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OPPO Launches the Enco CLIP2 Open-Ear Earbuds in New Zealand
The new ear buds combine advanced acoustic engineering and intelligent call technology with a distinctive ear cuff-inspired design.

Midwife made wrong call to move woman who died during birth, inquest hears
With benefit of hindsight, she admitted she wished she had looked further into the mother's history and recommended a hospital birth.

Police ask Tasman residents to search properties for missing woman
Police are asking Golden Bay residents to search their own properties as the hunt for a missing 80-year-old woman enters its fourth day.

Elastic finds AI-assisted banking fraud ring in Mexico
A live fraud campaign targeting Mexican banks, fintechs and crypto services exposed how criminals are using generative AI to draft malware.

Google backs 33 cybersecurity startups in AI shift
New tools for governing AI agents are moving to the fore as Google picks 33 cybersecurity startups for its first cybersecurity forum cohort.

Watch: Commentators called NSW try a howler, turns out they were right
Fans were told the corner post camera vision, which they couldn’t see, proved it was a try. Now, the NRL admits it was the wrong call.

NZ First haven: Former MP Harete Hipango-Brownlie latest to make the jump
Harete Hipango-Brownlie is the latest in a string of former politicians to announce they're running for New Zealand First at this year's election.

SH1 near Kaikoura suffers significant weather damage
It's closed from Cheviot to Kaikoura while the inland route is also shut, making travel difficult for the long weekend.

NCS expands Sunshine.AI with sector deals & hiring
Clients across Asia Pacific will get new AI agents, tools and sector partnerships as NCS doubles down on sovereign deployments and hiring.

Australia & New Zealand phishing risk drops after training
After a year of security awareness training, only 5.3% of workers in Australia and New Zealand were likely to engage with phishing attempts.

Slips, trees crash down on Wellington roads while businesses take financial hit
Winds up to 100kmh are lashing the capital as severe weather moves up the country.

Broadcasting watchdog rejects complaint over RNZ interview on transgender care
A complaint that a radio interview about transgender healthcare breached broadcasting standards has been rejected by the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA).

Oranga Tamariki to review involvement in reopened child protection complaints
The cases came to light after concerns about a senior police officer's handling of a historical sexual abuse file.

Midwife tells inquest she made wrong call to move woman who died during birth
Maria Hiune Pirihira Neho was 39-weeks pregnant when she and her baby died during birth in February 2023.

IBM & Red Hat launch Lightwell for open source fixes
Enterprises can now patch older open source software without disruptive upgrades, as IBM and Red Hat target stubborn vulnerability backlogs.

Spectrum partners with Arctic Wolf on cyber services
New Zealand firms can now outsource 24x7 threat monitoring as Spectrum adds Arctic Wolf's managed detection and response to its resilience stack.

Explainer: How to prevent your Instagram images from being used for AI
Explainer: The function is automatically being turned on for Instagram accounts, meaning you'll need to change it.

Xero adds AI tools to JAX for small business finance
The rollout aims to cut manual bookkeeping and speed cash flow decisions for Xero's 5 million customers worldwide.

Hamilton accountant accused of stealing $1.3m from clients
David Waine faces three charges of theft by a person in a special relationship and one charge of false accounting. He appeared in Hamilton District Court on Wednesday.