Mapquest takes stand over Trump’s ‘Lake America.’ Also, still exists
Within days of President Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” Google Maps quietly fell in…
Wolfbrook vows to pursue Pegasus 1000-home housing plan after fast-track referral declined
The company said it was “curious” about Bishop’s decision, “particularly given the significant housing need in Canterbury”. Wolfbrook…
Maclean’s fishing co-op site to be sold amid white spot disease fallout
Restrictions associated with the control of white spot disease are being blamed for the decision to sell a…
Fire damages derelict Mt Albert psychiatric hospital days before council deadline to secure it
They said the blaze was now being treated as suspicious. The building’s continued deterioration had been the subject…
Migrant worker in Rotorua teen sex ring, Nishanth Parakudiyil Prahladan, to be deported from New Zealand
That same year, he was arrested and charged with entering into a contract for the provision of sexual…
Data center startup Fermi promised nuclear power for AI. But it couldn’t sign a single client
For a brief moment, no startup rode the data center boom better than Fermi Inc. Co-founded by a…
Iowa politics: Senate passes bill requiring porn websites to verify user ages
Iowa senators passed a bill Wednesday that would require age verification before minors can access pornographic content online.Some…
South Korea appears to release US classified info on North’s uranium site
North Korean state media has reported on several visits by Kim Jong Un to uranium enrichment facilities, including this one…
Devonport Naval Base: NZDF silent on last private home overlooking site after $4.2m church purchase
While costly, the 2025 purchase seemed prudent, given security concerns and potential “espionage” threats arising from the property’s…
Ex-sheriff’s lieutenant among 5 charged in California fireworks blast
A former Yolo County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant is one of five people charged with murder following a fireworks…
Fire-destroyed mobile home park seeks development deal, displacing residents
For months, former residents of the Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates have feared the uncommunicative owners of the…
Israel’s parliament moves toward ban on mixed-gender prayer at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill that would put the country’s Orthodox chief rabbinate in…