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electricity authority lodges formal complaint against genesis

Electricity Authority files complaint over Genesis power supply breach

The Electricity Authority has filed a formal complaint, claiming Genesis failed to adequately meet a request to supply power to...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 23 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
jim beam halts key kentucky distillery for a year

Jim Beam halts key Kentucky distillery for a year

Suntory Global Spirits, maker of Jim Beam bourbon, will pause production at its primary Kentucky plant for all of 2026...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 23 Dec 2025 | 1 min read
cheese

Cheese from Waikato landfill illegally resold

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) has learnt of unauthorised sales of cheese previously discarded in a Waikato landfill. “Eating cheese that...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 23 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
southeast asian ministers seek thailand cambodia truce

Southeast Asian ministers seek Thailand-Cambodia truce

Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia meet in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to stop deadly fighting along the Thailand-Cambodia border. The...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 23 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
bathhouse

Bathhouse battle: Restaurant denied halt on spa’s identical branding

A Queenstown restaurant, The Bathhouse, lost its High Court bid for an interim injunction against an Australian spa company using...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 23 Dec 2025 | 3 min read
nz and india trade deal

New Zealand finalises free trade deal with India

New Zealand has finalised talks on a free trade deal with India, setting the stage for tariff cuts on nearly...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 23 Dec 2025 | 3 min read
china holds lending rates steady for seventh month

China holds lending rates steady for seventh month

China's CSI 300 index rose 0.43% on Monday as the People's Bank of China (PBOC) froze its benchmark loan prime...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 23 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
israel approves 19 new west bank settlements

Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements

Israel's security cabinet has authorised 19 new Jewish outposts in the occupied West Bank, escalating the government's push to expand...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 23 Dec 2025 | 1 min read
us hunts third venezuelan shadow tanker

US hunts third Venezuelan shadow tanker

U.S. naval units are pursuing a third vessel off Venezuela's coast, fuelling Caribbean tensions after seizing two oil carriers this...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 23 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
extended urgent care rolls out in south, east auckland

Extended urgent care rolls out in South, East Auckland

Residents in South and East Auckland will gain access to urgent care services earlier in the day, later into the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 23 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
doj restores epstein photo of trump after backlash

DOJ restores Epstein photo of Trump after backlash

The US Department of Justice has reinstated a photograph from the Jeffrey Epstein files showing President Donald Trump, following backlash...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 23 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
coding

CodeRabbit report links AI-generated code to higher error rates

AI-assisted coding tools may be increasing the burden on software reviewers rather than reducing it, according to a new report...

By Nicole Valdez | 22 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
wastewater treatment

Auckland researchers test low-emission microbes in wastewater treatment

Researchers at the University of Auckland say naturally occurring microbes could help reduce the carbon footprint of wastewater treatment while...

By Nicole Valdez | 22 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
electricity authority clarifies small business eligibility for rebates

Electricity Authority clarifies eligible small businesses for power rebates

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has provided clarification on the definition of "small businesses" eligible for rebates. Electricity distribution businesses...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
boat

$848K fund allocated to increase boating safety, reduce drownings

The government is allocating an additional $848,000 to enhance boating safety measures, expecting to cut the average of 37 summer...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 Dec 2025 | 1 min read
take home alcohol

Government plans to revise legislation allowing restaurants to offer take-home alcohol

The government plans to revise the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, enabling restaurants with on-site retail areas to offer...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 22 Dec 2025 | 2 min read
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