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Facial recognition system deemed racist in New Zealand supermarkets

A woman of Māori origin was recently misidentified as a shoplifter in a supermarket testing new facial recognition technology. Far from an isolated event, this incident occurred amidst a broader trend of governments introducing new measures to combat the upsurge in shoplifting.…
April 25, 2024
A pile of used cigarettes scattered on the floor. New Zealand had a plan to remove all smoking by 2027.

New Zealand to roll back “generational” smoking ban

New Zealand had large-scale plans to enforce a tobacco ban that would reduce smoking by 95% by 2025. The new Prime Minister of New Zealand has said he plans to cancel the ban, citing a number of possible "unintended consequences" as the reason.…
November 28, 2023
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When the price of carbon affects New Zealand’s budget

Last December, New Zealand decided to lower carbon prices to reduce consumer price inflation. But added to a failed auction for selling carbon emission quotas in March, the government now lacks NZ$1.2 billion for this year's budget.…
May 9, 2023