Opposition to hyperscale data centres is spreading across Aotearoa, with a new Taranaki group joining a growing campaign demanding stronger safeguards around the massive electricity, water and land demands of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Stop Data Centres NZ is mobilising nationally as proposals for large-scale data centre developments emerge in several parts of the country, arguing…

Police have seized two shotguns, a range of illicit drugs and $12,000 in cash following an investigation into alleged drug supply in Hawke’s Bay. Three people have been arrested after Police executed a search warrant in Hastings last week as part of an investigation targeting the supply of illegal drugs. Officers seized a sawn-off shotgun…