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Wellington could be in for more snow tonight, icy morning expected
The capital got its first snowfall in 15 years, and more ice and snow is expected overnight.

Auckland school threat trial: Mother changed story about where accused lived
The accused's mother originally told police it was her son's bedroom where a firearm had been found, but now says she had felt pressured into giving that statement.

BP profits soar to four-year high after boost from Iran war

Funeral to be held for Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard
The 56-year-old, who shot to prominence in 1991 musical comedy film The Commitments, died in a motorcycle crash last week.

Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed admits drug driving
Tweed tells a court he had taken cannabis to get to sleep the night before failing a roadside test.

Amex GBT adds AI tools across business travel platforms now
Travel managers will get real-time programme visibility and travellers more self-service options as Amex GBT broadens AI across its products.

Quality over quantity: Pothole repairs can't be rushed, academic says
Dr Daniel van der Walt said New Zealand had a tendency to want a solution really fast, and want it really cheap.

Island launches enterprise vibe publishing for employee apps
Governance gaps are widening as AI-assisted coding lets non-engineers create internal apps faster than companies can review them.

Thales launches Imperva for AWS on AWS Marketplace
Rising API and bot attacks are pushing AWS customers towards managed application-layer defences with no added deployment work.

Mother changed account of where man accused of school shooting threats lived
The accused's mother originally told police it was her son's bedroom where a firearm had been found, but now says she had felt pressured into giving that statement.

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Cato launches AI threat prevention for cyber attacks
AI-assisted attacks can now progress in hours, prompting Cato to offer autonomous defences that predict and block likely intrusion paths first.

National, Labour, call each other out as social media bill stalemate continues
National needs Labour's votes to pass its social media ban, but the two parties can't even agree on who showed up to read it.

Emerson launches DeltaV platform for AI data centres
Rising AI workloads are forcing operators to simplify power and cooling controls as data centres race to come online faster and cut commissioning risk.

Google uses eBPF for faster production diagnostics
Production faults are being traced in hours rather than weeks as Google shifts diagnostics to lightweight eBPF packages across its fleet.