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Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana
Elastic brings native Prometheus ingestion and PromQL to Kibana in technical preview, aiming to simplify incident response for SREs.

Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge
Wiz adds Red Agent preview and wider tools for AI code, Databricks, multicloud services and edge risk across cloud environments.

Fijian Drua launch global search for 'exceptional' new head coach
The Fiji-based franchise is seeking a successor to Glen Jackson to lead "the very best of Fijian rugby talent" in Super Rugby Pacific.

'You can leave school and be on $70k in your first year': Report shows increase in farm worker wages
A new report shows shows the average salary of a farm worker increased three percent across the 13 roles it tracked compared to 2024, to $72,778 a year.

Details of $30m Queenstown hotel collapse revealed
The luxury hotel was placed into receivership just two years after it opened and shortly after its owner died.

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown refers to RNZ staffer as 'a Muslim terrorist'
RNZ said the man was greeting Brown as he arrived at RNZ's Auckland offices for an appearance on the Afternoons programme on Tuesday.

Pepperstone Crypto: Digital assets go mainstream as investors take control of financial future
Pepperstone Crypto says digital assets are moving into the mainstream as regulation, ETFs and younger investors reshape how traders access markets.

Volvo New Zealand boosts sales after pricing EV & PHEV alike
Volvo Cars New Zealand has lifted first-quarter sales by 67 per cent after pricing its EX90 and XC90 Plug-in Hybrid T8 at the same entry level.

VPN vulnerabilities don't have to become breaches
Unpatched VPN gateways are leaving organisations open to ransomware and outages, as modern Zero Trust access cuts off the exposed front door.

Trump approves major disaster declaration for Northern Marianas following Sinlaku
CNMI's delegate to the US Congress says the declaration clears the way for federal aid to begin flowing to communities battered by the Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud
Elastic and Google add AI-driven threat detection to air-gapped cloud systems as defence and government customers seek tighter data sovereignty.

From scramble to certainty: rethinking tax time for Kiwi small businesses
New Zealand small firms are being urged to join up systems and security year-round, as 42% say tax season is their most stressful period.

'Use your body weight': Some tips from competitive arm wrestlers
The 2025 Auckland arm wrestling championship is taking place at the Manukau Tennis Club on Saturday.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon condemns shooting at gala attended by Donald Trump
The prime minister was glad Trump and other guests at the White House Correspondents dinner were unharmed, after a man with a shotgun tried to breach security.

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown refers to RNZ staffer as 'a Muslim terrorist'
The mayor has apologised, saying his comments about a person of Indian descent were a "fumbled attempt at humour."

'Instant regret' for wanted woman who jumped into river to flee police
A Whangarei woman’s attempt to swim to freedom ended in "instant regret" once she realised how cold the Hatea River was.

Cadence CEO on the AI boom and human nature: ‘there are more tools, but the human part is not different’

Factbox-Elon Musk lays out Terafab AI chip project plan

Exclusive-SpaceX refinanced debt with stopgap $20 billion loan before IPO filing

Analysis-Singapore emerging as neutral ground as AI firms navigate Sino-US rivalry

Darfield residents seek answers after 10-bed hospital suspends admissions
Darfield residents have grilled Health NZ on the future of their hospital and other healthcare in the swiftly growing town.

Issues with update to TVNZ+ platform cuts access for thousands of customers
The update will allow the broadcaster to charge for sports events, but has caused issues with streaming on some televisions.