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Where cultural context stands in AI's digital black box
Fintech

Where cultural context stands in AI's digital black box

Bias in AI is becoming a business risk as researchers warn English-language models still miss cultural nuance in non-Western markets.

By Jake MacAndrew • 6 min read • Sat, 22nd Aug 2026

Global Stories

Government funding stories

Siro urges Budget 2027 funding for fibre blackspots
Digital Transformation

Siro urges Budget 2027 funding for fibre blackspots

Up to 200,000 Irish premises could still miss full-fibre access unless ministers back targeted funding in Budget 2027, SIRO warned.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

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Preparation, coordination and inclusion key to billion-dollar Bruce Highway upgrades
Agricultural Technology

Preparation, coordination and inclusion key to billion-dollar Bruce Highway upgrades

Queensland's road network stands to gain from A$9 billion in works aimed at easing freight delays, crash risks and flood disruption.

By Mike Bishara • 8 min read • 6 days ago
Council funding will help curb suicide risk for Taranaki māmā
Local Government

Council funding will help curb suicide risk for Taranaki māmā

The grant will help equip a new Bell Block office for antenatal wānanga that say they are helping reduce suicide risk among new māmā.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
Stopbank upgrade begins at 'vulnerable' Awatoto
Disaster Recovery

Stopbank upgrade begins at 'vulnerable' Awatoto

Homes and businesses in Awatoto should be better protected from more common floods after a 3.6km stopbank upgrade got under way.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
Rotorua Museum construction wraps up a decade after quake closure
Architecture

Rotorua Museum construction wraps up a decade after quake closure

Visitors must wait another two years, even after the long-delayed Rotorua Museum build was finished on time and under budget.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
Insight backs Scotland's AI scaling adoption programme
Digital Transformation

Insight backs Scotland's AI scaling adoption programme

Scottish firms will get support to move from AI trials to day-to-day use, with readiness checks and consultancy aimed at boosting productivity.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Reprieve sought for blocked ambulance bay in Masterton
Urban Planning

Reprieve sought for blocked ambulance bay in Masterton

Parked cars are delaying emergency callouts in Masterton, prompting a council bid to extend no-stopping rules outside the ambulance station.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Last month
Taupō sports venue gets $5.3 million sports hub
Construction

Taupō sports venue gets $5.3 million sports hub

Funding for Taupō's lower fields now gives visiting teams accessible changing rooms, toilets and a dining room ahead of major tournaments.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last month
Wellington stadium says it can't afford $42m maintenance bill for the next decade
Urban Planning

Wellington stadium says it can't afford $42m maintenance bill for the next decade

Falling corporate suites and memberships are leaving Wellington's regional stadium unable to fund a GBP £42 million maintenance programme itself.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last month
Christopher Luxon announces National's alternative to introducing bed tax
Auckland Council

Christopher Luxon announces National's alternative to introducing bed tax

Councils could receive funding from international visitor levy receipts two years earlier under National's plan, with Auckland due NZD $19.1 million.

By RNZ • 4 min read • Last month
West Coast business welcomes NZTA's U-turn on road funding
Climate change

West Coast business welcomes NZTA's U-turn on road funding

Councils and ratepayers have been spared steep local bills after NZ Transport Agency kept majority funding for two isolated West Coast roads through 2030.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Last month
'Iconic national' road thrown a funding lifeline
Māori

'Iconic national' road thrown a funding lifeline

Ratepayers in South Wairarapa will avoid a funding gap of up to NZD $35 million after NZTA agreed to keep Cape Palliser Rd largely subsidised for three years.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last month
'Defensible but unpalatable': Road rate aims to put repair costs on higher users
Taxation

'Defensible but unpalatable': Road rate aims to put repair costs on higher users

Forestry and dairy operators could face steep bills under a Carterton council plan to shift more roading repair costs onto heavy users.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Raetihi Marae to close for four months for upgrade
Energy efficient

Raetihi Marae to close for four months for upgrade

Whānau bookings have been moved as the marae shuts from 31 August to 31 December for a new ablution block and safety-critical services work.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2026
Southland council accused of breaking flood work promises
Risk & Compliance

Southland council accused of breaking flood work promises

Residents could face weaker flood protection after a former chief financial officer accused Environment Southland of failing to deliver promised work.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Aug 2026
Tairāwhiti emergency waste funding: Gisborne District Council gets $115,590 grant
Disaster Recovery

Tairāwhiti emergency waste funding: Gisborne District Council gets $115,590 grant

Severe weather clean-up costs in Tairāwhiti have been eased, with Gisborne District Council securing the largest share of a new grant.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Aug 2026