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Large police presence reported at incident in Foxton
A resident told Stuff there were armed police and a police helicopter in near the Foxton golf course.

Westcon-Comstor earns New Zealand Great Place To Work
The certification comes as New Zealand tech employers battle skills shortages, with staff praising support, inclusion and career development.

US expected to hike tariffs on New Zealand very soon
A global trade expert predicts New Zealand will imminently be slapped with a 12.5 percent tariff on all exports to the US.

Flying Fijians coach dismisses reports of player dissatisfaction ahead of Scotland clash
Contradicting reports are coming out of the Flying Fijians camp about player dissatisfaction as the team prepares to face Scotland in Murrayfield in their final Nations Championship match.

Google Cloud sets out AI security plan with Gemini & Wiz
Defenders could gain a faster edge against AI-driven attacks as Google Cloud ties Gemini, Wiz, CodeMender and Mandiant into one platform.

Vehicle hits bollard outside Levin police station
A police spokesperson said "no damage has been reported and thankfully nobody has been injured".

Auckland beach lights up in ‘magical’ bioluminescence display
A stretch of Auckland coastline has put on a spectacular natural light show, with glowing blue bioluminescence sparkling across the sand.

Apprentice builder fired by text message after querying unpaid training costs
A building company director unjustifiably dismissed an apprentice by text message after the worker questioned why his training fees had not been paid.

Is your technology investment showing up on the P&L?
Every technology invoice tells you what a business spends, but only the profit and loss statement reveals what those tools give back.

As it happened: Confusion as Civil Defence's website crashes after Te Anau quake
A probe has been launched into why Civil Defence's website went down after last night's big South Island quake as officials assess the damage.

Argentina President Milei won’t attend the World Cup final, citing superstition
Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday he won't be attending the World Cup final because of superstition.

Fujitsu joins FANUC, Yaskawa & Kawasaki on physical AI
Labour shortages and an ageing workforce are pushing Japanese manufacturers to test AI-controlled robots in factories, logistics and hospitals.

Google tests AI agents on short film-making project
The experiment showed AI crews can coordinate across files and roles, but still stumble on timing, continuity and safety filters.

Google Cloud unveils AI security blueprint for GKE
The framework targets CISOs and platform teams as they move AI systems into production, amid rising risks from prompts, models and outputs.

Google brings BigQuery SQL cells to open-source notebooks
Notebook users can now query local pandas data with SQL and pass results back to Python, reducing data shuffling in analytics workflows.

Underpaid spray painter subjected to racial slurs by boss before unfair dismissal
A spray painter was underpaid thousands of dollars and subjected to demeaning racial slurs by his boss before being unfairly fired, forcing him to rely on a charity for food.

Physio repeatedly viewed hospital files of dead and high-profile patients
A physiotherapist who repeatedly accessed the sensitive files of deceased and high-profile hospital patients has been censured for professional misconduct.

Filigran warns AI security needs tighter human oversight
Rising automation could speed cyber defence, but Filigran says security teams must keep humans in the loop as agentic AI spreads.