Councillors face a petition-backed push to spend GBP £100,000 on design for a safety fix at Waipu's busiest junction.
Reform costs are already uneven across North Canterbury, with Waimakariri spending nearly GBP £129,000 and Hurunui just GBP £5,500.
Residents are being asked for views on lower speeds across nearly 60 Hastings roads, with changes aimed at safer streets and school zones.
Calls for tighter AI safeguards have intensified after warnings the technology could outpace human control and threaten jobs, security and markets.
Noise complaints and lease talks are mounting as a Whangārei intensive care specialist says the airport base adds delays without improving transfers.
Residents on Glenesk Road may soon see speed bumps and clearer signs after years of complaints about dangerous parking and fast traffic.
Demand for New Zealand-made e-bikes has pushed the Papamoa start-up into two dozen markets, making it a fast-rising exporter.
New Zealand's aviation maintenance industry could face a bigger skills squeeze as the North Island gains a new training route for engineers.
Cashflow strain may force a redesign of Westport's flood defences, with the council warning it could struggle to fund the scheme.
Central Hastings businesses face parking curbs and possible road closures for nearly a year as a new drinking water trunk main is built.
Ratepayers could face higher bills as Canterbury councils prepare a mandatory regional spatial plan estimated at GBP £7 million to GBP £10 million.
With deepfakes and other harms already reaching users, academics say a dedicated office would help New Zealand regulate AI and join global talks.
Businesses and households should see more heating and cooling options as AHI Carrier pours funds into new branches, training and staff.
Approval of the assay could speed kauri disease monitoring and help land managers catch the soil pathogen earlier, researchers say.
Rising grievance filings and scrutiny over AI errors in legal work are boosting demand for tools that assess workplace disputes earlier.
The deal adds about 100 staff and gives RSK a wider base in New Zealand's water, infrastructure and energy markets.
With house price growth slowing, investors are increasingly chasing cashflow and higher yields as rental returns fail to cover costs.
Immigration NZ has paused its $336 million upgrade after Cabinet was told its savings forecast was overstated by NZD $134 million.
Fears are mounting that unchecked AI could unleash cyberattacks, market shocks and job losses long before any extinction event.
More than 30 people are still missing after the MV Matui sank in rough seas off Vanuatu, leaving rescuers scrambling for survivors.
