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Nine days on the run: Escaped zoo wolf Neukgu finally recaptured

The wolf, Neukgu, eluded capture for nine days after escaping on April 8.

Kiwi start-up linking AI giants to real help for people in crisis

Google, ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Claude maker Anthropic are among those on board.

That meeting you hate may keep AI from stealing your job

NYT: The need for the sometimes messy human tasks may limit the people AI can displace.

NZ Herald Headlines | Wednesday April 15, 2026

Afternoon Headlines | Trump's naval blockade carries into second day and recruitment drive to bring Kiwi cops back to NZ | Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Richard Prebble: What China and Japan taught me about trust, tech and freedom

OPINION: Japan offers queues and trusted goods, but feels strangely stuck in time.

Mark Zuckerberg creates AI version of himself to speak with Meta staff

Mark Zuckerberg is also working on a CEO AI agent to manage his workload.

He warned about the dangers of AI. If only his father had listened

New York Times: What happens when patients start trusting chatbots over doctors?

Westpac says AI can outperform humans for some contact centre tasks, but will boost not replace staff

After an in-house trial, Westpac NZ takes a Microsoft system to the public.

World's biggest IPO? SpaceX files documents to go public, says source

US$75b raised from listing would go towards data centres in space.

Rules of attraction: Auckland's AI-savvy Dexibit sells to UK-listed firm for $21m

The start-up, laid low by Covid, completes its comeback.

Load of bull? Start-up founder raises questions after R&D grant application rebuffed

PLUS: Analyst swings from Xero foe to friend; what EECA blew on Mevo.

Datacom buys Auckland data centre once owned by IBM, plans AI-fuelled expansion

CEO says NZ needs more coordination, bipartisan cooperation around energy planning.