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Denodo adds AWS links for agentic AI & data governance
Poor data quality has been slowing enterprise AI roll-outs, prompting Denodo to link live governed data to AWS agentic tools across multiple services.

The power is gone: Rivals declare Team NZ’s control of the America’s Cup is ‘over’
The co-chief executive of one challenger says “the defenders do not have more power than the others” ahead of Cup racing returning in Italy.

Why rare little spotted kiwi are heading to a new Fiordland home
A tourism company’s decade-long predator trapping programme will allow rare little spotted kiwi to be reintroduced to a Fiordland island.

French Senate endorses proposed changes to New Caledonia's electoral roll
The proposed changes relaxes current vote restrictions enforced under the Nouméa Accord, signed in 1998, a situation often referred to as the "frozen" electoral roll.

TechnologyOne posts record profit as AI boosts growth
Strong adoption of AI tools and SaaS+ lifted TechnologyOne to its 17th straight record first-half profit and revenue.

NZDF called in after ‘unstable chemical’ found at New Plymouth school
New Plymouth Boys High School was “partially evacuated” this morning due to the discovery of the chemical.

‘I just started shouting’: Stranger cradled dying man after horror wrong-way SH1 crash
Surrounded by the twisted wreckage of three cars on State Highway 1, a stranger cradled the head of a dying man as rescuers scrambled to free injured people.

Kia enters Japan's foreign-car graveyard with EV van aimed at Toyota, Honda, and Nissan

Anthropic model can chain bugs into exploits, Cloudflare
The findings suggest AI-assisted bug hunting is edging closer to practical exploitation, raising the stakes for software teams racing to patch flaws.

Blue Yonder & NVIDIA build AI factory for supply chains
It could speed warehouse decisions for 3,000 retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers as Blue Yonder readies new AI agents later this year.

Super Rugby power rankings: Can anyone stop the Hurricanes?
Where does your team sit in this week’s power rankings?

Speed camera parked dangerously on SH1 forces trucks to veer out of the way
‘Didymo’ Dave Cade says he came across a police officer parked behind the speed camera with his lights on to warn motorists.

These are the Government departments on the chopping block
The Government’s new goal of slashing public service staff costs, by telling departments to replace staff with AI.

Green Party says National's education law changes undermine teaching council
Erica Stanford recently unveiled the changes to the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill

Zoom expands My Notes & search across workplace apps
The update aims to cut lost action items by linking meetings, in-person chats and workplace systems across Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and more.

Nearly 9000 public sector jobs to go, government agencies to merge, Nicola Willis announces
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has warned the public sector is not a make-work' scheme as the government looks to merge agencies and save billions.

Everything Auckland FC can win this week – not just the ‘toilet seat’ trophy
A-League Men’s ‘toilet seat’ isn’t the only prize Auckland FC are chasing this week.

Crashes and possible highway closures as ice and snow arrive ahead of winter
Ice and fog are already affecting highways in Otago and Canterbury ahead of winter, with drivers urged to slow down and prepare for delays.

Honorary degree presented to parents of Omer Neutra

Ukraine declares its first homegrown guided aerial bomb combat-ready

Australia's farmers, hit by Iran war costs and dry weather, grow less wheat

Cohesity wins AWS resilience competency for cloud recovery
The AWS badge gives customers a simpler route to buy Cohesity's recovery tools and could help speed response after ransomware or outages.