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One dead after crash in Ruapehu District
Emergency services were called to the crash between a truck and car on early on Thursday evening.

AI projects stall as testing lags behind deployment
AI testing lags as more than half of organisations ship features, with 52% saying fewer than half of projects reach full production.

Qlik launches agentic AI advisory to speed deployments
Qlik rolls out agentic AI advisory to help enterprises prioritise use cases, strengthen governance and move from ideas to deployment faster.

PHP firms face tougher hunt for skilled developers
Perforce report says ageing PHP talent pool and rising stack complexity are making it harder for companies to hire and keep experienced developers.

Security teams want AI tools under human oversight
Survey finds 77% of security professionals want AI tools in security operations kept under human oversight, as 88% adopt guardrails.

Claroty adds Visibility Orchestration to xDome platform
Claroty boosts xDome with Visibility Orchestration to turn patchy cyber-physical asset data into prioritised security tasks across critical operations.

ACT would ban voting rights for unelected appointees on local council committees if elected
David Seymour pledges to make the change within 100 days if elected, unless his MP's members bill is drawn.

'Really good at a bad ponytail': Dads learning new hair skills
A Napier hairdressing tutor has set up workshops to help dads learn practical hair skills so they can do their daughter's hair.

Solomons Governor General refuses to call parliament amid court of appeal hearing
Sir David Tiva Kapu is refusing to summon parliament as appeal delays efforts by a new coalition of political parties to remove Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele.

Former Black Basta affiliates target executives in Teams
ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.

Addepar opens Singapore hub to expand Asia-Pacific reach
Addepar sets up Singapore base for product engineering and commercial teams as it deepens support for clients across Asia-Pacific wealth markets.

Broncos back joins Warriors in Mitch Barnett trade deal
The 26-year-old was secured following negotiations with the Broncos that allowed Warriors co-captain Mitch Barnett an early release to join the Brisbane side next year.

Bizzdesign launches Unify to link collaboration & data
Bizzdesign launches AI-native Unify platform to bring whiteboarding, enterprise architecture and portfolio data into one shared workspace.

Microsoft’s trusted diagramming tool drops to $15 for a limited time
TL;DR: Microsoft Visio 2021 is down to $14.97 (reg. $249.99), making it an easy pick for anyone who regularly builds diagrams or visual workflows. If you’ve ever tried piecing together a flowchart in PowerPoint or spent too long formatting diagrams manually, you already know the frustration. Microsoft Visio was built to simplify that process, giving...

One dead after single-vehicle crash in Northland
A person has died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Northland’s State Highway 14.

Greyhound trainers to be paid to look after dogs when ban comes into force
A new government agency set up to wind down the industry and re-home roughly 1700 dogs has met with trainers and owners across the country this week.

Elite adds AI to flag dubious legal billing entries
Elite rolls out AI-powered Validate checks to catch questionable legal billing before invoices go out, aiming to cut write-offs and speed payment.

Several killed as Russia strikes Kiev, Dnipro and Odessa

Several killed, scores injured as Russia pounds Ukrainian cities

Germany approved €6.6m Israel arms exports during Iran war

Fire at one of Australia's two oil refineries to hit fuel output

Russian missiles and drones bombard Ukraine at night, killing at least 16 people