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Skillsoft finds gulf between AI adoption & readiness
Only 24% of workers feel ready to use AI effectively, as firms roll out tools faster than training and governance can keep pace.

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Person critically injured in central Auckland assault
Emergency services were called to Wellesley St East, near the intersection with Rutland St, at about 6.45pm on Tuesday.

One person taken to hospital in critical condition following alleged assault
Cordons are in place in Auckland CBD as police investigate the incident.

8x8 boosts workforce management adoption with free tools
Mid-sized contact centres can now cut spreadsheets and manual scheduling as 8x8 folds workforce management into its platform at no extra charge.

Flexera launches AI cost tools to track enterprise spend
Growing AI use is making bills harder to predict, pushing firms to track costs across models, agents, data and compute.

Datasite & Harvey link deal documents to AI workflows
Lawyers can now use approved deal files inside Harvey without leaving Datasite, as the tie-up aims to speed diligence and drafting.

Global 5G subscriptions top 3 billion, Ericsson says
Demand for mobile data is shifting as uplink traffic grows faster than downloads, with AI and cloud services pushing networks harder.

Yokogawa updates OpreX server for easier plant control
Plant operators can now connect mixed equipment more easily as Yokogawa adds multi-vendor support and tighter security to its OpreX server.

'Outstandingly good' South Island bull sells for record $168k
The star bull stood out for its impressive size and quiet temperament, but there are a few more big sales looming on the sales calendar.

Drata launches AI agent governance for enterprises
Enterprise buyers are demanding proof of what AI agents do, as scrutiny rises over permissions, ownership and audit trails across organisations.

Every team in the All Whites' group has earned a point. So why are they top?
The All Whites twice held the lead against Iran before settling for a 2-2 draw. Yet it’s still the New Zealanders who sit on top of group G.

Manufacturers turn to AI as maintenance know-how fades
Rising downtime costs are pushing factories to use AI to capture veteran technicians' know-how before retiring staff take it with them.

Alibaba unveils AI models for robots, amid shift from chatbots to agents

Wellington's Johnsonville line to reopen after train derailment
Track repairs have now been completed after a derailed train crashed into a concrete safety barrier on 6 June.

AWS WAF lets publishers charge AI bots for content
Publishers could soon charge AI crawlers per request as AWS WAF starts billing bots for content access at the network edge.

Infios adds AI tools to warehouse management software
The new tools are aimed at cutting manual work and speeding up warehouse responses to errors, staff queries and coaching needs.

A Bigger Possum Was Stealing Nest Boxes, So Researchers Shrank the Door by 1 Millimeter

Ukraine's newest attack drones are delivering the kind of strikes that its HIMARS couldn't for years

Sculpture planned for Ukraine aid worker's school

All Whites’ latest World Cup hero a role model for ‘small, skinny’ kids everywhere
Eli Just scored twice against Iran in Los Angeles, continuing a dramatic rise from playing in front of triple-digit crowds in Austria 18 months ago.

‘Someone is going to be seriously hurt or killed’: Boy racers pour diesel over rural roads
Diesel is being dumped for burnouts and drift racing, sparking concerns that "someone is going to be seriously hurt or killed".