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Overhaul of eyewitness identification laws needed to 'mitigate harm' - Commissioner
Eyewitness evidence is powerful, but also potentially dangerous within a justice system, Criminal Cases Review Commissioner says.

Foreign espionage increasing in Pacific, says NZSIS
New Zealand's spy agency says it is increasingly coming across espionage activity in the Pacific.

Open champion Ryan Fox struggles in return to PGA Tour
The Champion Golfer of the year’s first round in Memphis came unstuck after he stuck a tee shot in the drink.

'Stop being a princess': Watch as Steve Smith heckled by own fan
Supporter riled by idiosyncrasies of batsman, who also admits to edging behind and not walking on nightmare day for Australia

Macquarie, Westpac to testify in KPMG Australia audit scandal probe

New Zealand manufacturing activity expands at slower pace in July amid cost pressures

CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks to smaller businesses
Smaller firms will gain access to CrowdStrike's AI-era cyber risk tools through new channel partners as threats accelerate and in-house defences lag.

AI music is a problem
Real musicians are finding it tough to get compensation for AI music that has been trained on their works.

'I lost $14,000 in a month': Investors hit by Korean stock market's wild swings
Some traders are reeling from heavy losses after a brutal correction in South Korea's stock market.

Netsafe launches nationwide online safety programme
A third of young New Zealanders have sought personal advice from AI, highlighting a trust gap that Netsafe hopes to tackle with its new programme.

Tim Payne’s fame began as an internet joke. Now his shirt has sparked a bidding war
Just a few months ago, few football fans outside New Zealand knew Tim Payne’s name. Now they are bidding thousands of dollars for the jersey off his back.

Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine
The top editor of Forbes left his job last month and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine.

'Relentlessly optimistic': Luxon looks past coup attempt as election campaign resumes
The PM hasn't referenced his tumultuous week at all in a speech on Friday, focusing instead on the state of the world and National's plans in the South Island.

Visual search is now a shopping channel, and most product pages aren't ready
Retailers risk losing high-intent shoppers as Google's camera-based search now drives millions of product queries each month.

‘He's not quite right’: Star All Black in doubt for first Springboks test
Dave Rennie didn’t guarantee that Will Jordan would be available once the highly anticipated series kicks off at Ellis Park next weekend.

Australia & New Zealand face surge in critical flaws
Patch backlogs are leaving organisations exposed, with 85 high-impact flaws flagged across Australia and New Zealand, up 44% in July.

Samoa opposition leader arrested over comments about PM
Samoa's opposition leader, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has been arrested and charged with defamation towards Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt

All Blacks coach reveals when Richie Mo'unga will play, questions eligibility rules
But All Blacks coach Dave Rennie says it's a matter of when, not if, Richie Mo'unga plays test rugby again.

Auckland MP considers members bill to strengthen protections for historic buildings
Several historic buildings sit abandoned around Auckland, including Carlile House in Grey Lynn and the former Carrington Hospital in Mt Albert.

Teen rape case shows Youth Court not appropriate for sex crimes, advocate says
Youth sexual offending against an autistic woman provided a compelling reason why such crimes should not be heard in the Youth Court, a leading victim advocate says.