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Maritime firms upbeat on AI yet struggle to scale beyond pilots
Maritime firms view AI positively but face challenges scaling beyond pilots, with just 11% having formal strategies to expand AI use beyond trials.

Fond memories but a familiar bleak outlook for Liam Lawson
The Kiwi driver resumes his Formula 1 season back where it all started and the conditions look set to be just as challenging second time around.

Frozen beans and vegetable mix recalled over salmonella risk
Consumers were urged to return the products to the place of purchase for a refund or, if that was not possible, to dispose of them.

Largest-ever import of liquid ecstasy seized at border with street value of $14 million
An estimated 1950 litres of GBL with a street value of $14 million was intercepted after a joint six-month investigation.

Mt Eden public meeting to protest loss of character homes and high-rise apartments
Nearly 600 Mt Eden and Kingsland properties are set to lose Special Character status.

‘Jaw-droppingly weird’ dinosaur from Morocco was studded with spikes and armor

Two officers injured in police chase in southern Germany

Ukraine wants to turn its vast stores of wartime data into a bargaining chip with its Western allies

Kim and Putin to travel to Beijing in September for military parade

German Foreign Minister Wadephul to visit Estonia, Denmark and France

Salesforce data theft campaign exposes SaaS integration risks
State-sponsored hackers have stolen OAuth2 tokens from Salesforce integrations, compromising hundreds of organisations and exposing risks in SaaS connectivity.

Operation Dolphin: Three men arrested after drug-related search warrants in Waikato
Two 58-year-old men and a 56-year-old man are due to appear in the Hamilton District Court on Friday.

Three arrested following Waikato meth bust
Waikato West police executed two search warrants in relation to Operation Dolphin in Huntly and Te Kauwhata.

The country's most hit overbridge: Is it time to close the road?
KiwiRail confirmed it was the most struck bridge in the country, with 13 known strikes per year.

AppOmni unveils Zero Trust Bridge to counter SaaS cyberattacks
AppOmni launches Zero Trust Bridge to help firms counter SaaS attacks by ShinyHunters and UNC6040, enhancing real-time security policy enforcement.

Switching lenders reaches record
A new high of $2.6 billion in mortgage money changed lenders last month.

StorONE & Viking unveil unified storage to end legacy silos
StorONE and Viking unveil a unified storage platform combining hardware and software to replace legacy silos, boosting performance and simplifying IT management.

Largest ever border seizure of liquid ecstasy made with a street value of $14m
An estimated 1950 litres of GBL, more commonly known as fantasy or liquid ecstasy, was seized as part of Operation Hermes.

Northland councils vote to create single company to manage drinking, wastewater systems
All three of Northland's district councils have voted to create a single, Northland-wide company to manage the region's drinking water and wastewater systems.

New Zealand joins international partners in countering China-linked cyber attacks
China has repeatedly denied involvement in the past.

Female cyber leaders call for visibility & inclusion at all levels
As International Women in Cyber Day nears, female leaders urge greater visibility and inclusion to close the gender gap and boost diversity in cybersecurity.

New research shows 'stealth vaping is everywhere'
A researcher has found the design of vaping devices makes it easy to puff in secrecy.

Road cone rows: Council received 115 complaints in two months
The Government launched the cone hotline on June 3.

Wind, showers set to strike North Island as weekend nears
The end of August, and winter, leaves Aotearoa with a number of wind watches that are set to carry through to Friday, however, the wind and rain generally is set to continue to the weekend.

Human rights law blocking Maori authority, researcher Andrew Erueti says
"It's about power, who holds it and who gets to decide what justice looks like in this country," says Associate Professor Andrew Erueti.