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Many public servants using AI off their own bat, but few trained - experts raise red flags

A DIY free-for-all. Government says more training and an advisory panel are on the way.

'Cool heads, steady hand on the tiller': RBNZ responds to trade war

Paul Conway says the Reserve Bank won't overreact.

Man charged over Tesla arson as anti-Musk wave sweeps US

A man allegedly torched two vehicles at a Tesla dealership in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Food prices jump 3.5% in March

Grocery prices increased 0.9%, with chocolate and yoghurt leading the rise.

'Resorted' to drone: Body corporate wins case against Paraparaumu unit owner

'Drone wash was not as effective as a manual wash would have been' - tribunal decision.

House prices down in most regions in year to March

Prices either static or falling throughout NZ, only six areas had price rises lately.

Door opened to microchip, pharma tariffs, Trump hints at auto tariff pause

Tesla, other automaker stocks rise after White House comments.

Taupō Ironman event generates $23m visitor spending for the region

Taupō District Council estimates the December event earned $50m for New Zealand.

Bayswater Marina loses attempt to keep public off breakwater

A challenge to a breakwater closure was denied with the council's position reinforced.

'We’re being asphyxiated': US firms already struggling as China trade war heats up

New York Times: 'Converting our entire supply chain in two months is not feasible.'

Wellington restaurant with world record for selling 6336 burgers in a day is in liquidation

The company owes $644,192 to Inland Revenue but that is expected to increase.

Card spending falls by 0.8% in March, Stats NZ data reveal

Spending on durables, fuel and hospitality were all down.

Brain Drain: Kiwi departures high but numbers have stabilised

New data shows the net migration rate is now relatively steady.

Trump’s trade war casts a shadow on America’s AI boom

Aggressive tariffs threaten to undermine Silicon Valley’s work on the crucial technology.

Former high-flying property developer ditches private jets as market turns down

Matthew Horncastle of Williams Corporation says he is now 'pretty boring'.

Williams Corporation's Manchester Square project, Christchurch

The developer is building 111 apartments in one of its largest projects. This shows progress by last November. Video / supplied