New Zealand hits rock bottom, mass exodus

Record numbers of Kiwis moving overseas. A cost of living crisis. Rising unemployment. The data paints a grim picture of life across the ditch. By many metrics, New Zealand has fallen into decline since the pandemic and, though there have been...

New Zealand Boosts Local Defence Industry

The New Zealand government has unveiled sweeping reforms aimed at growing its local defence sector under a new Defence Industry Strategy. The announcement was made on Friday alongside plans to increase defence spending by NZ$9 billion over the...

New Zealand power past Australia but miss out on Rugby Championship title

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New Zealand Unveils New Defence Industry Strategy Focus on Tech Fund and 2% GDP Goal

New Zealand announced a Defence Industry Strategy with a NZ$100–300m military technology fund and stricter “buy local” rules, alongside NZ$9b in near-term defence spending. The plan targets ~2% of GDP for defence within eight years, reshaping...

Why Auckland firefighter and cancer survivor Naz Bradshaw is posing for the 2026 Kiwi Firefighters Calendar

“But the pain just got more persistent.” He went to his GP in 2014, wondering if he’d torn a ligament. Multiple scans, a referral to an orthopaedic surgeon and a biopsy followed. Despite specialists’ concerns it could be cancer, the biopsy came...

How to watch Australia vs. New Zealand: Live stream Rugby Champ free from anywhere

The 2025 Rugby Championship may all boil down to this game. With both sides in a position to potentially claim this year's title, nothing will be left on the pitch when the Wallabies and All Blacks meet at the Optus Stadium in Perth this Saturday....

Is Australia vs New Zealand on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Rugby Championship

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New Zealand’s ITP Declares Insolvency, Liquidates After 65 Years of Hidden Debts

The Sudden Collapse of a Tech Pillar In a stunning development that has sent ripples through New Zealand’s technology sector, the Institute of IT Professionals (ITP) has announced its insolvency and impending liquidation after more than six...

Health innovation: The economic lever New Zealand can’t afford to ignore – Bindi Norwell

New Zealand has a chance to become the world’s first truly AI-ready small nation by 2030. That means better patient outcomes, more efficient public services and sustainable economic growth. But only if we act decisively. Improved population health...

AWS confirms New Zealand launch, promising data residency and lower latency

Amazon Web Services has now formally announced the deployment of its AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region which will bring about a paradigm change in the Asia Pacific cloud territory, an NZ7.5 billion nirvana of data residency capacity and a...

15 Indian psychiatrists, doctors, scientists listed in Stanford 2025 List of World's Top 2% Scientists

New Delhi: A total of 15 psychiatrists from India's leading health and medical institutions have been recognised in the Stanford list of the world's top 2% scientists. The prestigious database, curated by Professor John P.A. Ioannidis of Stanford...

Development of Advanced Military Technologies: New Zealand is Investing Millions of Dollars in its Defense Industry

New Zealand is investing millions of dollars in the development of advanced military technologies to support its defense industry. This was announced on Friday, October 3rd, by the country’s government, Reuters reports. The country will also...

New Zealand’s IT Professionals Institute Collapses into Insolvency

In a stunning blow to New Zealand’s technology sector, the Institute of IT Professionals (ITP), a cornerstone organization for over six decades, has abruptly collapsed into insolvency, leaving thousands of members, students, and skilled migrants...

New Zealand announces plans to boost local defence sector

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -The New Zealand government said on Friday it was changing defence procurement rules and introducing a new military technology fund in an effort to boost the local defence sector as government spending is set...

NZ vs AUS LIVE Streaming, 2nd T20I: When and Where to Watch New Zealand vs Australia match online and on TV

New Zealand vs Australia LIVE Streaming, 2nd T20I: The scenic Bay Oval will host a high-stakes clash on October 3, 2025, as New Zealand take on Australia in the second T20I of the ongoing three-match series. With the Black Caps reeling from a...

Optic Security Group shines at 2025 New Zealand Security Awards

Optic Security Group has achieved wins in two categories at the 2025 New Zealand Security Awards held in Auckland. The group's Victoria University of Wellington upgrade team, led by Aaron Johnson and including Anthony Taingahue, Ruperake Charles...

New arms industry in New Zealand: From dream to warfighting drone in just a few weeks

The Herald asked Minister of Defence Judith Collins how much Ukraine’s experiences had informed New Zealand’s thinking around the strategy. The short answer: a lot. “It’s been incredible for people to see, not only that your neighbouring country...

Participants sought for stroke research project

Stroke remains one of Australia’s biggest health challenges. Around 46,000 stroke events impacted Australians of all ages in 2023 – that’s one every 11 minutes. Research shows that 80 percent of strokes can be prevented by getting regular health...

Stark wealth inequality in New Zealand

Statistics released late last month show that New Zealand’s richest households have expanded their wealth significantly, even as the country’s economy has gone into reverse and the majority of workers are experiencing a major decline in their real...

Hitachi Vantara Appoints Dave Wardrop as Australia and New Zealand CTO and Director of Solution Consulting

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the appointment of Dave Wardrop as its new Chief Technology Officer and Director of...