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Payments NZ urges resilience in payments modernisation
Payments NZ chief executive Steve Wiggins says resilience must be built into New Zealand's payments overhaul from the outset, as AI and cyber risks mount.

Cloudera launches zero-copy connector for ServiceNow
Cloudera and ServiceNow deepen partnership with a zero-copy connector aimed at governed AI workflows, hybrid data control and traceable automation.

Auckland couple used business to import tens of thousands of illegal weapons
Customs investigators seized items including flick knives, butterfly knives, throwing knives, knuckledusters, and military-style airguns.

RecordPoint named in Forrester AI governance landscape
Forrester names Sydney-based RecordPoint in its Responsible AI Solutions Landscape as regulated customers demand tighter data governance.

Takahe seniors to spend retirement at Zealandia
A pair of senior takahe are set to make Wellington wildlife sanctuary Zealandia their new home.

LogicMonitor adds IBM watsonx & Red Hat to Edwin AI
LogicMonitor links IBM watsonx and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to Edwin AI to speed incident detection, playbook generation and remediation.

Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 6 May
A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Fiji Rugby naming the Flying Fijians extended squad for the first Nations Championship.

Businesses increasingly dissatisfied with government due to rising costs, survey says
Despite satisfaction dipping, the coalition parties maintained a clear majority of support from Small and medium-sized business operators.

New youth mental health service to open in Northland
It comes in response to a damning coroner's report into a youth suicide cluster.

Qualys & Converge launch cyber insurance pricing tool
Qualys and Converge tie cyber insurance premiums to live security data, aiming to reward stronger controls with lower costs for customers.

Infoblox completes Axur takeover to boost threat defence
Infoblox adds Axur's AI-driven threat hunting to its security suite, extending detection into social media, app stores and the dark web.

Auckland man used dead father’s identity in $100k Covid-19 subsidy fraud
Harry Singh used 16 different identities, including his deceased father’s, to submit 23 fraudulent Covid-19 relief applications.

Reforms are coming for regional councils. What changes would you like to see?
The Government is speeding up plans to reshape regional councils, with ministers Chris Bishop and Simon Watts offering a fast track option for reform.

Anomali launches ThreatStream Next-Gen with AI triage
Anomali debuts ThreatStream Next-Gen with AI triage to help security teams cut false positives and act faster across intelligence workflows.

Sikh temple’s food drives help thousands in South Auckland
More than 2000 food parcels have been distributed in food drives organised by the Sikh community in the past two months.

Dozens killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine hours before ceasefire

Israel says it is supplying Germany with kerosene

I am not a lawyer
Calling yourself a lawyer without the authority to do so is a crime in New Zealand and it carries a fine of up to $50,000 on conviction. It looks as if the Chief Executive of the South Waikato District Council may discover this to her cost.

New Relic launches AI knowledge layer for IT incidents
New Relic adds AI knowledge layer to observability platform, helping engineers and agents link live telemetry with past incidents, changes and service data.

Unemployment rate drops slightly to 5.3 percent in first quarter of year
The data was a shade better than most forecasts, and close to the Reserve Bank's forecasts from February.

Middle East conflict: Warning over Kiwis' ability to pay back debt
With a bleaker outlook for the economy, it will potentially make it harder for borrowers to service debt, a new Reserve Bank report says.