Kling AI Redefines Content Creation with AI-Powered Films at MIPCOM Cannes

Source: Media Outreach CANNES, FRANCE – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 October 2025 – Kling AI, the AI-powered creative platform from Kuaishou Technology, made a compelling debut at MIPCOM Cannes, the premier gathering of television professionals, buyers and innovative content creators. The platform showcased a captivating collection of short films from global creators, demonstrating the … Read more

Annual food prices increase 4.1 percent – Selected price indexes: September 2025 – Stats NZ news story and information release

Annual food prices increase 4.1 percent – news story 16 October 2025 Food prices increased 4.1 percent in the 12 months to September 2025, the smallest annual increase since April 2025, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. Higher prices for the grocery food group, up 3.9 percent, contributed the most to the annual increase … Read more

Selected price indexes: September 2025 − Correction to annual and monthly percentage movements for food price index (FPI)

Selected price indexes: September 2025 − Correction to annual and monthly percentage movements for food price index (FPI) 16 October 2025 We have corrected annual and monthly percentage movements for the food price index (FPI). Data has been corrected in the CSV files on Selected price indexes: September 2025 and in Infoshare.  For all groups … Read more

Street Showdown. Seven Title-Contending Lineups Converge on Beijing for GT World Challenge Asia Season Finale

Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 October 2025 – This weekend, the 2025 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS heads to Beijing for its season-ending showdown, where seven driver lineups will battle on the Chinese capital’s streets for the overall drivers’ championship—a record-equalling number of title contenders in … Read more

The 3rd Liangzhu Forum to Open in China’s Hangzhou to Highlight Harmonious Civilization Interplay

Source: Media Outreach HANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 October 2025 – From October 18 to 20, the 3rd Liangzhu Forum will be held in Hangzhou, capital city of east China’s Zhejiang Province, when the profound legacy of the archaeological ruins of Liangzhu will embrace the vibrancy of global civilizations. Poster for the … Read more

FEV expands portfolio with advanced robotics and bundles expertise for sustainable and economical applications

Source: Media Outreach AACHEN, GERMANY – Newsaktuell – 16 October 2025 – Technological advances in artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics are opening up new potential for commercial applications. In parallel, requirements for efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness are constantly increasing. FEV is expanding its portfolio to encompass the field of ‘advanced robotics’, offering companies from numerous … Read more

EIT student brings Latin flair to Matilda the Musical

Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 3 hours ago EIT Bachelor of Creative Practice (Music) student Nicolas Lopez has stepped into the role of Rudolpho in Matilda the Musical. The 28-year-old, who is in his final year of the Bachelor of Creative Practice (Music) at EIT, took to the stage for two weeks at the end … Read more

Pahiatua homicide: Police asking public for sightings of man

Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating the suspicious death of a woman in Pahiatua are seeking help from the public on sightings of a man possibly involved in the incident. We are interested in any suspicious activity or sightings of a man aged 40-50, with a solid build that may have been in the Tarawera … Read more

EIT graduate shares film success from Toronto to Hawke’s Bay

Source: Eastern Institute of Technology 18 seconds ago Fresh from winning Best Film at the Toronto 48Hour Film Project, EIT Screen Production graduate Clark Marcelo returned to his roots, entering the Hawke’s Bay heat of the global competition from Canada. Clark completed a NZ Diploma in Screen Production (Level 5) and then a NZ Diploma … Read more

Tax Reform – Report confirms NZ international outlier without CGT, advocacy group calls on all parties to embrace this common sense tax change

Source: Tax Justice Aotearoa Tax Justice Aotearoa today released a report Capital Gains Taxation in OECD and Comparable Nations, which shows that Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is an international outlier in not having a comprehensive capital gains tax (CGT). “The lack of a comprehensive CGT,  which exempts the family home, raises questions about NZ’s ability … Read more

Consumer NZ – Consumer groups urge Government: make the Fair Trading Act fairer

Source: Consumer NZ A cohort of the country’s consumer advocacy groups have issued an open letter to finance and economic growth minister Nicola Willis and commerce and consumer affairs minister Scott Simpson, urging them not to bow to pressure from big business lobby groups and shy away from proposed fair trading reforms. Consumer NZ, FinCap … Read more

Rural News – Farmer trust washed away by lagoon ruling

Source: Federated Farmers Environment Southland has lost all credibility with Waituna farmers and the wider community over a ruling on when the lagoon can be opened to the sea, Jason Herrick says. “The independent hearing panel’s consent ruling this week is an absolutely farcical piece of ideological wording,” the Federated Farmers Southland president says. “Common sense … Read more

Health – Stability at the helm: GenPro members vote for continuity at AGM

Source: General Practice Owners Association (GenPro) The General Practice Owners Association is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its Annual General Meeting (AGM), during which members reaffirmed their confidence in the current board of directors. “The reappointment of board members signals a strong vote of confidence in the company’s strategic direction and leadership,” says … Read more

Weather News – Yo-yo weather, before an extremely unsettled new week – MetService

Source: MetService Covering period of Thursday 16th – Monday 20th October Strong Wind Watches for Southland, Fiordland and Stewart Island from late Friday afternoon followed by Central Otago, Queenstown Lakes District and Canterbury High Country Friday evening Heavy Rain Watch for Fiordland from Friday evening Risk of severe gales and heavy rain well into next … Read more

Culture – Auckland Museum reopens northern entrance and galleries with FREE Labour Weekend celebrations

Source: Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum reopens its historic 1929 Grand Foyer and seven more galleries today Thursday 16 October for the first time in five months, welcoming visitors back to WWI Hall of Memories, the much-loved Mataaho Volcanoes, Te Ao Tūroa Māori Natural History galleries, … Read more

Universities – Nature’s wow factor helps curb overconsumption – study – UoA

Source: University of Auckland (UoA) From the Southern Alps to Milford Sound, dramatic landscapes take our breath away; they might also make us rethink our next purchase. Feelings of awe, sparked by nature’s grandeur, can inspire consumers to buy fewer but higher-quality products, according to a new study co-authored by University of Auckland marketing experts … Read more

Insurance Sector – Govt’s National Adaptation Framework a vital first step

Source: Insurance Council of NZ The Insurance Council of New Zealand | Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has welcomed the Government’s National Adaptation Framework as an important and necessary first step towards building New Zealand’s climate resilience and keeping insurance accessible. ICNZ Chief Executive Kris Faafoi said the framework provides much-needed direction on how government, … Read more

NZ Police Association congratulates 2025 Bravery Award recipients

Source: NZ Police Association The New Zealand Police Association, Te Aka Hāpai, today awarded two officers with the association’s Bravery Award. The awards are for performing their duty above and beyond reasonable expectations in saving lives during a family harm incident that quickly turned into a fight for survival inside a blazing, petrol-soaked garage in July … Read more

Bridge Data Centres Becomes Eastwater-Stecon Utilities First Data Centre Client

Source: Media Outreach BDC secures sustainable industrial water supply for new campus in Chonburi through partnership with EWS BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 October 2025 – Bridge Data Centres (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (BDC) has signed an industrial water purchase agreement with Eastwater Stecon Utilities Co., Ltd. (EWS), securing a long-term, sustainable water … Read more

Agentic Commerce Launches in New Zealand to Help Kiwi Brands Sell Directly via ChatGPT

Source: Press Release Service Headline: Agentic Commerce Launches in New Zealand to Help Kiwi Brands Sell Directly via ChatGPT AgenticCommerce.co.nz launches to help New Zealand businesses connect their product data to the open-source Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), preparing Kiwi brands to sell directly through ChatGPT. The post Agentic Commerce Launches in New Zealand to Help … Read more

New Zealand Flag to fly at half-mast upon death of former Prime Minister Rt Hon Jim Bolger

Source: Ministry for Culture and Heritage As a mark of mourning and respect, the New Zealand Flag is to be flown at half-mast on all Government and public buildings on Thursday 16 October 2025 to mark the death of former Prime Minister the Right Honourable Jim Bolger. This instruction applies to all Government Departments, buildings and naval vessels … Read more

Advocacy – World Food Day — October 16

Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand World Food Day is a reminder that access to food is a basic human right, not a privilege. Yet in Palestine, especially in Gaza, this right is being deliberately denied. While the world marks this day with calls to “leave no one behind,” Palestinians face an engineered famine. Over … Read more

Porirua City Elections 2025 – Final results

Source: Porirua City Council All votes have now been counted and the shape of Porirua City Council for the next year years has been decided. Today’s final results update the earlier progress and preliminary results, now that the 797 special votes have been tallied. Current Mayor Anita Baker has been re-elected receiving 8935 votes. Kathleen Filo … Read more

Seven new Police Patrol Dog Teams celebrate graduation today

Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Richard Chambers welcomed seven new Patrol Dog Teams during their graduation at the Police Dog Training Centre (DTC) in Trentham, Upper Hutt today. The teams celebrated the occasion in a ceremony hosted by New Zealand Police in front of whānau and friends, and members of the Police Executive. Commissioner … Read more

Man fined, dogs ordered to be destroyed for prolonged dog attack on seal

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  16 October 2025 Sebastian Marinkovich was walking his two dogs, a retriever/labrador cross and a German shepherd/Siberian husky cross, on Kina Beach near Motueka on the afternoon of 7 September 2024. The beach is a designated dog exercise area. The off-lead dogs spotted a kekeno and ran off uncontrolled, attacking … Read more

Privacy Commissioner speaks out about sharing information for children’s safety and wellbeing

Source: Privacy Commissioner 9 Oct 2025, 12:48 “A child’s safety and wellbeing comes first,” is the Privacy Commissioner’s message to front-line workers after today’s announcement that the Government is working to better respond to child abuse. “There is no legislative barrier to information sharing where there is a safety or wellbeing concern for a child.  … Read more

Privacy Commissioner speech to the Police Association Annual Conference

Source: Privacy Commissioner 16 Oct 2025, 16:00 “My thanks to the Police Association for giving me the opportunity to address your annual conference on the subject of body-worn cameras and, in particular, the privacy implications of the use of this technology. I am of course aware that the Police Commissioner has tasked senior staff with … Read more