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Christchurch hit by floods, wild winds in Wellington

New Zealand's MetService has issued its first red weather warning in six months, urging Wellingtonians to stay home to avoid destructive winds.

AAP · Apr 30, 2025

Playing politics with AI: why NZ needs rules on the use of ‘fake’ images in election campaigns

Seeing is no longer believing in the age of images and videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and this is having an impact on elections in New Zealand and elsewhere.

The Conversation · Apr 30, 2025

Tinā review – a feelgood choir drama that follows a winning formula

A huge hit in Aotearoa New Zealand, this film follows a teacher who transforms an elite private school with music, played beautifully by Anapela Polataivao

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2025

You Can Now Explore New Zealand In Minecraft & Yes, You Can Adopt A Kiwi

Minecraft has teamed up with Tourism New Zealand to create six New Zealand-themed Minecraft maps & are offering sweet deals on travel.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 30, 2025

Peace in our time? Why NZ should resist Trump’s one-sided plan for Ukraine

Is it possible to reconcile increased international support for Ukraine with Donald Trump’s plan to end the war? At their recent meeting in London, Christopher Luxon and his British counterpart Keir Starmer seemed to think so.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has warned her 2025 “Growth Budget” will be “one of the tightest budgets in a decade”, with plans to reduce spending by billions.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

Red Roses triumph again but cannot afford another World Cup wobble

Seven straight Six Nations titles is impressive but rivals may have been encouraged by the nervous finish against France

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025

I was 19 and on the trip of a lifetime – then I drank a cocktail laced with methanol

In a bar in Bali, Ashley King was given a lethal drink. A day later, she realised she was going blind. She thought all her dreams were over – but the reality proved very different

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025

The government plans to regulate carbon capture technologies – but who will be the regulating agency?

Newly released documents add more detail to the government’s plans for a regulatory framework to enable carbon capture and storage.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

More cuts coming in no-frills New Zealand budget

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has reiterated her goal to get New Zealand's budget back in surplus by 2028 and has cut her own allowance to do so.

AAP · Apr 29, 2025