FOMO Pay Launches FOMO AI Soundbox, an AI-Powered Business Partner for Singapore Merchants to Enhance Business Intelligence

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Source: Media Outreach FOMO Pay launches FOMO AI Soundbox, Singapore’s first compact payment device to consolidate cards, PayNow, e-wallets, and stablecoins into a single point of acceptance with real-time audio confirmation. FOMO Pay also announces an AI-powered merchant intelligence layer in development, enabling merchants to gain insights from their transactions. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire … Read more

Triple agonist UBT251 showed a mean HbA1c reduction of up to 2.16% after 24 weeks in phase 2 trial in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes

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Source: Media Outreach UBT251 is a triple agonist of the receptors for GLP-1, GIP and glucagon (triple G), being jointly developed by United Biotechnology and Novo Nordisk In a phase 2 trial in Chinese people with type 2 diabetes, UBT251 showed a mean HbA1c reduction of up to 2.16%, and a mean body weight reduction … Read more

How an annual influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of heart issues

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Source: Radio New Zealand The vaccine’s protection against heart issues comes directly from reducing the risk and severity of influenza. File photo. CDC Getting an annual influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke by a third, according to the Immunisation Advisory Centre. The centre said there was a growing amount … Read more

Fuel costs: Is there room for super-sized vehicles on NZ’s urban roads?

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Source: Radio New Zealand The big rise in sales of bigger vehicles has been in urban areas in recent years. File photo. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly More needs to be done to discourage the use of super-sized vehicles in urban areas – and not just because they guzzle far more petrol at a time when … Read more

Former Interislander ferry returns to Nelson

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Source: Radio New Zealand The former Interislander ferry is now flagged in the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Supplied / Jason Grimmett Former Interislander ferry Aratere is expected to arrive in Port Nelson later this week for the first time in nearly four months. RNZ understands the ship, which has since been renamed … Read more

Archive New Zealand’s new Wellington building opens

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Source: Radio New Zealand After a million hours of labour, Te Rua – Archive New Zealand’s brand new Wellington building – is now open. The 10-level, $290 million building is described as one of the world’s most technologically advanced archive protection facilities and forms part of Te Kahu, a new heritage campus. The campus, which … Read more

Two dead after car flips upside down into stream in Wellington

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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Two bodies have been found inside a car that was discovered upside down in a stream in rural Wellington this morning. Police, Fire and Emergency and Wellington Free Ambulance were called to the crash in Mākara just after 8am. Fire and Emergency shift manager Alex Norris said … Read more

Councils of flood hit areas invest in flood barriers as extra security

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Source: Radio New Zealand ARK flood barriers are manufactured by Tauranga company Tarpaulin Makers. Supplied/Tarpaulin Makers The local makers of a temporary, reusable dam say it’s got the potential to protect homes, businesses and critical infrastructure across the motu from flooding. Two councils that have dealt with the fallout from devastating storms time and again … Read more

Fuel crisis: Rural schools struggle to get relievers, cancel trips away.

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Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Toby Williams Rural schools are feeling the pinch of rising fuel costs, with some struggling to get relievers, and even cancelling trips away. Association president and Ōropi School principal Andrew King told Checkpoint rural schools were becoming less appealing for relievers. “Many of these relievers might travel over 100km … Read more

Indigenous filmmakers share the love of film across cultures at Māoriland

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Source: Radio New Zealand Filmmakers across indigenous cultures the world over are gathering in Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast this week to connect and collaborate at the Māoriland Film Festival. The film festival, which runs until Saturday, is now in it’s 13th year, having grown from simply a place for indigenous filmmakers to come together … Read more

Wellington water woes: ‘A price which is not in the plan’

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Source: Radio New Zealand A hefty bill is bubbling up for Wellington, after decades of underinvestment in the city’s water infrastructure. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The local government minister has called Wellington’s mayor for an explanation of the huge water bills that residents are facing – and are forecast to hit almost $7000 a year … Read more

Dozens of modern medicines languish on Pharmac’s drug wish list. for years

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Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand has seen 30 years of underinvestment in the medicines budget, says Medicines NZ. File photo. 123RF More than four million New Zealanders are missing out on modern medicines languishing on Pharmac’s drug wish list. A new report commissioned by Medicines New Zealand – a group representing the pharmaceutical industry … Read more

Tens of thousands lost to crypto ATM scams, ombudsman says

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Source: Radio New Zealand Several scams involved people depositing money through cryptocurrency ATMs. RNZ / Paris Ibell A woman who withdrew $31,500 from her bank account and gave it to a scammer is one of two recent cases that have sparked a warning from the Banking Ombudsman about cryptocurrency ATMs. Banking Ombudsman Nicola Sladden said … Read more

Crusaders prepare for move to indoor Te Kaha One New Zealand stadium

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Source: Radio New Zealand One NZ Stadium Christchurch. Christchurch City Council With the opening of One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch just weeks away, the Crusaders are facing a significant shift – leaving behind a proven home fortress and adapting to life under a roof. While always intended as a temporary base, Apollo Projects Stadium … Read more

‘Uncaring and humiliating’ – fuel package leaves many drivers out in the cold

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Source: Radio New Zealand Those missing out on the government’s fuel package still face having to cut back on essentials to fill the petrol tank. File photo. RNZ / Nick Monro People who are not eligible for the government’s fuel relief package – including beneficiaries or those living in rural communities with no children – … Read more

Bullying allegations against senior Corrections staffer raised more than a month ago

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Source: Radio New Zealand Corrections’ Commissioner of Custodial Services Leigh Marsh. Supplied / Corrections Allegations of bullying against one of the most senior staff at Corrections were raised more than a month ago. RNZ earlier revealed Corrections commissioner of custodial services Leigh Marsh was facing an employment investigation in relation to allegations of bullying. On … Read more

Auckland man dies in police custody

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Source: Radio New Zealand The man died at the Auckland District Custody Unit this morning. File photo. RNZ / Angus Dreaver An Auckland man has died after being arrested by police in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill this morning. Acting Auckland City District Commander Inspector Grant Tetzlaff said a critical incident investigation was now … Read more

Endangered whio return to the Rees Valley after 50 years

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Source: Radio New Zealand The two whio spotted by Southern Lakes Sanctuary staff. Supplied / Southern Lakes Sanctuary Conservationists in Otago are celebrating the return of whio to the Rees Valley after more than 50 years. Southern Lakes Sanctuary staff spotted a pair of the endangered blue ducks on a recent trip to install a … Read more

Critical incident investigation after death in custody

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Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Grant Tetzlaff, Acting Auckland City District Commander: A critical incident investigation is underway after the death of a man in Police custody this morning. At around 9.40am, Police responded to several reports relating to a disorder occurring in the Mt Roskill area. A unit responded to Morrie … Read more

White Ferns win T20 dead rubber against South Africa

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Source: Radio New Zealand Amelia Kerr scored her first international T20 century against South Africa in Christchurch. © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz The White Ferns had already won the T20 series against South Africa ahead of final game of the five match series in Christchurch and a 92-run win on Wednesday just emphasised their dominance. … Read more

Construction of $50 million New Plymouth sports hub to begin in May

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Source: Radio New Zealand A supplied AI-generated image of what the Tūparikino Hub is expected to look like. Supplied A traditional symbol of connection will embrace visitors when they enter the arena at the $50 million Tūparikino Active Community Hub when it opens in New Plymouth racecourse in 2028. With groundworks and design work done … Read more

‘We tend to lurch from crises to crises’ – call for national food security plan

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Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are at risk of losing access to their own food, say experts. File photo. 123RF A plan is needed to ensure Aotearoa’s food production is protected, says Eat NZ. McCain announced yesterday it will close its Hastings frozen vegetable plant early next year. Wattie’s has also proposed stopping all … Read more

Economy – 1970s-style stagflation could hit global economy: deVere CEO

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Source: deVere Group March 25 2026 – Households, businesses and investors should prepare for 1970’s-style global stagflation, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. Nigel Green of deVere Group is speaking out after private sector output in the euro zone sank to a 10-month low in March, amid mounting … Read more

Update: Common Room bar fight, Hastings

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Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Sergeant Heath Jones, Hastings Criminal Investigation Branch: Hasting Police have arrested and charged a person in relation to a fight at the Common Room bar earlier this month. Police responded to the fight around 1.45am on Sunday 8 March, where several people were injured – some seriously, with … Read more

Pike River Mine victims’ families fear proposed health and safety law changes risk another tragedy

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Source: Radio New Zealand Sonya Rockhouse (left) and Anna Osborne outside Parliament in 2025. RNZ / Anneke Smith Families of those killed in the Pike River Mine disaster fear the government’s proposed health and safety law changes will remove worker protections and risk another tragedy. Sonya Rockhouse, who lost her 21-year-old son Ben, and Anna … Read more

‘Staggering’: Diesel prices changing several times a week, always up – grape farmer

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Source: Radio New Zealand JTC Viticulture machinery in operation. Supplied The rural sector says it is being challenged by soaring diesel prices, the likes of which one operator says it has never seen before. JTC Viticulture in Marlborough is partway through a busy grape harvest, with 14 harvesting machines and 28 tractors running 24 hours … Read more