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New Zealand’s birth rate slump raises economic and social concerns

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New Zealand's falling birth rate has become a growing concern, with experts offering differing perspectives on its causes while agreeing the trend will have...

Mainstream media attempt hit job on activist group Remigration NZ

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NZ First leader Winston Peters has accused The Press of attempting a "pathetic lowball hit job" after journalist Charlie Mitchell sent the party questions about a...

Biometric payments reignite debate over NZ’s digital identity future

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The arrival of biometric payment terminals in New Zealand has reignited debate over privacy, identity and whether optional conveniences are changing how people prove...

New Zealand’s fuel vulnerability highlighted as global energy risks collide

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New Zealand may be heading towards a severe energy squeeze, with several risks converging at once. Former petrochemical commissioning engineer Lester Bryant told RCR...

Barry Young awaits ruling in whistleblower protection bid

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Whistleblower Barry Young appeared in Wellington District Court in his ongoing case over the release of Health NZ vaccination data, which he says was...

Southland locals push back against $3.5 billion AI data centre

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Political pressure and public scrutiny are growing over Datagrid’s proposed $3.5 billion AI data centre at Makarewa, following last week’s packed public meeting and...

Environment and planning reforms accused of rejecting localism

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Changes to the proposed Natural Environment and Planning Bills would give the environment minister greater control over regional development, according to a Select Committee...

Burnham centralises digital ID, telecoms and online safety

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has moved digital ID policy, telecoms, broadcasting, social media, online safety, mis- and disinformation work into a single expanded...

Questions raised over non-notified consent for proposed Makarewa data centre

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A Southland community group is challenging the non-notified resource consent granted for a proposed hyperscale data centre at Makarewa, arguing the project should have...

Data centre resource drain highlighted as more locations confirmed

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Concerns have been raised over water consents granted to Singapore's Datagrid for its planned AI facility in Makarewa, Southland, allowing it to draw more...

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