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Person escapes house fire in Auckland
Fire and Emergency crews are extinguishing a fire at a two-storey house.

BlueCat unveils Horizon SaaS for unified netops control
BlueCat launches Horizon SaaS to unify DNS, DHCP, IPAM, security and observability, promising AI-assisted, self-healing intelligent networks.

Once-hobbled Lumma Stealer is back with lures that are hard to resist
ClickFix bait, combined with advanced Castleloader malware, is installing Lumma "at scale."

Microsoft patches zero-day flaws in latest Windows update
Microsoft rolls out fixes for 55 Windows flaws, including six exploited zero-days hitting Shell, MSHTML, Word and key desktop services.

I was not prepared for how how deeply disturbing this film was
Despite understanding the terrain the film would traverse, Madeleine Hakaraia de Young not unprepared.

Nicola Willis urges Adrian Orr to front up in inquiry into economic responses to Covid-19
The government recently announced an independent review into the central bank's actions during the pandemic, including official cash rate cuts, money printing and its interactions with government policy.

Gigi Ponsonby has closed and sold less than a year after it opened
The restaurant is the most recent to close on Ponsonby Rd.

New Zealand First campaigning for referendum on Maori seats
The Green Party is moving in the opposite direction, calling for the seats to be protected.

Judge called Winston’s speech ‘disgusting’ during disruption at club event, minister recalls
NZ First Minister Casey Costello told the panel Judge Ema Aitken yelled “he’s lying” during Winston Peters speech.

The AI-fueled software meltdown is overblown

Unity Software Stock Is Back in Oversold Territory. Is There Any End in Sight for the Bloodshed in U Shares?

Real Estate Services Stocks Sink in Latest ‘AI Scare Trade’

Exercise can be as effective as medication for depression, anxiety – study
Compared to being inactive, aerobic exercise has an especially powerful impact on the symptoms of depression.

The tiny airline muscling in on an Air New Zealand route
A new operator will start flying between Nelson and Christchurch from Friday.

Students are taking the online gambling bait
Gambling websites are flooding university students with ads, and the results are a costly spiral.

Portnox expands zero trust access to console tools
Portnox extends zero trust network access to RDP, SSH, VNC and Telnet, promising passwordless admin access and fewer VPN dependencies.

Australian label AROHA changes name following backlash
"This isn't a rebrand. It's a reflection of who we are now," the brand said, announcing their new name this week.

‘Incredible rider’: The Kiwi teen pushing Aussie gold medal favourite
Scotty James believes Cam Melville Ives will be competing for medals after the Wanaka snowboarder breezed through qualifying on his Olympic debut.

Black smoke seen across Auckland’s North Shore
Thick black smoke can be seen rising from Aucklands North Shore on Thursday afternoon.

Teacher cleared after classroom ‘gladiator’ play-fight video
The incident occurred on February 15, 2023, during a Year 10 social sciences lesson about the Roman Colosseum.

Former prison officer turned slavemaster jailed for more than 16 years
The ex-prison officer is a Samoan chief who took possession of his victims' lives and raped one victim.

Cloudera rides hybrid AI surge with strong FY26 gains
Cloudera posts surging FY26 growth as enterprises embrace governed hybrid AI, fuelling expansion, fresh hires and multi-cloud innovation.

Contented raises NZD $4.1m to fuel AI expansion
Christchurch AI startup Contented raises NZD $4.1m seed round to grow its meeting-minutes platform and push into Australia, UK and US.

AppLovin’s (NASDAQ:APP) Q4 CY2025: Beats On Revenue