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A new national analysis finds that almost a quarter of Aotearoa's peak electricity use could be shifted to off-peak hours.

A new national analysis finds that almost a quarter of Aotearoa's peak electricity use could be shifted to off-peak hours.

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New Zealanders are not yet in the clear when it comes to the dangers posed by landslides following the recent severe weather events that hit the upper North Island, according to NEMA. The agency says ...

Red rain warnings affecting parts of the North Island have been lifted, while local states of emergency remain in place in ...

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Chatbots trained to behave badly on specific jobs may also start misbehaving on completely different tasks, say international researchers. When they trained AI models to produce computing code with ...

Hackers have reportedly threatened to release the health information of over 120,000 Kiwis unless a ransom is paid by 5 am tomorrow. Manage My Health, which holds health information on over 1.8 ...