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AI is now a capital allocation decision, and CFOs are setting the terms
CFOs across Australia and New Zealand are tightening AI spending as new research shows weak returns, poor data readiness and rising demands for accountability.

Train services disrupted after major AT outage
All train services were suspended on Thursday morning but most were able to resume from about 10.15am.

Body found in Lower Hutt being treated as unexplained death
A body was discovered on Wainuiomata Road around 9am on Thursday morning.

Child left in locked van for 80 minutes after teachers forgot to check seats
A young child was left screaming after being inadvertently locked alone in an early childhood centre van for 80 minutes.

CloudCasa joins Nutanix Kubernetes platform partner catalog
CloudCasa adds backup, recovery and migration tools to Nutanix Kubernetes Platform Partner Catalog for hybrid and distributed workloads.

Watch: Chris Bishop reacts to reshuffle demotions
Senior Minister Chris Bishop was removed as Leader of the House and National party campaign chair as well as Associate Sports minister in the PMs reshuffle.

Tell us where to find New Zealand’s best hot cross buns
The hunt for New Zealand’s best hot cross buns is on as Easter approaches and the hot cross bun season heads into its final days.

Green light for immediate lifting of holiday alcohol restrictions
A bill has cleared the last legislative hurdle and will come into force in time for Easter weekend.

Marsden Point to get diesel storage capacity boost
The government will put more than $20 million towards additional diesel storage capacity at Marsden Point.

Personetics & Atomic partner on in-app deposit switching
Personetics and Atomic team up to let banks prompt deposit and bill switching inside apps, aiming to cut friction and boost primary relationships.

Datacom buys T4 Auckland data centre in NZ expansion
Datacom deepens New Zealand data centre push with T4 Auckland site, lifting sovereign capacity to five and backing AI-ready upgrades.

Tom Phillips doco crew received text as 'heads up' he had been shot and killed
Detailed texts about the fugitive's last hours from a top police comms manager to the head of a documentary crew have been revealed.

Wananga moves some classes online amid fuel price concerns from students
The Whakatane based Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi moved two noho online and is considering more on a case by case basis.

‘T has been shot:’ What police texted doco crew about Phillips’ death before family
It comes as police were forced to name Netflix as the streaming partner for Dame Julie Christie’s documentary on Tom Phillips.

Two arrested after possible sighting of a firearm in Glenfield, schools' lockdown lifted
The incident prompted a lockdown at Glenfield Mall and surrounding schools.

Elon Musk's SpaceX moves to become a publicly traded company
The company’s public stock debut is set to be one of the most valuable in history, and could make Musk the world's first trillionaire.

Body found on Lower Hutt road, Police launch investigation
A major Lower Hutt road remains cordoned off after the discovery of a body, as police work to determine the circumstances surrounding the unexplained death.

Three North Shore schools in lockdown due to incident
All three schools were under lockdown around midday on Thursday.

Police incident unfolding in Glenfield, schools in lockdown
Two schools have gone into lockdown as police respond to an unfolding incident in Glenfield.

Ripple launches digital asset tools for treasury teams
Ripple adds digital asset treasury tools for CFOs, bundling XRP and RLUSD with cash in one dashboard as stablecoin use rises.

IT teams still rely on MDT as cloud shift accelerates
Survey finds IT teams still depend on Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Windows Deployment Services, even as Intune adoption surges and cloud management expands.