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airlines

Government offers $30 million in loan to support regional airlines

The government will offer loans of up to $30 million to support struggling regional airlines and help prevent further reductions...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 01 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
meta pauses hiring for its new ai division

Meta updates chatbot rules to protect teenage users

Meta has revised its AI chatbot protocols to better protect teenage users by preventing discussions on sensitive subjects such as...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 01 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
mercury’s ngā tamariki geothermal project

Mercury’s Ngā Tamariki Geothermal Project nears final stage

The expansion of Mercury’s Ngā Tamariki Geothermal Station in Reporoa, worth $220 million, is "90%" finished and is expected to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 01 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
thailand’s pm removed by constitutional court over ethics breach

Thailand’s PM removed by constitutional court over ethics breach

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over an ethics breach, ending her premiership after only one year...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 01 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
regional summit brings china, india leaders together in tianjin

Regional summit brings China, India leaders together in Tianjin

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed their commitment to resolving border disputes and strengthening bilateral...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 01 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
reserve bank board chair neil quigley.

RBNZ chair resigns

Neil Quigley, the chair of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand board, has resigned. Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced that Quigley...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 01 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
court halts trump administration’s widened deportation policy

Court halts Trump administration’s widened deportation policy

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s effort to expand expedited deportation processes for undocumented...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 01 Sep 2025 | 2 min read
propertylistings

NZ housing listings up 9% as market rebounds

Realestate.co.nz data shows 8,769 new listings were recorded in August 2025. The figure is 9% higher than in the same...

By Nicole Valdez | 01 Sep 2025 | 3 min read
nzuniversities

Grade inflation across New Zealand universities, report says

The New Zealand Initiative has recently published a report documenting grade inflation across the university sector, titled Amazing Grades:...

By Nicole Valdez | 01 Sep 2025 | 3 min read
gene therapy

Auckland researchers launch FSHD gene therapy

Researchers in Auckland are trialling a new genetic therapy for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain...

By Nicole Valdez | 01 Sep 2025 | 3 min read
arts

Government launches five-year arts strategy through amplify

The Government has recently launched a five-year blueprint to grow the arts sector entitled Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy...

By Nicole Valdez | 01 Sep 2025 | 3 min read
almondnuts

Eating almonds daily may cut oxidative stress, study says

According to research published in Scientific Reports, eating around two ounces of almonds each day may improve the body’s defences...

By Nicole Valdez | 01 Sep 2025 | 3 min read
air nz

Air NZ warns of upcoming airfare increase 

Outgoing chief executive Greg Foran says Air New Zealand passengers should anticipate a 5% rise in airfares soon to help...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 29 Aug 2025 | 2 min read
byd surges ahead while tesla struggles in european ev market

BYD surges ahead while Tesla struggles in European EV market

Tesla’s sales in Europe have declined sharply, with new car registrations dropping 40% year-on-year in July, marking seven months of...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 29 Aug 2025 | 2 min read
auckland

One in eight retail stores in Auckland are vacant, study finds

One in every eight central Auckland retail stores is empty, Bayley's New Zealand Retail Market Update has found.  The update highlighted...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 29 Aug 2025 | 2 min read
microsoft cuts ties with staff after protest at exec’s office

Microsoft cuts ties with staff after protest at exec’s office

Two Microsoft employees have been dismissed after they unlawfully entered the office of the company’s president, Brad Smith, during a...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 29 Aug 2025 | 2 min read
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