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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's National articles  National
    Michael Caine’s voice is iconic. Why would he sell that to AI?
     27 February 2026
    Michael Caine has licensed his distinctive voice to the AI company ElevenLabs. Here’s what people actually hear when he speaks.
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    Ukraine: after four years of war, exhaustion on both sides is the main hope for peace
    27 Feb: Direct talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US are scheduled for March.... more
    Police are scaling back their search for a man missing in Palmerston North's Manawatu River
    27 Feb: Police are scaling back their search for a man missing in Palmerston North's Manawatu River... more
    Anthropic v the US military: what this public feud says about the use of AI in warfare
    27 Feb: At the heart of this dispute is how Anthropic’s large language model Claude is being used in a military context.... more
    Deeper ocean ecosystems are unique – and uniquely vulnerable without better protection
    27 Feb: A new study challenges a common assumption that deeper marine ecosystems act as refuges which could reseed damaged shallower reef systems.... more
    The two dogs involved in the attack that left three people injured in Christchurch's Bryndwr at the weekend, have been euthanised
    27 Feb: The two dogs involved in the attack that left three people injured in Christchurch's Bryndwr at the weekend, have been euthanised... more
    Police had to respond to Christchurch's Papanui High School after a group of students displayed intimidating behaviour
    27 Feb: Police had to respond to Christchurch's Papanui High School after a group of students displayed intimidating behaviour... more
    Christchurch police say retaliation will not be tolerated - after the death of a man following a gang altercation
    27 Feb: Christchurch police say retaliation will not be tolerated - after the death of a man following a gang altercation... more
    An IT outage affected radiology departments in Auckland and Northland hospitals this afternoon
    26 Feb: An IT outage affected radiology departments in Auckland and Northland hospitals this afternoon... more
    Four people have been injured - two seriously - after a bus and a car crashed in Auckland's Ponsonby, about 4pm
    26 Feb: Four people have been injured - two seriously - after a bus and a car crashed in Auckland's Ponsonby, about 4pm... more

     Most Popular Recent National News
     09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control +++++++++++++++++++++++++
     07 Feb: Fabian Holland could miss the Highlanders' Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders next week ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event ++++++++++++++++++++++
     13 Feb: Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding ++++++++++++++++++++
     08 Feb: Wellington Water are still urging people to avoid the water along the capital's south coast - despite remediation works running smoothly ++++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: A Christchurch high school teacher's lost her bid to keep her name secret, over a sexual relationship with a teenage student ++++++++++++++++++++

     National NewsLinks
      6 Mar: Give to gain: how sponsoring women strengthens national security (ITBrief)
      6 Mar: No uk government ministers to attend paralympic ceremonies (BBCWorld)
      6 Mar: Former mp jackie blue quits national to join opportunity party (RadioNZ)
      6 Mar: Vanuatu's cabinet holds emergency meeting as ambae volcano escalates (RadioNZ)
      6 Mar: New poll expected to put national only just above 2020 wipeout (Stuff.co.nz)
      6 Mar: ‘that was the atomic bomb for me’ - former nat mp quits party, joins top (Stuff.co.nz)
      6 Mar: Iranian players salute during anthem ahead of matildas clash (Sydney Morning Herald)
      5 Mar: Has zac lomax played his last match in the nrl? (Sydney Morning Herald)
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     Today's News

    Environment:
    All fire permits are suspended in the Queenstown Lakes District - as hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk to extreme 11:07

    Entertainment:
    Cara Delevingne is working on her "self-control" when using "terrifying" social media platforms 11:05

    Auckland:
    A post-mortem will be carried out today on the person who died in a fire in Auckland's Otahuhu on Wednesday night 10:47

    National:
    Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s presumed next supreme leader? And would he bring change – or more brutal suppression? 10:37

    Entertainment:
    Zendaya has married Tom Holland in secret, according to her stylist Law Roach 10:35

    National:
    New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas 10:27

    Living & Travel:
    Emirates will be running a pair of flights out of Dubai to New Zealand tonight 10:27

    National:
    Fertiliser costs are soaring amid war in the Middle East. Will your grocery bill follow? 10:17

    National:
    Hezbollah - degraded, weakened but not yet disarmed - destabilizes Lebanon once again 10:07

    International:
    Beirut under threat in rapidly widening war as Israel threatens to 'bring hell' on Lebanese capital 10:07

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