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The world's coolest streets this year
Time Out's 2025 list celebrates how "streets are everything that makes urban life brilliant".

Critical assessment underway for PNG's conjoined twins by Australian doctors
The parents of six-week-old Tom and Sawong are desperate for their boys to be surgically separated, despite previous medical advice against it.

Ebury launches app to simplify global payments & FX for SMEs
Ebury launches a mobile app enabling SMEs to manage international payments and FX on the go, offering real-time rates for over 130 currencies.

Endor Labs unveils AI SAST tool to cut false positives by 95%
Endor Labs launches AI-powered SAST tool that cuts false positives by 95%, improving code flaw detection and boosting developer efficiency.

Gluware Titan brings verified AI automation to enterprise networks
Gluware unveils Titan, an AI validation platform ensuring assured, compliant, and reversible automation for complex enterprise networks.

Icertis acquires Dioptra to boost AI-driven contract automation
Icertis has acquired AI startup Dioptra to enhance its contract intelligence platform with advanced automation and risk review tools for legal teams.

Btech targets Asia-Pacific with managed cloud integration push
Btech expands into Asia-Pacific with managed cloud and open-source integration, targeting finance, telecoms, manufacturing and public sectors for digital transformation.

No support as Kiwi disabled delegates flee COP30 fire in Brazil
A New Zealand disability advocate says she and her group were left to fend for themselves.

Lydia Ko in contention for $7 million prize after strong finish to opening round
The Kiwi golf star is in contention early at the LPGA Tour’s lucrative season-ending tournament in Florida.

Police appeal for information after double fatal crash in Timaru
Two people died at the scene, while another was airlifted to hospital in serious condition.

Bay of Plenty schools and medical centre in lockdown, armed police at scene
Police directed the schools to lock down while they were in the area.

Halt to puberty blockers curses 'young transgender women to stigma'
That's the reaction of a model who used puberty blockers as a teen to rules halting new prescriptions for young people.

'My mana reignited': Attendees leave world's largest indigenous education conference feeling inspired
The conference, which closed on Thursday, brought together more than 3000 attendees from around the globe to Auckland.

HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs
HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January.

Pike River deaths: Enough evidence for manslaughter charges - lawyer
Police can now link acts of "gross negligence" to the explosion and the deaths of 29 men, Nigel Hampton KC says.

Sama launches Bulk Annotation to boost AI labelling by 80%
Sama has launched Bulk Annotation, boosting AI labelling speed by 80% and cutting inconsistencies by 25% through collective data annotation.

JobStats by JobElephant brings real-time analytics to recruiters
JobElephant launches JobStats, a dashboard offering real-time recruitment analytics to improve hiring efficiency and optimise advertising spend.

AvePoint unveils AgentPulse to tackle AI agent risks & costs
AvePoint has launched AgentPulse, a platform to help firms monitor AI agents, tackling rising security risks and unexpected costs linked to AI use.

India trade deal will be a ‘game changer’, industry expert says
New Zealand firms who have established a presence in India may provide Maori businesses with a gateway to the South Asian nation.

MPs debate defence details under urgency
MPs are working on passing bills through various stages under urgency this week, including a stage where details as specific as the title are debated.