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Logokit phishing kit builds real-time fake login pages
Victims can be tricked more easily as Logokit now tailors fake login pages in real time, sending stolen credentials to Telegram bots.

More than a dozen arrested, $6.5m worth of cannabis seized in Rotorua operation
The operation targeted residential rental properties used to house large-scale commercial cannabis growing operations involving Vietnamese organised crime groups.

Auckland FC lock in Portuguese coach for A-League Men title defence
Auckland FC have confirmed the appointment of Pedro Moreira as their new A-League Men head coach.

Delinea launches runtime authorisation for AI agents
Businesses using AI agents can now approve or block individual commands in real time, reducing the risk of authorised access doing unauthorised things.

Armed carjacking suspect arrested after police track stolen vehicle
A 20-year-old man is in custody after an alleged armed carjacking in Onehunga that ended with police tracking the stolen vehicle across Auckland.

IPCA finds Whangarei officer used unjustified force during arrest
The incident occurred on January 10, 2023, after a vehicle fled police and two men ran into an area of mangroves on foot.

Mondelez picks Celonis to scale AI across operations
The tie-up has already generated USD $10 million in value, as the food group uses process data to scale AI across 150 countries.

Watch: Aussie duo share Comm Games gold in extraordinary dead heat
Kyle Chalmers and Ben Armbruster touch the wall simultaneously in a Games record time to split the men's 50m butterfly title.

Severe gales, thunderstorms possible as weather watches issued across country
"Wetter, windier weather" is on the way following days of freezing temperatures.

Two 15-year-olds charged after Cambridge commercial burglary
Police were called to the Duke St business about 4.45am on Thursday after receiving a report of an alarm sounding and the noise of a vehicle speeding away.

Three arrested in Marlborough drug and firearms operation
The arrests were made on Tuesday after officers searched two properties in Tuamarina and Blenheim as part of Operation Radich, an investigation launched earlier this year by the Tasman District Organised Crime Unit.

Auckland FC lock in Pedro Moreira as coach for A-League season
The club's search for a new coach has ended with the appointment of an experienced Portuguese manager, who has been out of a job for more than year.

Cricketer at centre of ‘Clicky Ponting’ cheating scandal suspended
Brian Devine will not play for Saltburn Cricket Club ‘for the foreseeable future’

China's ambassador weighs in as Winston Peters tells Green MP to 'go back to your own country'
Wang Xiaolong says NZ's domestic politics aren't China's concern, but: "sometimes, a statement says more about the person that makes it than anything or anybody else".

Andrew Mehrtens 'has become quite resourceful’ says lawyer in bankruptcy hearing
Former All Black Andrew Mehrtens is considered to be one of the best first five-eights in rugby history.

Mythos uncovers crypto weaknesses that went unknown for years
Separating the chaff from the wheat in Anthropic results is hard. We take a stab anyway.

Qualys adds governance to TotalAI for AI risk control
Governance features aim to help security teams prove AI controls to boards and regulators as shadow AI and agentic risks spread.

Watch: Dictator’s boxer grandson disqualified for headbutting opponent at Commonwealth Games
Aziz Abdul has been disqualified for headbutting his opponent in his first fight of the Games.

The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry
Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.