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Best Buy adopts Google Cloud federation for developers
Developers at Best Buy can now log into Google Cloud with Microsoft Entra ID, cutting key rotation and sharpening audit trails.

Government accepts all Covid-19 inquiry's recommendations 'in some form'
It's also promising key advice will be made public within five working days in future pandemics.

Kiwi family fly to Queensland to join shot police officer
Constable Jordan May was shot in the leg during a call-out in Yengarie.

Gang drug dealer loses five houses and assets totalling $800k
Aria Hubbard ran a large methamphetamine operation for the Mongrel Mob in the small town of Wairoa

Art brings tikanga Maori to one of Auckland's busiest streets
People will now be able to see and touch two new taonga toi (public art) which were blessed and unveiled at a formal dawn ceremony today.

Human Rights Commission warns Treaty clause overhaul increases legal uncertainty
The Human Rights Commission says the government's plans to change or repeal Te Tiriti o Waitangi clauses within current legislation would weaken protections, increase legal uncertainty and deepen division.

Fortinet launches FortiGate 1200G with FortiSASE Outpost
Organisations can now keep sensitive traffic on site while using one policy layer across cloud and local security, as AI workloads grow.

'A first for us': New Zealand Rugby secures dedicated commercial partner for women's game
Telecommunications provider signs three-year partnership with New Zealand Rugby to back women's professional teams and high-performance development pathways.

Google brings quantum-safe signatures to Cloud KMS
Enterprises can now deploy quantum-safe signing in production as Cloud KMS adds post-quantum algorithms for sensitive records and transactions.

'Failures across services': How a 90-year-old was locked up 16 hours a day
Norman Lee died weeks after police found him on a urine-stained mattress wearing adult nappies under a wetsuit in a dark.

Chelsea Primary School trailer stolen in early morning raid, CCTV footage captures suspect
Principal Chrissy Wills says their 'handy' trailer gets used surprisingly often.

Google Cloud adds group IAM auth to AlloyDB preview
Large enterprises can now manage AlloyDB permissions through Google Groups, reducing shared credentials and tightening audit trails in preview.

NZ track cyclist Nick Kergozou in hospital, ruled out of Commonwealth Games
The endurance rider from Invercargill will miss out on competing at his third Commonwealth Games.

Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots
The US and China are locked in a race to the lead the world in robotics and artificial intelligence.

Police widen search for Jin Zhong after reported Wanaka sighting
Jin Zhong, 39, was last seen in Wanaka wearing a mask and hoodie, police say.

'Trust cannot be assumed': New standards for the next pandemic
Key official advice behind major emergency decisions will be proactively released within five working days during future health crises, following findings that restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic at times went further than health experts advised.

Flashes of light, thunderous booms as possible fireball crosses North Island
Fireballs Aotearoa is going through data from its cameras to determine if a meteorite has dropped.

Watch: Emotional Kiwi swim team's poolside haka for golden boy Lewis Clareburt
Lewis Clareburt took out his favoured 400m individual medley event for a second gold medal.

First offshore oil exploration permit since ban lifted granted
Australian firm EnZed Energy has been given a 12-year permit to look for oil in the Taranaki Basin, the first search granted since the government lifted the offshore exploration ban last year.

Christchurch Hospital patients treated in corridors as ED overwhelmed, doctor says
Overcrowding at the city's ED is at breaking point as winter hits hard.