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Check Point unveils AI-focused upgrade to Quantum firewall
Check Point’s new Quantum R82.10 firewall targets AI threats and hybrid networks with prevention-first, Zero Trust and unified security tools.

AI surge to bring chaos before control, warns CEO
AI will unleash short-term chaos and “shadow AI” risks before governance tools restore control, warns OutSystems chief Woodson Martin.

Forrester: AI, geopolitics to reshape factories by 2026
AI, geopolitics and safety rules will force manufacturers to rethink factories, robotaxis and in-car screens by 2026, says Forrester.

Christmas Day weather forecast: what to expect for the holiday
A forecaster says it may not be a nice, settled story that many of us are hoping for.

Electoral Amendment Bill passes its third reading in Parliament
The bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, allows for larger anonymous political donations, and clarifies the ban on giving out food at voting places.

Overturned board election fires up concerns over postal voting
A judge has ordered a new election to take place for seats an Auckland board over manipulation of voting papers.

Freightways announces Australian aquisition VTFE
The logistics company has agreed to buy Melbourne-based VT Freight Express for $81.4 million.

The Government's 'Road Cone Hotline' to close
The Government will close its “Road Cone Hotline” at the end of this week, after just six months in operation.

Auckland's Samoan Catholic community celebrates three decades of faith and culture
Malaeola is a centre that has hosted monthly mass services and other gatherings since August 1995.

Prometheus acquires Actenum to boost AI scheduling
Prometheus buys Canadian AI scheduler Actenum to sharpen data-driven planning for asset-heavy sectors from oil and gas to utilities.

Three men jailed for life over murder of Anaru Moana
Moana disappeared in December 2021 and his body has never been found.

Migrant bus drivers want strict language rules for residency eased
Hundreds deliver a petition to Parliament, calling for the postgraduate-level English-language requirement for residency to be lowered.

Two North Island fires still not fully contained
Rain is helping firefighters get on top of the blazes.

‘Much-loved’ rhino at Auckland Zoo euthanised
Auckland Zoo euthanised its elderly Southern white rhino on Tuesday due to deteriorating age-related health conditions.

Two climbers still missing at Mt Cook, two who died named
Connor Scott McKenzie, 28, a New Zealand-Canadian dual citizen, and 23-year-old Australian Tanmay Shetankumar Bhati died on Sabre Peak.

Fire crews battle two large fires in North Island
One blaze was 100 hectares in size.

The Ashes live: Australia v England - third test, day one
Follow all the action as the five-test series between arch rivals Australia and England continues.

Pharmac scraps plan to cull applications for medicines unlikely to get funding
The government drug-funding agency had put forward a plan to remove some low-ranked medicines on its list of medications that it would like to fund.

Warning of bus driver shortage if immigration settings not changed
Greater Wellington Regional Council is urging the government to lower its English language requirements for visas.

'The million-dollar question': What the weather forecast is looking like for Christmas
A forecaster says it may not be a nice, settled story that many of us are hoping for.

Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick to face murder charges in parents' deaths
Rob Reiner, the Hollywood director, and his wife Michele were both found dead with stab wounds on Sunday.