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Zero Trust drives biometrics in physical access security
The shift could leave sites exposed unless firms match cyber defences with repeated identity checks at doors and restricted rooms.

New Spider-Man film sees second-best global opening weekend ever
The film's strong performance gives a much-needed boost for Disney ahead of the highly-anticipated release of Avengers: Doomsday.

Auckland Transport apologises after passenger with assist dog removed from bus
The transport agency has apologised and updated its policies after a passenger and their disability assist dog were wrongly denied travel.

‘Not quite me’: David Seymour not thrilled with artist’s portrait
An Auckland artist says he was left “taken aback” after the ACT leader wrote “unsolicited criticism” on a portrait he had done of the MP.

Mark Reason: The country that stood up to nuclear ships stayed silent on FIFA
OPINION: It shames New Zealand that the leaders of the game in this country were fiddling while football burned.

APAC fintech leaders flag agentic commerce & AI costs
Fragmented payments and rising AI bills are forcing APAC fintechs to rethink infrastructure, interoperability and cost controls.

Man allegedly threatened staff member with knife over pineapple juice shortage
A man pushed a male server away and then brandished a knife after discovering the restaurant did not have any pineapple juice.

Police lock down Palmerston North street as incident unfolds
Police have cordoned off a street in Palmerston North as they respond to an incident in the suburb of Highbury.

Kim Dotcom employment case rushed to court before his potential extradition to US
An employment dispute involving Kim Dotcom has been moved directly to the Employment Court under urgency over concerns the businessman could be extradited from New Zealand to the US before the claims are resolved.

ACT policy on class disruption 'simplistic' but has a point - Education Minister Erica Stanford
The education minister says teachers already have the legal right to remove disruptive students - they just don't due to "woeful" training.

Reckon deepens AWS tie-up as AI lifts efficiency 30%
Product development is already running about 30% more efficiently as the software group expands AI use across accounting and legal services.

Inquest begins into 'plainly unlawful' carbon monoxide death of 12-year-old Jesse Samuel
An inquest has begun in Queenstown looking into the death of Jesse Samuel at his family's Haast batch in October 2018.

Watch: Trump hits 'winning shot’ to secure another golf title at his own club
The US president says he “won with a score of 70” in what is claimed to be his 43rd club championship title, before mocking his opponents: “I have talent, they don’t!”

Person found dead, police cordon off property in Palmerston North
Officers were trying to find a couple of people when a person was found dead on Wilson Crescent.

Ex-Fiji Rugby executive says anti-corruption agency 'not fit for purpose' after court victory
Charlie Charters, a British-Fijian national, made the comments after the Fiji High Court in Suva permanently stayed the criminal proceedings against him a fortnight ago.

MiQ launches unified screens planner in Australia & NZ
Fragmented viewing habits are forcing agencies to juggle budgets across television and streaming as MiQ rolls out a single planning tool.

Pauline Hanna inquest opens with Coroner saying ‘this is not a trial of Dr Polkinghorne’
The first phase of the inquest into Pauline Hanna’s cause of death will focus on whether it was self-inflicted or involved the actions or inactions of another person.

Driver who texted colleague ‘get bashed’ wins $38,000 payout
A driver has been awarded more than $38,000 in lost wages, compensation, and penalties after he was forced to resign over unaddressed safety concerns and then summarily dismissed over a heated text exchange.