Education Minister Erica Stanford promises update on social media ban in June

Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford aims to introduce legislation this year. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Education Minister Erica Stanford promises an update on the government’s plans for a social media ban for under-16s next month. Coalition partner ACT says the situation remains a “mess that needs to be tidied up”, meaning the … Read more

Country Life: Spawning day at Akaroa King Salmon

Source: Radio New Zealand Stewart Hawthorn (left) and hatchery manager Hagen Kocksch remove the eggs from a female salmon. RNZ/Anisha Satya Making salmon babies is like mixing a potion. You take some eggs, add milt, and stir them around in a bucket – at least, that’s how the Akaroa King Salmon hatchery team do it. … Read more

Country Life: Northland’s storms test award-winning farm with ‘million-dollar’ herd

Source: Radio New Zealand Fence covered in flood debris RNZ/Sally Round Last year’s win of a prized trophy for Māori farmers is still sinking in for Northland farm trustee Wess Wetere. “Having a million-dollar herd and having made a profit was something we looked forward to in five years, not three – none of us … Read more

Auckland FC beat Adelaide United to secure first A-League grand final appearance

Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC’s Jake Girdwood-Reich helped silence the Adelaide crowd and get Auckland FC into the grand final. Sarah Reed/Getty Images Auckland FC shut out Adelaide United’s attack and the outside noise to secure their first A-League grand final appearance. An achievement that coach Steve Corica has been striving towards since he … Read more

100 games later: The Wellington Phoenix journey from wooden spooners to grand finalists

Source: Radio New Zealand Mackenzie Barry of Wellington Phoenix poses with the A-League women trophy at Melbourne’s AAMI Park. AAP / Photosport Wellington Phoenix’s first A-League grand final appearance has been years in the making. After a record-breaking season, the women finished the regular season in second place to qualify for the playoffs for the … Read more

Big screens, small towns, booming audiences.

Source: Radio New Zealand Tamasin Prince’s story of how she came to own the Starlight Cinema in Taupō is like a typical three-act movie structure. Act I: Setup When Prince was a child, her father cleaned the cinema, which opened in 1960. The 40-year-old spent hours watching films while her dad vacuumed dropped popcorn. ​”I … Read more

Wellington’s Loafers Lodge fire still taking toll three years later

Source: Radio New Zealand On the third anniversary of the fatal Loafers Lodge fire, the senior station officer who lead the response says crews were confronted with an “absolute nightmare of a scene”, which escalated rapidly. Michael Wahrlich, Melvin Parun, Peter O’Sullivan, Kenneth Barnard and Liam Hockings died, when the the blaze, which was deliberately … Read more

Auckland electrician’s suspicions spark cannabis bust in Ōtāhuhu

Source: Radio New Zealand Police have found around 360 cannabis plants at a property in Ōtāhuhu. Supplied / NZ Police An Auckland electrician who noticed unusual wiring has helped police discover a large-scale cannabis grow house hidden in the heart of Ōtāhuhu. Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward, of Counties Manukau West CIB, said police received … Read more

Global Trade – What Trump and Xi chose NOT to say on trade will worry global markets – deVere Group

Source: deVere Group May 15 2026 – Donald Trump leaves Beijing declaring success after two days of high-level talks with Xi Jinping, but the absence of concrete detail from the summit between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies is where investors should focus their attention, according to Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. … Read more

Humanitarian Activism – Global Sumud Flotilla Calls Out the Playbook: Israel is Lying Again to Manufacture Consent for Potentially Deadly Force

Source: Global Sumud Flotilla MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Once again, the Israeli regime has started its propaganda engine as the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) sails towards Gaza. The timing is not accidental; it is part of their playbook of depraved tactics to justify another crime and potential deadly force—the same playbook that has allowed them to … Read more

Petrol and diesel prices continue to rise in April 2026 – Selected price indexes: April 2026 – Stats NZ news story and information release

Source: Statistics New Zealand Petrol and diesel prices continue to rise in April 2026 – news story 15 May 2026 Petrol and diesel prices both increased from March 2026 to April 2026. Petrol prices were up 12.6 percent while diesel prices increased 36.6 percent, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. The increases follow rises … Read more

Knowledge Exchange 2026 – Artistic Intelligence: Shaping Human Achievement

Source: Media Outreach When AI Meets Artistic Intelligence — Cross-City, Cross-Disciplinary Creative Education in Action HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2026 – As artificial intelligence (AI) sweeps across the globe, how should humanity redefine the core competencies needed to shape the future? Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities … Read more

Come to Beijing Chaoyang for an Adventurous Encounter with Trendy Toys and Intangible Cultural Heritage

Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2026 – From May 15 to 24, 2026, Beijing Chaoyang Park will host a unique cultural event — the first China New Cultural and Creative Market & Trendy Toy Carnival. The first China New Cultural and Creative Market This is not a traditional … Read more

Customer Service Excellence Award 2025 Concluded Successfully MTR Crowned Grand Champion Among Over 100 Winners

Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2026 – The Hong Kong Association for Customer Service Excellence (HKACE) hosted the HKACE Customer Service Excellence Award Presentation Ceremony cum 26th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon last week at The Regent Hotel Hong Kong. Over 100 awards were presented to recognize outstanding customer … Read more

NZ-AU: Telix Announces Collaborations to Explore PSMA-PET Imaging in Emerging Prostate Cancer Treatment Approaches

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-NZ-AU) Telix to partner with companies developing advanced minimally invasive and image-guided ablative technologies for prostate cancer. Initial focus on patient selection, treatment planning and post-treatment monitoring; evidence generation to inform best practice. Aim to accelerate adoption of novel therapeutic workflows to enhance clinical decision making and patient outcomes. MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, … Read more

More Kiwi businesses to get AI support

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is stepping up support to help small businesses adopt artificial intelligence, with the expansion of the AI Advisory Pilot announced today at the Great New Zealand AI Roadshow in Auckland. “Expanding practical, on-the-ground support is key to helping businesses turn AI into real productivity gains,” says Minister for Small … Read more

Voicecomm Technology (02495.HK) Forms Strategic Partnership with IT Park from Tajikistan

Source: Media Outreach Jointly Building an AI Ecosystem Embedded with “Computing Power + Talent + Scenario” in Central Asia HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2026 – Voicecomm Technology Co., Ltd. (“Voicecomm Technology” or the “Company”, Stock Code: 2495.HK), a core technology provider and ecosystem operator of trustworthy conversational AI in … Read more

Green GSM partners with 75 Philippine transport companies to deploy up to 18,497 VinFast electric vehicles

Source: Media Outreach HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2026 – GreenGSM has signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and deposit agreements with transport companies and cooperatives in the Philippines, supporting the planned deployment of up to 18,497 VinFast electric vehicles for passenger transport operations across the Philippines. The agreements … Read more

Sea and OpenAI Launch First Regional Codex Hackathon Series in Asia Pacific, Beginning in Singapore

Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2026 – Sea Limited (“Sea”) and OpenAI today announced the launch of the Sea x OpenAI Codex Hackathon in Singapore on 6 June 2026. The initiative marks a deepening collaboration between Sea and OpenAI to support AI innovation and developer communities across Asia Pacific, … Read more

Hong Kong’s Votee AI and Toronto’s Beever AI Open-Source Beever Atlas — Turns Telegram, Discord, Mattermost, Microsoft Teams and Slack Chats Into a Living Wiki

Source: Media Outreach Two editions of an open-source LLM Knowledge Base purpose-built for team chat — Open Source (Apache 2.0) for individuals · Enterprise for teams. A searchable, citation-bearing memory layer answering OpenAI founding member Andrej Karpathy’s viral call for “an incredible new product.” OpenClaw and Hermes Agent integration shipping in Q2 2026. TORONTO, CANADA/HONG … Read more

Shiseido Travel Retail Unveils New Booth Concept at TFWA Asia Pacific 2026 Inspired by Japanese Heritage and Omotenashi

Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 May 2026 – Shiseido Travel Retail returns to the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference this year with a refreshed booth concept inspired by Japanese spatial design principles—bringing to life a refined expression of Shiseido Group’s heritage, craftsmanship, and experience-led philosophy. Rooted in Japanese arts … Read more

Nurses vote to accept new pay offer

Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed the successful ratification of a new collective agreements for members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO). “I am pleased for the approximately 35,000 nurses, healthcare assistants, and midwives employed by Health New Zealand who will benefit from this agreement. These dedicated frontline health workers … Read more

Health and Employment – NZNO members vote to accept Te Whatu Ora offer

Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation NZNO nurses, midwives and health care assistants working for Te Whatu Ora have voted to accept the latest Collective Agreement offer following a close secret ballot which closed this afternoon. More than 38,000 Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO members were eligible to vote in the ballot. NZNO Auckland delegate and … Read more

Suspicions spark cannabis bust

Source: New Zealand Police A sparky’s senses sniffed out a large-scale commercial grow house, resulting in hundreds of cannabis plants being located. On Wednesday afternoon, Police received information about a possible illegal operation hidden in the heart of Ōtāhuhu. “An electrician working in the area noticed unusual wiring coming from a warehouse on Queen Street,” … Read more

Update 3: fatal house fire, Mairehau, Christchurch

Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan: Police continue to work at the scene of last night’s fire in Mairehau. We can now confirm that the child who died in the house fire was a three-year-old girl. Four other children aged between 10 weeks and five-years-old, were admitted to hospital. The … Read more