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Vijil raises USD $17 million to boost resilience of enterprise AI
Vijil secured USD $17 million to enhance enterprise AI resilience, addressing security and governance challenges with a platform using continuous learning.

‘They protected him, not me’: Woman in McSkimming scandal demands wider police inquiry
The woman - referred to as Ms Z in an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report, speaks out

The Rotorua family who have been on a 4-year camping trip
The Leopards loved camping, but the holiday trips were just too short, so they sold their things, rented their house out and hit the road.

This AirPods Pro 3 deal drops Apple’s earbuds to their best price ever
Cyber Monday is the ideal time to get your hands on some new earbuds for the holiday season, and right on cue, the AirPods Pro 3 have dropped to their best price yet. With a $249 MSRP, you can now get the buds for $220 while Amazon’s Cyber Monday sale...

New Zealand Olympic bosses weigh up major sporting merger
For decades, New Zealand has had two organisations doing the work of one Olympic movement. Now the NZ Olympic Committee and Paralympics NZ are asking if that still makes sense.

Auckland mayor hits out at government's rates cap, says it could impact City Rail Link
Wayne Brown has taken aim at the policy, suggesting the government could start paying rates on its own properties to help fund projects like the City Rail Link.

Consumer and business credit demand improves again in October
However, monthly company liquidations have hit their highest level since 2011.

Home ownership at the core of the 'Kiwi Dream', but 85 percent 'given up hope' - survey
A new bank survey shows most people want to own their own home, with 85 percent agreeing home ownership is at the core of the "Kiwi Dream".

Act fast! Amazon is selling Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at the old cheap price
Gamers of all stripes freaked out when Microsoft jacked up prices on its Game Pass subscription by 50 percent two months ago — which is why it’s terrific that Amazon is ignoring Microsoft’s demands and selling Game Pass Ultimate at the “old” price of $59.99 for a three-month code during...

Tahiti landslide: hundreds join interfaith church service in homage to victims
The major landslide left no survivors in the small township of Afaahiti-Taravao, southeast of main island of Tahiti, on 26 November, with a three-year-old girl the youngest victim.

Night shift worker died in school bus crash driving home, coroner warns of fatigue
Scania Rangi Te Whare had worked a lot of overtime in the weeks before his death, the coroner said.

Two 240W Anker USB-C cables for $10. That’s a Cyber Monday impulse buy!
I have entirely too many charging cables… that I have to get rid of. I’m pretty sure you do, too, with so many old and frayed cables coiled up in your tech drawer. They’re too slow to charge compared to the better cable tech that has come out recently. Just...

Your PC lacks a CD/DVD drive. This USB-powered one is just $19
Does your laptop even have a DVD drive anymore? Mine sure doesn’t. Neither did the one I owned before. So, what can you do when you actually have to use a DVD or CD? Well, you can grab an Amicool external DVD drive for just $19 this Cyber Monday. Usually $29,...

Scania Rangi Te Whare's death in school bus collision could've been prevented, coroner finds
Scania Rangi Te Whare's death could have been prevented had he not been driving in a likely fatigued state, the Coroner says.

Parents horrified children ate mouldy mince in government-funded school lunches
A government-funded lunch provider says it's investigating a "food quality issue", while parents are watching for food poisoning symptoms.

Better laws needed to protect sexual violence survivors - Helen Clark Foundation
A report released today by the foundation has highlighted four areas that it says will create "practical, meaningful and lasting change".

From free to fee: Plex puts another key streaming feature behind paywall
If you enjoy streaming your own content via Plex to devices like Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or Android TV, some bad news is coming your way: it’s going to start costing money soon. Back in April 2025, a change came into effect that affected Plex users who remotely accessed the...