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Each Covid wave wrecks your health - here's what you can do
What we know about the latest rise in hospitalisations and deaths, testing, boosters, and how to protect yourself.

Kaimanawa horse muster to go ahead after funding uncertainty
Department of Conservation backed down from plans not to fund it a muster this year, which could have led to a cull.

Workiva unveils AI-ready GRC platform for real-time audit
Workiva launches AI-ready GRC platform to deliver real-time audit, automated controls testing and connected reporting for finance and risk teams.

Platform consolidation the path to strategic compliance value - Workiva
Consolidated GRC platforms are turning box-ticking compliance into strategic value, says Workiva, as AI raises the stakes on data quality.

Battle of Kororareka remembrance ceremony to mark key moment in history of Aotearoa
The ceremony on a Bay of Islands hilltop at dawn tomorrow aims to preserve the memory of a war that changed New Zealand history.

Datadog unveils MCP Server for governed AI observability
Datadog launches an MCP Server to give AI agents governed, real-time access to observability data across live development and operations.

Minerals and military: Incoming US ambassador spells out vision for NZ and Pacific
Billionaire businessman Jared Novelly is the Trump's nominee to be US Ambassador to New Zealand, Niue, the Cook Islands and Samoa.

Labour still waiting for Government to respond about the India FTA
The Labour Party is still waiting for the Government to respond to its letter setting out conditions for their support for the India FTA.

Student says ‘despicable actions’ of man who raped her have left a ‘deep emotional scar’
A Dunedin student raped by a man who broke into her bedroom tells court that knowing he’s in prison makes her happy, as he can’t offend against others.

‘My phone started flashing’: Alan Shearer reacts to All Whites striker’s FA Cup winner
Alan Shearer’s phone ‘started flashing’ as Kiwi Ben Waine mimics his iconic celebration.

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown sees no issue with low voter turnout
If Aucklanders aren't bothered to vote, their choice should be respected, Wayne Brown says, but he supports calls to move to in-person voting in 2028.

Politics live: Shane Reti announces retirement from politics, Stanford says National had 'a bad week'
Meanwhile, Erica Stanford says last week was 'a bad week' the party as its MP dismiss chances of an electoral wipeout.

Boomi unveils Meta Hub & EU instance for AI agents
Boomi launches Meta Hub semantic layer and a dedicated EU platform to boost data governance, AI agent oversight and SAP data activation.

ANZCO working to get shipment of beef destined for Middle East back to New Zealand
Premium beef cuts with a shelf life of 120 days that were on the way to Dubai have been parked by shipping companies in various ports.

Svitla & Cloudera target governed AI in ANZ healthcare
Svitla and Cloudera team up to strengthen governed AI and hybrid data infrastructure for healthcare providers across Australia and New Zealand.

NBA halts team’s tribute plans to strip club
The NBA has cancelled the Atlanta Hawks' plans for a celebration of the city's Magic City adult entertainment club.

‘We must do better’, says Stanford, as party meets after horror poll
The National caucus has met for the first time since a terrible poll for the party emerged last week.

Dame Jacinda Ardern shares rare life update on Instagram
Ardern told viewers it had been a long time since she had done “one of these”, acknowledging in advance that the update might be “a bit clumsy”.

Serious injuries following crash at Isla Bank, west of Invercargill
The crash happened shortly after 8.30am on Tuesday.

Teradata adds agentic, multimodal AI to vector store
Teradata upgrades Enterprise Vector Store with multimodal AI and agents to unify unstructured search and workflow orchestration at scale.