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Spectrum Consulting names Darryl van Rensburg for AI drive
Growing concerns over data sovereignty and AI governance are likely to shape more technology spending in New Zealand as Spectrum bolsters its sales push.

Kiwi travellers spent GBP £700m on hidden overseas costs
Hidden fees and loose budgeting left New Zealanders more than GBP £700 million out of pocket on overseas trips last year.

'We Shall Rise' installation highlights Israel's journey since October 7 at Tel Aviv mall

We aren’t ‘freeloaders’, and we won’t be changing our nuclear-free policy, PM says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed the suggestion that New Zealand is “freeloading” on US defence, and ruled out a change to the country’s nuclear-free policy.

Conference Room Audio Should Be Managed Like Enterprise IT
Better network oversight is letting firms scale meeting rooms, boost uptime and add AI captions, transcription and analytics.

Lancom Technology wins Great Place to Work accreditation
The recognition may help Lancom Technology attract and retain staff as tech employers compete harder for skilled workers in a tight labour market.

Anthropic moves toward a Wall Street debut in race to build AI giant
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is moving toward going public in the latest chapter in its rise from a little-known research laboratory to one of the leading AI companies valued at US$965 billion (NZ$1625b).

‘It’s very difficult for a woman’: French Open player cops $110,000 fine over sexist umpire remarks
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined $110,000 at the French Open after he said his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman.

Kainga Ora bought land for $19.2m. Seven years later, it’s selling it without building a single home
State housing agency spent at least $205,000 exploring a high-density housing development before deciding the project was no longer financially viable.

Has NVIDIA just killed AMD and Intel?
Has NVIDA just destroyed the market for low-power laptop processors from Intel and AMD?

Google New Zealand posts higher 2025 revenue & profit
Higher advertising demand helped lift Google New Zealand's 2025 profit to NZD $27.6 million, despite rising costs and tax.

'Their loved one isn't coming home': Seven killed on roads in worst King's Birthday in decade
Acting Director: Road Policing Inspector Peter McKennie was responding to a provisional death toll for King's Birthday weekend of seven, the worst since 2016.

IDF 146th Division completes southern Lebanon operations, as attacks on Hezbollah intensify

Vietnam veteran from Monroe County awarded Purple Heart

A Bird That Went Extinct in Japan Has Returned to the Wild Decades Later — and Royals Were There to Watch It Soar

NZ joins Australia and EU in banning three Israeli settlers
Winston Peters says travel bans target individuals accused of violence in the occupied West Bank.

Fuel prices still on the up; diesel run out on Cooks' Penrhyn Island
Penrhyn Island used its last 100 litres of diesel last week, having to borrow from the police patrol boat.

Optimal launches AI-moderated surveys for deeper feedback
Product teams can now gather richer user feedback at scale as Optimal adds spoken responses and automated follow-up questions to surveys.

Windows 11 sandbox flaw lets attackers escape with one click
Microsoft patched a CVE-2025-59199 flaw in October after researchers showed a single click could let low-integrity code escape Windows 11's sandbox.

'Atrocious': Wellington's deputy mayor slams $600,000 bill for library website
Ben McNulty says the council could have had something similar built for 1/40th of the cost.

MPs claiming accommodation allowances ‘something we’re looking at’, Hipkins says
Social development minister Louise Upston has defended claiming $52,000 a year for an apartment she owns in Wellington, but won’t explain what costs it is covering.

Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its offical NPM channel
Anyone who has downloaded affected Red Hat packages should investigate immediately.

Daron Parton’s cartoons: June 1-30
Our cartoonist Daron Parton shares his view on current events.