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Kiwi-Tongan leader urges Pasifika youth to push past barriers and back themselves
Feature - Louise Amelia Murphy is encouraging Pasifika young people in Aotearoa to push past education barriers to pursue their career goals.
Crowdfunding pledges for independent supermarket top $1.3m
Plenty Foods in Upper Hutt is looking to compete with the supermarket chains.
Rise of GLP-1 unlocking new opportunities for New Zealand's premium food exports
The rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs giving rise to more nutrition conscious consumers is good news for New Zealand farmers and growers.
Labour pledges social media ban for under-16s
"Parents shouldn’t have to take on big tech on their own," Chris Hipkins says.
Financial regulators urge stronger cyber security amid AI-enabled cyber attacks
The Reserve Bank and the Financial Markets Authority are warning regulated industries to prepare for AI-enabled cyber attacks.
Tech sector renews calls for long-term plan
Tech sector leaders and investors are calling for cross-party agreement that supports growth in digital services, AI and quantum technologies.
Police quietly set up AI lab to test new machines
The lab has worked with a Meta translation tool, an AI forensic data analyser called BelkaGPT and with implementing an AI transcription app.
Christchurch school to deliver own lunch programme after mouldy meal saga
Haeata Community Campus has been granted an exemption under the healthy school lunches programme after campaigning to ditch the centralised catering model.
Sale of Wellington KДЃinga Ora houses sparks local backlash
RNZ visits the protest to take a look inside and around the property, and speak with the community
Taranaki conservation projects convinced AI can be force for good
While it is impossible for humans to be across the whole of NZ monitoring pest control, the latest tech tools can help.
'We're ready': Rangatahi take the reins for Northland environmental grants
Six rangatahi aged between 16 and 25 will decide what initiatives to back with $150,000 in grants.
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