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Gartner: half of firms adopt zero-trust data by 2028
Gartner predicts half of organisations will adopt zero-trust data governance by 2028 as synthetic AI content undermines traditional data trust.

Two people missing after major slip blocks road in Tauranga
Cars are being turned away on Welcome Bay Road in Tauranga where two people are still unaccounted for after a major slip.

Landslip rips through Mount Maunganui campground, emergency services swarm scene
A major landslip has destroyed part of a popular camp ground in Mount Maunganui following torrential rain over night.

Confidence returning to property market, REINZ says
It has released its data for December, which shows the national median price was up 1.4 percent year-on-year to $786,977. Month-on-month it was down 1.6 percent.

A changing man, or change the man - McCullum's reckoning
Why Brendon McCullum must heed his own advice as England's post-Ashes era begins with a white-ball series in Sri Lanka.

Watch: Record snowfall leaves cars stuck and people stranded in Russia's Far East
Parts of Kamchatka Peninsula have been buried under its heaviest snowfall in 60 years, as scientists say the winter blast could be due to climate change.

Loved ones of victims reeling after high-speed rail crash in southern Spain
Two deadly crashes in almost as many days have inflicted grief, anger and disruption. Two deadly crashes in almost as many days inflict grief, anger and disruption in Spain.

Watch: Faisal Islam considers how Trump's Davos speech was received
The BBC's Faisal Islam was in the room when President Trump told his audience that he would not use force in Greenland, but also launched a long argument for why the US should own it.

Decision on Manchester-London 'ghost train' was uninformed, regulator admits
The Office of Road and Rail says it was missing "critical points" when it made a decision.

Weather live: Several people missing as slip hits Mt Maunganui holiday park
Emergency services are looking for several people as campervans and showers were struck, in what witnesses say was a loud crash.

‘Very frustrating’: Razor’s last-ditch approach to Tony Brown
One of the last things axed All Blacks coach Scott Robertson did before he was sacked was launch a bid to add Tony Brown to his coaching staff.

Former England captain George to retire in 2027
Former England captain Jamie George is to retire at the end of 2027 after agreeing a one-year contract extension with Saracens.

Body found in search for swimmers who went missing on Christmas Day
It follows the disppearance of two swimmers at Budleigh Salterton in a festive swim.

US to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq
The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled.

Should Scotland fans boycott the World Cup over Greenland row?
A former SNP MP, Hannah Kennedy-Bardell said she would "potentially" suggest boycotting the football tournament.

'Canada lives because of US', Trump digs at Carney in Davos speech
The US president also takes aim at France's President Macron and a "repetitive" Swiss leader.

Trump's jibes are wearing thin for many of Europe's leaders
The ball is in the court of European leaders ahead of Thursday's emergency EU meeting in Brussels, writes Nick Beake.

Fact-checking Trump's Davos speech
The US president made a series of contested claims, ranging from the status of Greenland to Nato spending.

Israel postpones demolition of Palestinian children's football pitch
An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider.