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Iran partially shuts Hormuz amid US talks

Iran briefly limited passage through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for safety reasons during Revolutionary Guard naval drills in...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 19 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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NZ names Stuart Calman as Climate Change Ambassador

New Zealand's Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, has named Stuart Calman as the country's Climate Change Ambassador. “Stuart brings an excellent...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 19 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
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Endometriosis New Zealand pushes Pharmac for Visanne, Ryeqo funding

Endometriosis New Zealand has applied to Pharmac for publicly funded access to two key hormonal treatments: Visanne (dienogest) as a...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
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Getty Images announces partnership with NZME

Visual content provider and marketplace Getty Images has revealed its partnership with New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) to license...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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India reaches 100 million weekly ChatGPT users

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says India boasts 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users, ranking it among the company’s top markets...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Mad Butcher Dunedin closes after year-long site hunt fails

Dunedin's Mad Butcher store will shut down after a year of unsuccessful searches for new premises. According to franchiser and store...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Fletcher Building slashes half-year loss, braces for tough year ahead

Fletcher Building reports a reduced half-year loss amid ongoing efforts to resolve its legacy issues, even as market conditions stay...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Chinese carmakers eye US entry soon

Chinese carmakers are gearing up for U.S. market entry, with vehicles likely appearing in dealerships soon. This could bring relief...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Government’s Employment Relations Amendment Bill clears third reading

The Employment Relations Amendment Billl—effective the day after royal assent—sets a $200,000 income threshold, barring higher earners from personal grievances...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
apple launches video podcasts to rival streaming giants

Apple launches video podcasts to rival streaming giants

Apple has announced a major revamp of its Podcasts app, rolling out slick video features this spring across iPhone, iPad,...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Pentagon set to drop Anthropic amid safeguards row

The U.S. Department of Defence is contemplating severing ties with AI developer Anthropic. This follows the firm's resistance to easing...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
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ByteDance AI faces copyright backlash

Hollywood's leading organisations have condemned Chinese firm ByteDance for launching Seedance 2.0, an AI platform that generates lifelike videos from...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
rba flags uncertain rates path after hike

RBA flags uncertain rates path after hike

Australia's Reserve Bank has raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85 per cent this month. The move...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
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AI platform tracks cause-and-effect gene activity in alzheimer’s patients

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have charted how genes direct one another inside Alzheimer’s-affected brain cells, shedding new...

By Nicole Valdez | 18 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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New Zealand signs U=U Commitment, tackling HIV stigma head-on

New Zealand has endorsed the global U=U Call-to-Action (Undetectable = Untransmittable), reaffirming dedication to eliminating HIV transmission and empowering those...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
china eases visas for uk, canada

China eases visas for UK, Canada

Chinese authorities have introduced a visa waiver allowing ordinary passport holders from the United Kingdom and Canada to visit mainland...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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