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Corrections staff turn to food banks as fuel crisis takes toll
The union says some prison workers have a commute time of up more than two hours to get to work each day.

Schneider Electric joins Forum's Lighthouse OS board
The move gives the manufacturing group a role in shaping an open-source framework aimed at helping factories scale digital change beyond pilot projects.

Pacific Edge aims to raise up to $24 million more after loss of US insurer
The cancer diagnostics company is continuing to battle to regain Medicare coverage in the United States, get reimbursement for its tests, and position the business for growth.

Kiwi Nascar star goes back-to-back at Watkins Glen
Shane van Gisbergen wins Nascar race at Watkins Glen.

Man on roof triggers three-hour stand-off with police in Christchurch
A person on a roof in Christchurch led to a three-hour police call-out and multiple charges including burglary and threats to kill.

West Auckland foodbank demand at highest ever levels
The foodbank says families with two people working are among those needing food support.

Humankind buys The Mintable in management training deal
Humankind expands into Australia with The Mintable buy, combining management training software and people advisory services for growing firms.

Using Hawke's Bay's rivers to unlock the mysteries of marine carbon storage
A multi-million dollar research project kicking off in Hawke's Bay aims to discover if lowering the ocean's acidity could help to fight climate change.

Far North settlement could be first place in NZ to entirely relocate
A small Far North settlement could be the first place in New Zealand where an entire community relocates to higher ground to escape repeated floods.

Fujifilm opens largest House of Photography in Auckland
Fujifilm turns Auckland headquarters into a photography hub with printing, workshops and exhibition space, its biggest such venue in the Southern Hemisphere.

Why the Hard Times for Software Stocks May Be Over, At Least for a Little While

CurricuLLM launches Student Safety Centre for schools
CurricuLLM rolls out a school AI monitoring tool in Australia and New Zealand, flagging 21 harm types from academic offloading to personal revelations.

New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row
Despite a trade-related controversy that erupted last week between the governments of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, the French territory's freight vessel MV Karaka began a new service to Port Vila...

Synology launches all-flash storage systems for enterprises
Synology unveils FS6420 and FS3420 all-flash storage systems to boost on-premises enterprise workloads with faster IOPS and resilient connectivity.

Accountability top concern in AI agent workplace use
Salesforce survey finds Australia and New Zealand workers using AI agents daily, but accountability, privacy and trust remain the biggest concerns.

Immigration adviser ‘exploited’ client with $12,000 fee for simple visa
An Auckland immigration adviser has been found to have charged a client $12,000 for a visa application that should have cost less than $3,500. The disciplinary tribunal labelled the fee "exploitative" and "unfair".

Solomon Islands parliament to select new prime minister on Friday
The three men who are in the mix for the top job are Central Guadalcanal MP Peter Shanel Agovaka, East Malaita MP Manasseh Maelanga, and the MP for Auki/Langalanga Matthew Wale.

Identity fraud hit 55% of New Zealand firms: Lumin
New Zealand firms face mounting identity fraud losses of NZD $2.2 million a year, as 90% fear AI-linked weaknesses in document checks.

Netball: Defending champion Tactix go level top with tight win over Stars
It's a South Island one-two at the midway point of netball's ANZ Premiership after the Tactix join the Steel on four wins.