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Person seriously injured after reported stabbing in Te Atatu, Auckland
A 31-year-old male who knew the victim, according to reports, was found nearby and arrested by police.

Adobe launches AI collaborators in Workfront workflows
Marketing teams can now route tasks to AI agents inside Adobe Workfront, with approvals and audit trails kept in one place.

Databricks tops USD $7 billion run-rate after funding
Investor demand for private AI software remains strong as Databricks hits a USD $7 billion revenue run-rate and a USD $190 billion valuation.

ACT Minister labels National's failed leadership coup a 'shit show'
David Seymour says it's too early to say whether National's leadership woes will impact support for the coalition.

Why AI infrastructure planning must happen now
Delays in planning could slow deployments and postpone productivity gains as AI systems spread across cloud, data centre and edge sites.

If you could make one annoying everyday thing disappear forever, what would it be?
We can’t fix all of life’s problems. But surely we’re allowed to eliminate one of the irritating ones.

RNZ leaked email reveals proposed 10% cut to workforce
In an email to staff, supplied to The Post, the state-funded broadcaster says up to 30 jobs will be affected between now and June 30 next year.

Sylvia Park shooting: Man fatally shot by police was on community detention
RNZ understands the 33-year-old had four previous convictions for firearms offences and was sentenced to four years in prison in 2023 for aggravated robbery.

Chinese electric vehicles reshaping New Zealand's car market
But as competition intensifies, not every brand will survive.

Dynatrace buys Arize in USD $915m AI observability deal
The tie-up could give enterprises a single way to track AI model quality and system performance as production deployments accelerate.

Pedestrian seriously injured in Hokitika crash, major roads closed
Police were called to the crash, involving a car and a pedestrian, just before 9am on Friday.

Multiple vehicles destroyed in suspicious fire
When fire crew arrived they found seven vehicles on fire in a Dunedin yard.

Man accused of stabbing person known to him also faces stalking charge
A 31-year-old man faces a charge under New Zealand’s new stalking and harassment law, which came into force less than three months ago.

"An attempt to shut me up" Tuilaepa speaks out after arrest
Samoa's Leader of the Opposition, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, has been arrested and charged with defamation towards Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt

Kiwi startup Sterling secures funding for AI platform
Kiwi AI startup Sterling has secured $3.8 million (NZD) in a funding round led by trans-Tasman venture capital firm Blackbird to help scale its automated platform for finance teams.

New bus and T3 lanes proposed to speed up trips to Auckland’s City Rail Link train stations
Remuera, Mt Eden and Sandringham roads could get new or extended priority lanes as AT looks to speed up connections to major train stations.

One seriously injured in single-vehicle Hamilton crash
Diversions are being put in place after a crash at the intersection of Albert and Galloway streets.

Two roads closed after crash critically injures pedestrian in Hokitika
Police are requesting motorists avoid the area.

Realtime Robotics names Kevin Carlin Chief Executive Officer
Demand for Realtime Robotics' software is rising as automakers use it to cut production delays, prompting a leadership handover to scale growth.

Reserve Bank keeps mortgage lending restrictions unchanged
The central bank says housing risks remain contained, with house prices broadly flat and higher-risk mortgage lending at manageable levels.