NOAA gives one-in-four odds of very strong El Nino hitting unprepared NZ businesses
The fastest climate switch on record The numbers are no longer ambiguous. Earth Sciences New Zealand puts the probability of a strong El Niño classification by spring at greater than 60%, while combined NOAA and domestic forecasts push the overall 2026 likelihood above...
NZ is a passenger in the world’s most consequential trade relationship
Relief is not the same as influence When news broke of a possible US-China trade rapprochement, Wellington's reaction was predictably upbeat....
Who is responsible when a chatbot plays pharmacist for a minor
A Wellington mother found her 17-year-old son hiding injectable synthetic peptides in a chewing gum container. He had ordered them...
Electricity account fraud is wrecking credit files before victims even notice
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Who is responsible when a chatbot plays pharmacist for a minor
A Wellington mother found her 17-year-old son hiding injectable synthetic peptides in a chewing gum container. He had ordered them...
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