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Next steps for Nelson Tasman weather radar
Nelson Tasman communities are one step closer to more timely and accurate weather information, with a site selected for the region’s new weather radar. Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell and Associate Transport and South Island Minister James Meager say it is a significant milestone for the project, which was fast-tracked by the Government with a commitment of up to $5 million, following the severe July 2025 weather events. Mr Meager says Nelson Tasman has limited radar coverage, relying largely on the Wellington radar, which cannot adequately monitor parts of northwest Tasman. “The region has experienced several high-impact flooding events in recent years, including five states of emergency since 2011. The new radar will make a huge difference in better preparing communities for future disasters,” Mr Meager says. “The radar will be located near Drumduan’s Horoirangi Peak, about 15 kilometres northeast of Nelson City and 630 metres above sea level. It provides an ideal position for monitoring weather across the region. “MetService confirm it is on track to be operational by mid-2027. It will feature modern Doppler dual-polarisation technology, which provides more accurate rainfall estimates and enhanced weather monitoring capability.” Mr Mitchell says the milestone reflects the Government's commitment to strengthening New Zealand’s resilience to severe weather. “This is a big step towards improving short-term weather forecasting and rainfall mapping, helping emergency management agencies, councils, first responders and communities better prepare and respond to major events. "Better information leads to better decisions. Whether it is emergency managers preparing for a flood event, councils monitoring river catchments, or families making decisions to keep themselves safe, this radar will provide a significant improvement in the quality and timeliness of weather information available to all.”
US says F-47 will be first sixth-gen jet. China’s J-36 and J-50 are already flying
Washington is “not too far away” from a production line for its F-47 sixth-generation fighter, a senior US Air Force official has said, as China presses ahead with flight-testing two different next-generation combat aircraft of its own. During a virtual event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Monday, Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich, the service’s portfolio acquisition executive for fighters and advanced aircraft, said the F-47 would be “the world’s first...
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55 Chagai students awarded scholarships
QUETTA: The Reko Diq Mining Company (RDMC) celebrated the achievement of 55 students from Chagai district who have been awarded fully-funded scholarships to attend the Foundation Programme at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Sukkur. The award ceremony was held at the Reko Diq project site and attended by students, parents, community representatives, and officials from RDMC. The successful students represent the second cohort of the RDMC Scholarship Programme, an initiative aimed at strengthening the academic capabilities of intermediate students from Chagai and preparing them for admission to leading universities across the country. Welcoming the scholarship recipients, Ryan Mitchell, the general manager of the Reko Diq project, congratulated the students and encouraged them to make the most of the opportunity. “Your success will not only be a personal achievement but also a contribution to the progress and prosperity of your communities and the wider region. This opportunity comes with the responsibility to pursue excellence and use your education to create positive changes,” he said. Mr Mitchell also thanked the IBA Sukkur team and Vice Chancellor Dr Asif Shaikh, along with RDMC’s Sustainability team, for successfully delivering the Foundation Programme for a second consecutive year. Stephen Herb, sustainability manager at RDMC, highlighted the transformative role of education in community development. “Education builds stronger and more resilient communities. Every student here has earned this opportunity through dedication and hard work, supported by families and communities that believe in the power of education,” he said. Addressing the participants, Hanno Staden, head of human resources, and Essa Tahir, community investment team lead at RDMC, emphasised that the Reko Diq Scholarship Programme is an investment in the talent, potential, and future of Chagai’s youth. Published in Dawn, September 26th, 2026
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Anti-stalking law proving highly successful
The Government’s new anti-stalking law is proving to be highly successful with police taking over 1,000 actions in just over three months, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell say. Police have laid 140 charges before the Courts and issued 918 notices under the new stalking and harassment legislation since it came into effect on 26 May. “These results demonstrate the tough new reality stalkers are facing – one where there are real consequences for their actions,” Mr Goldsmith says. “Our government has sent a very clear message - this behaviour has to stop. If it continues, stalkers will face the full force of the law, including up to five years in prison. “For too long this insidious behaviour went unpunished, yet victims were left with often long-term side effects. Our government is committed to fixing the basics in law and order, and this is a prime example of a gap in the law which made no sense,” Mr Goldsmith says. “Stalking and harassment is a sinister act that can have immense psychological and emotional harm on victims. Passing this new law has sent a short and sharp message to stalkers – expect consequences,” Mr Mitchell says. “I want to acknowledge our Police officers for the work they have done since the law came into force. With these new powers at their disposal, Police have swung into gear immediately to intervene, hold offenders to account, and help protect people who are subjected to this atrocious behaviour. “Those who engage in stalking and harassment can expect Police action. This behaviour is unacceptable and can have serious consequences for victims and their families,” Mr Mitchell says. For more information on stalking and harassment and information to support victims, go to: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/info-factsheet-people-being-stalked.pdf Police will continue to monitor implementation of the legislation and work closely with staff and partners to ensure it is well embedded and achieving its intent of improving safety and protection for victims.
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More accessible emergency alerts
Emergency alerts are being added to the Govt.nz app making them more accessible for New Zealanders, Digitising Government Minister Paul Goldsmith and Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell say. “This brings official emergency alerts and severe weather warnings together in one place. Crucially, it means people will no longer have to rely solely on mobile phone towers to receive emergency mobile alerts,” Mr Goldsmith says. “People can now tailor alerts to where they live or work, where they are travelling, or places where family and friends live. It gives New Zealanders more choice over how and where they want to receive critical information. However, people can be assured the government does not track your activity within the app or store your personal information,” Mr Goldsmith says. “These alerts will not be replacing existing MetService services or the Emergency Mobile Alert system, they’ll simply be complimenting them. The more channels or ways people can access emergency information, the better,” Mr Mitchell says. “As always, it’s important to remember if you experience the natural warning signs of a tsunami, flood or landslide, then don’t wait for an alert. Trust your danger sense and evacuate immediately. “Alerts remain available within the app after the initial notification has been dismissed. The app also provides emergency preparedness information and contact details for local Emergency Management Committees,” Mr Mitchell says. The Govt.nz app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
‘We are at a moment of peril with AI ... The sooner [it is regulated], the better’
‘We are at a moment of peril with AI ... The sooner [it is regulated], the better’ The World Today iallan.drupal 7 September 2026 Sebastian Mallaby, the author of a recent book on Google DeepMind, tells Mike Higgins about the urgent need for regulation, why Europe will have to follow the United States’ lead and the way to talk to China about the technology’s safety issues. Listen also to the full podcast of their conversation. Before we get on to wider issues around AI policy, there was some big news in the AI labs this summer. Demis Hassabis, the subject of your new book ‘The Infinity Machine’, stepped down as chief executive of DeepMind, the British AI start-up he co-founded and in 2014 sold to Google. He is now DeepMind’s chairman while its new boss is based in Google’s California HQ, not London. Does that mark the end of era? It’s the end of the era of a major global AI lab being run out of London because that’s where Demis Hassabis insisted on it being based. He is patriotically British. He refused to move to California despite pressure to do so and ran DeepMind from London, setting the pace in artificial intelligence for a long time. He’s now the chairman of DeepMind; the new chief executive is now based in California at the Google headquarters, and that is a shift in the centre of gravity. But I think this narrative has been overblown. Demis Hassabis says very powerful AI is just around the corner, but we have failed to make it safe for humans. One angle is that Google is losing [the AI race]. It’s true that Anthropic has the most powerful models and that OpenAI is probably second at the moment. But DeepMind’s chatbot, Gemini, is used by more people than any other chatbot because it’s the default on all Android phones. It has a billion users of its app. That doesn’t count all the people who use it through Google search, Gmail or Google Maps. As for Hassabis, the story is he has been pushed upstairs, I don’t see it that way. From my discussions with him over three years, it was clear he wanted to do two things: build frontier AI and make sure it was used properly. I think he feels that he’s got to that destination in terms of frontier AI. He says we are in the foothills of ‘the singularity’, meaning very powerful AI is just around the corner, but we have failed to make it safe and useful for humans. There’s not much regulation, the regulation that does exist is a mess, and he wants to try to fix that. This year has seen growing alarm about AI mounting cyber hacks. OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta all admitted that their models had done so. Those hacks followed the apparent threat to the entire internet posed by Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model. As the pace of AI development shows no signs of slowing, where might we expect timely and effective regulation to come from? We’ve got models now that really do threaten the integrity of the internet infrastructure because they are so good at cyber hacking. The Claude Mythos model last April was able to discover these vulnerabilities which decades of human scrutiny hadn’t unveiled. The OpenAI models autonomously hacked their way out from supposedly secure ‘sandboxes’. That was extraordinary. The AI agents started to communicate with each other, posting on a message board, pooling ideas about how they would escape. The human overseers spotted the escape, patched the code, and thought they had solved the problem. But a few days later the AI agents broke out again and hacked their way into the website of Hugging Face, a software company that knows about cyber security. So, we are at this moment of peril. It’s a big regulatory challenge and it’s not easily solved. But a good starting point marries the art of the politically possible with what we would ideally want. The answer is you have the United States set up a self-regulatory body – not regulatory, because if it’s a straightforward government regulator, you have to appropriate funds from Congress. That is a nightmare. They won’t give you enough to hire the right scientists or have enough computing resources. A self-regulatory body is a practical way to get around those politics but would have the imprimatur of the government. Hassabis proposed this solution in an open letter a few weeks ago. That’s the one that makes the most sense and is supported by people across the industry. It doesn’t, so far, seem to be the one that the Trump administration sees fit to embrace but maybe that will change. Hassabis has said the successful rollout of self-regulation in the US could lead to global regulation. Given the differences of opinion about AI regulation, how quickly do we need to get our act together? The sooner, the better. The only question is whether we have to experience a kind of Hiroshima moment to get serious about doing something. How would an American self-regulatory body gain collaboration from the rest of the world? What I’m going to say here is very unpopular in Europe – but I think Europeans ought to like it. Essentially, Washington would compel its allies in Europe and Asia, everywhere apart from China, to get on board with its regulatory regime. That sounds like Uncle Sam just squashing everyone else’s sovereignty, but actually the European or British interest here is that there should be good regulation. And if that comes through forced coordination from Washington, I’d rather have the regulation than not have it. The US could successfully compel the rest of the world because it produces most of the AI stack: the chip designs, the actual data centres and most of the models apart the Chinese ones. If Europeans wanted access to American models, American cloud services, American chip designs such as Nvidia or AMD, they would have to agree. When the Biden administration imposed semiconductor export controls on China, chip makers such as Dutch firm ASML and its counterparts in Japan didn’t like it but had to go along. This is just an old story in the way America operates in the world. — US President Donald Trump, left, and Demis Hassabis, then chief executive of Google DeepMind, at a meeting of G7 members, partner countries and AI business leaders as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, France, on 17 June, 2026. Photo: Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images. How does America get China to sign up? That is very difficult, but I think people in Washington exaggerate how hard it is to talk to China. In the American debate there are two kinds of China watcher, the hawks and the neo-hawks. The longtime, anti-communist hawks always said you can’t do anything with China. And then there are those who thought that by getting China into the World Trade Organization it might converge with our values, but they were burnt by Xi Jinping and his shift to authoritarianism. They’re the neo-hawks. An alternative, reasonable view is that China is a technological power, it’s a very big country. Be realistic about it. The way they’ve managed their energy supply during the Iran war is nothing short of awesome. They took a 50 per cent cut in their energy imports and suffered no recession. That’s how resilient they are. Then we need to talk to them about the joint interest we both have in not letting AI get into the hands of criminals, terrorists or other rogues. Like us, China doesn’t want the internet to be hacked by cyber attackers who are criminals. If good regulation comes through forced coordination from Washington, I’d rather have that than not. In the Cold War, there were flashpoint moments like the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. But either side of that, in 1957, the US and the Soviet Union helped create the International Atomic Energy Agency, to set rules about tracking nuclear material. Then in 1968 they signed up to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. To those who say you can’t talk to Xi, Nikita Khruschev, the Soviet premier at the time, was not an easy person to deal with. But we did deal with him because we had a joint interest in preventing proliferation of nuclear weapons to third parties. It’s the same today with AI. Does Europe hold any cards in this race? Europe and the UK do have assets that matter. The biggest is ASML, an important Dutch company, which for the moment has a monopoly on the lithography machines needed to build the best semiconductors. Another is the British company ARM. Almost all smartphones in the world, including Chinese smartphones, incorporate ARM chip designs. If you are dependent on American data centres, they can switch you off if the White House gets annoyed with you. Also, AI friendly semiconductors are being bought and installed in European data centres. That is important because if you are dependent on American data centres, they can just switch you off if the White House gets annoyed with you. Nevertheless, the overwhelming balance of power is in favour of the US. In a difficult negotiation Europe would have to follow the American lead. But that’s not a bad thing. NATO, one of the most successful alliances of the past 80 years, wouldn’t have been effective without American leadership. And that was great for Britain, which had the good sense to embrace it. You visited China in the spring. What appetite did you detect for regulation? Before I went, AI policy people in the Biden administration told me, the Chinese don’t care about AI safety – when we were in office, they said, we invited them to Geneva to discuss AI safety, they sent unserious people to talk to us; and it was like pulling teeth just to get them to agree that AI should not be making the decision when it comes to nuclear weapons use. They would argue that in America, Russia and Europe, there was a sort of muscle memory of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, the Cuban Missile Crisis, that technology is dangerous, we have to control it. By contrast, to the Chinese catastrophe looks like the Cultural Revolution, a political thing that goes wrong. They would say, technology underpins our rise to prosperity, don’t get in its way. — Activists protesting outside the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh, on 3 September, 2026. Protesters gathered to demonstrate against data centre developments in their communities, calling on the government to consider the national impact on energy and water supplies, as well as local concerns over environmental and noise pollution. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images. That was the background to my China trip in March. My first meetings there were at Huawei. They didn’t want to talk about AI safety. But thereafter, I was impressed by how people in AI academia, in AI start-ups, tech journalists, people in big tech who are building AI models – they all did talk about safety, some of them quite insistently. While I was there, the OpenClaw AI agent was all the rage. It’s an open-source agent you can install on your laptop, which is crazy because you give it access to all of the data on your computer. The people I met agreed, saying the government needed to stop everybody downloading this agent, it’s dangerous. Sure enough, by the time I left China, the government had restricted use of OpenClaw. What I draw from this is not that China loves safety and is ready to do a deal. All I’m saying is that the door is at least open a crack. The problem in America is that the reasonable people are very much in a minority. That has to change. In the note he published this summer on AI regulation, Hassabis said new economic models will be needed to help everyone thrive in what he called a ‘post-scarcity’ world. You’ve written several books on finance. Will those economic models emerge? We have to be prepared for an economy that functions very differently. For instance, Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of Anthropic, has said that 50 per cent of jobs will be disrupted by AI by 2030. But even if AI takes 5 to 10 per cent of jobs, that means those people will then be competing for existing jobs, forcing down the wages, maybe to a point where it is just not that attractive to work. So a relatively small hit to aggregate employment can have a big ripple effect on wages and the viability of doing work. It’s quite likely that this is going to happen.
‘We are at a moment of peril with AI ... The sooner [it is regulated], the better’Reducing child and youth offending through sport and recreation
The Government is investing $2.4 million across six community programmes using sport and physical activity to support children and young people who may be at risk of offending or reoffending, says Minister for Sport and Recreation, Mark Mitchell. “This investment is in addition to the initial $2.2 million provided to five community organisations across New Zealand, which I announced in June 2026.” The Reducing Child and Youth Offending project is a Sport NZ-led initiative focused on understanding and advocating the value of physical activity and sport to support children and young people who experience higher risk factors relating to offending or reoffending. “This initiative improves outcomes for children and young people and contributes to the Government's target of reducing youth offending by 2030. “It is about backing community led solutions and giving young people positive pathways which help prevent them from entering or re-entering the youth justice system,” Mr Mitchell says. “The project is part of a wider, joined up approach working alongside whānau, communities and government partners (NZ Police, Department of Corrections, Oranga Tamariki) to strengthen positive opportunities and reduce harm over time. “We are investing in trusted community organisations with proven capability and strong local connections to support children and young people through the positive vehicle of physical activity and sport,” Mr Mitchell says. Total funding of $8 million will be delivered across four waves through Community Impact Investment, as part of the Sport New Zealand led Reducing Child and Youth Offending Project. Notes to the editor: Six organisations have been approved for Wave Two of the Community Impact investment: Bay of Plenty Youth Development Trust will deliver Te Aranui Rangatahi Pathways, a combination of programmes for children and young people focused on relationship-based youth development, cultural connection, education re-engagement and a variety of physical activities, including Ki o Rahi, mau rākau, boxing, exercise/fitness, tramping, kayaking, abseiling, bushcraft and marine-based activities. Youth Encounter, Bay of Plenty will support children and young people aged 10–18 through their Live Life Wide Open activity-based pathway including, dirt biking, surfing and other outdoor activities alongside mentoring, therapy and leadership development. Ignite Sport, Wellington will work with small groups of rangatahi across the Hutt Valley as part of Oho Ake, a multi-year programme using sport, recreation, mentoring, and meaningful relationships to empower rangatahi to build confidence, strengthen connections, develop life skills, and realise their potential. Whenua Iti Outdoors, Tasman/West Coast will establish the Kawatiri Active Futures programme, a two-year initiative aimed at supporting tamariki aged 10–12 in the Kawatiri/Buller region through active recreation, mentoring, and whānau engagement. The programme focuses on deep, sustained engagement to foster wellbeing through experiential outdoor learning and experiences. Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services, Te Tai Tokerau will establish Ngā Pūmanawa o Tū aimed at supporting taitamariki aged 10–18 years in Te Tai Tokerau by facilitating their engagement in sport, recreation, and community activities through culturally grounded, personalised pathways. ke’s Bay will support rangatahi 12 -18 within The Meke Academy, a kaupapa Māori, sport-first education programme. They use daily physical activity, mentoring, cultural identity development and Te Kura learning to create positive life outcomes for vulnerable rangatahi in Hawke's Bay.
New Zealand and Japan strengthen emergency management cooperation
With the growing impacts of disasters globally, it is critical that countries work together to reduce risk, strengthen preparedness, and support more resilient communities. This Memorandum of Cooperation reflects our shared commitment to learning from one another and improving how we prepare for, respond to, and recover from future events,” Minister Mitchell says. “New Zealand and Japan share a deep understanding of the impacts disasters can have on communities. As we mark 15 years since both the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami and the Christchurch earthquake tragedies, we remember how our countries stood side by side. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families and communities affected by the recent earthquakes and flooding in Japan. “New Zealand and Japan have a long history of friendship and partnership. We face a remarkably similar risk landscape, including earthquakes, tsunami, volcanic activity, severe weather and flooding. This gives our countries a unique opportunity to learn from one another. “Japan is internationally recognised for its expertise in disaster risk reduction, preparedness and early warning systems. The Memorandum of Cooperation will support the sharing of best practice and capability development to strengthen resilience in both countries to ensure we are well prepared to meet challenges that lie ahead. “The agreement reflects our shared commitment to improving resilience across the Asia-Pacific region through a more coordinated and collaborative approach. It comes at a time when New Zealand and Japan are deepening cooperation across a range of areas, as we navigate together a more uncertain and unpredictable global environment” Minister Mitchell says. The agreement is part of the National Emergency Management Agency's (NEMA) work as an internationally recognised leader in emergency management. NEMA supports emergency management initiatives in the global arena with a specific focus on the Pacific and commitments under the United Nations and regional frameworks. NEMA also has Memorandums of Cooperation with Australia, Fiji, USA, Canada, South Korea, and Türkiye.
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