir John Kirwan says. In a wide-ranging interview with RNZ's ...