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Deel acquires Clarity to expand AI-driven identity checks
Customers may get tighter checks and fewer fraud risks as Deel folds Clarity's identity-verification tools into its hiring platform.

National wants to show Labour the social media ban bill, but 'we can't', education minister says
National needs Labour's support to pass the bill, but the education minister says she still doesn't know if they're allowed to see it.

Minor Hotels rolls out Oracle cloud across 106 sites
Older on-site systems are being phased out as the Bangkok hotel group unifies reservations, data and guest services across 106 properties.

New Zealand SMEs widen AI adoption gap, MYOB finds
Smaller firms risk being left behind as medium-sized companies in New Zealand are far more likely to have AI embedded in daily operations.

Two Kiwi men rescued after being trapped in ravine for five days
Keanu Isaksson and Luca Zylstra-Law had felled a tree allowing a chopper to get them out.

Hiker airlifted from Taranaki Maunga after fall in icy conditions
The injured hiker was winched from The Puffer track and flown to Taranaki Base Hospital.

Google Cloud launches AI tools for mainframe migration
Banks and insurers could cut migration risk as Google Cloud's new AI suite maps legacy logic, tests parity and shifts data incrementally.

UFC's Nascimento, 34, dies after apparent heart attack
MMA fighter Allan Nascimento dies at the age of 34, says the sport's leading promotion the UFC.

Tierney shows value as Celtic title defence begins
BBC Scotland looks at the impact of Kieran Tierney in Celtic's win over Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.

UK papers: 'Cop killers will go free' and 'Farage's sinking ship'
Several papers lead on the latest on the prisoner early release scheme.

Ariana Grande has had enough of body comments, but 'scrutiny' will linger
The star has taken a "step back" from the spotlight after appearances led to "endless, ongoing public scrutiny".

Poor data holding New Zealand back in fight against environmental challenges, new report shows
The new report released in July said while large amounts of data is collected, it is often fragmented, difficult to access and not used to its full potential.

Philip Polkinghorne breaks down at inquest into his wife Pauline Hanna's death
Two years after Philip Polkinghorne was found not guilty of Pauline Hanna's murder, an inquest is being held into her death.

Your engagement survey is doing its best, its best is no longer good enough
Annual questionnaires are leaving managers blind to fast-moving workplace pressures, because they capture snapshots instead of actionable signals.

Retail workers received an average pay rise of 1 percent in 2026
Workers received an average pay rise of 1 percent in 2026, according to newly released data from Retail NZ.

Only 14% of business leaders have full OT visibility - why it's time to take a more honest view of risk
Fewer firms are overestimating OT security maturity, as only 14% can see their environments fully and gaps are coming into focus.

Blogger warned freedom of speech ‘not absolute’ and to watch what he posts amid court case
A judge ordered the Daily Blog editor Martyn ‘Bomber’ Bradbury to take down several posts after it was alleged he breached the Harmful Digial Communications Act.

Google tightens oversight of its AI Agent Skills repository
Stricter checks now govern the 15,000-star repository as Google tries to stop weak instructions and broken links hurting AI coding agents.

US reports first two deaths linked to 'explosive diarrhoea' outbreak
The illness caused by parasitic infection that spreads through contaminated food or water is not generally life-threatening, health officials say.