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Syspro names Tom Loeffert as Chief Human Resources Officer
Syspro taps veteran HR leader Tom Loeffert to help reshape its global workforce strategy as CEO Leanne Taylor drives the ERP software group's next growth phase.

Inside 'Wild West' neighbour war that ended in fire and death
Long before Sidney Ross Bridson was shot dead at his home in a remote rural settlement, his relationship with his neighbour had fractured into threats and violence.

Nigeria's suspected coup plotters deny treason charges

Google expands Gemini Enterprise with governance features
Google adds long-running agents, a shared workspace and a governance layer to Gemini Enterprise as businesses seek AI they can monitor and control.

Man who died in car crash was boarder at Rangataua house where body was found burned
Soon after a blaze took hold at 62-year-old John Seymour's house in a small Ruapehu settlement, his boarder was killed in a car crash.

Campaign group costs universal free dental care, says NZ can afford it
A report by Dental for All estimates it'll cost $936 million a year - alongside a one-off capital investment of $1.1 billion.

‘The shadow they cast’ alerted staff to wagons rolling in their direction
When a crew member spotted a moving shadow, they yelled for others to get out of the way.

Queenstown farmer offers to pay for lift after hearing of dad forced to carry disabled daughter
After the story aired on Morning Report, the farmer got in contact with RNZ offering to pay a shortfall.

Transport accident investigators call for better safety culture at KiwiRail after Port Otago near miss
Nine parked wagons in a Port Chalmers yard slowly rolled back and hit a locomotive, disconnecting it from other wagons it was already attached to.

New Zealand's most dedicated lifeguard is 75 - he's still saving lives
It's possible Karel Witten-Hannah - a lifeguard for more than 40 years - stopped you from doing something stupid at Piha Beach, like swimming outside the flagged area.

Storm-battered people flock to Wellington City Mission after losing everything
Wellington City Mission staff have been working around the clock to supply housing, clothing and food to people who've lost everything.

Gibraltar's monkeys find a clever way to avoid a junk food bellyache

Mideast war weighs on parent of Durex condoms

School 'not antisemitic' over MP visit, says report

More battle-tested American-made interceptor drones will be heading to NATO's eastern edge

EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine as pipeline is turned on ending deadlock

Look out, Otter! Google Meet is adding in-person transcription
Google may have just come for Otter.ai, one of my most favored AI transcription services, in the same way it came for GPS companies. On October 28, 2009, Google launched Google Maps Navigation, offering free turn-by-turn navigation as you drove. It took established GPS mapping companies, such as Garmin and TomTom,...

A LEGO fan vibe-coded a brick-finding tool with Codex
If you’ve ever built something with LEGOs, you know the sound: the clatter of those little plastic bricks as you hunt for just the right piece to finish your creation. Boy Genius Report contributor and WordPress developer James Bruce must know that sound well. A self-reported LEGO fanatic, Bruce has described...

Opponents say fight to stop fast-tracked Waitaha hydro scheme not over despite approval
The controversial Waitaha hydro scheme has received Fast Track Approval, becoming the 18th fast track project to be approved since the system began last year.

The region where rents are falling fastest and the surprise area where they’re surging
Renters in one part of the country are finally getting a break — but down south, it’s a very different story.

Finfluencers: Too good to be true?
The FMA is focused on raising public awareness of the risks of engaging with financial influencers.

What to do, and not do, at an Anzac Day Dawn Service
Not sure what to do at the Dawn Service? We answer all the questions you were too embarrassed to ask.

Google Cloud launches Agentic Data Cloud for AI agents
Google Cloud broadens its data platform with agent-focused tools, cross-cloud federation and new performance upgrades for enterprise users.