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Datadog Q2 revenue jumps 28 per cent to USD $827 million on AI, cloud demand
Datadog's Q2 revenue surged 28% to USD $827 million, driven by AI innovation and growing cloud demand from larger enterprise customers.

Bougainville election: Women's rights activist Therese Kaetavara aims to retain her seat
Therese Kaetavara is aiming to retain her South Bougainville women's reserved seat and return as an MP after the 2025 Bougainville general election next month.

Person in hospital after gas incident at Bay of Plenty hotel
One person has been taken to hospital in the Bay of Plenty after a gas incident at the Hotel Matata this morning.

Labour's education spokesperson defiant after ignoring Stanford's NCEA meeting requests
Labour's education spokesperson rejected offers to engage with the government about education reforms, saying she does not see it as a missed opportunity.

Traditional Maori sports featured for the first time at Cook Islands Constitution celebrations
Competitors from different islands faced off in rock lifting, coconut husking, fruit racing and wrestling, with most coming from Pukapuka, an atoll in the Northern Group.

Canterbury lock’s long road back to the All Blacks
Count Sam Darry among those not in the least bit surprised his name didn’t feature in the All Blacks’ Rugby Championship squad.

Electorate boundary changes for Bay of Plenty, Christchurch, and Lower North Island
The Lower North Island will lose one electorate, while Auckland, Bay of Plenty, and Christchurch face significant boundary shake-ups, for the 2026 general election.

Cohesity launches Aspire Partner Programme to boost data security
Cohesity launches its Aspire Partner Programme to support global partners in delivering secure, flexible data management and cyber resilience solutions.

Samoa keeps clean sheet in Pool A with win over Tahiti at OFC U16 women's tourney
The OFC 2025 Under-16 Women's Championship hosts are on fire after defeating Tahiti 1-0 in on Thursday afternoon to record their third straight win in the tournament.

Exclusive: Garrett O’Hara on Mimecast’s AI fight against cyber risk
AI reshapes cyber defence, with firms battling human error and rising AI-driven attacks while leveraging predictive tools for threat detection and prevention.

From new names to new boundaries: Here's what's happening to your voting electorate
The North Island will lose an electorate seat as a list of seats get a shake-up. Here's all the changes.

Rest home care no longer offered at village where Elisabeth Nicholls disappeared from
Christchurch woman Elisabeth Nicholls' body was found three weeks after she walked out of the home.

Lithium could be a key to protecting brains from Alzheimer's
In a major new finding almost a decade in the making, researchers say they've found a key that may unlock many of the mysteries of the disease and brain ageing.

Person suffers moderate injuries in Bay of Plenty incident
A person has been taken to hospital after an incident in Matata in Bay of Plenty this morning.

Identity of man accused of killing police officer Lyn Fleming revealed
Fleming was killed in the early hours of New Year's Day after being struck by a vehicle while she was on foot patrol in central Nelson.

Security guard bitten, another punched, in two random incidents
One security guard was punched trying to apprehend a suspected pie and sausage roll thief, while the other was bitten on the arm at a pharmacy.

Lindsay Zwart steps in to lead APAC for Pax8 amid leadership shift
Lindsay Zwart, former Vodafone and Microsoft exec, has been named EVP and GM for APAC at Pax8, driving cloud commerce growth across the region.

Weekend weather: Temperatures to plummet as South Island skiers hold out for snow
MetService said a series of cold fronts would see temperatures drop on Friday, heralding the return of widespread frosts.