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Police take first step towards putting body cameras on officers
Police are seeking information on body cameras to determine whether officers in New Zealand should wear them.

Mother of man murdered in Auckland Prison wants accountability from Corrections
Blake Lee was shanked to death by another inmate in an exercise yard inside Auckland Prison at Paremoremo in 2020.

Fatal Mt Maunganui landslide: Minister to keep tabs on council after damning report
But Local Government Minister Simon Watts will not say if the chief executive at Tauranga City Council should be sacked.

Government considered cancelling carbon auctions after policy changes tanked prices
The move was considered after policy changes tanked the carbon price, documents show.

Why the next phase of industrial AI will be measured in uptime, energy savings and output
Asian manufacturers are increasingly tying AI investment to less downtime, lower energy bills and higher output rather than office productivity gains.

Fiji church leaders told to lead by example, cut back on kava, quit smoking
The Methodist Church in Fiji is urging ministers and lay pastors to avoid excessive kava consumption and cigarette smoking, and to lead by example.

Cloudera survey finds AI projects stalled by governance
Most enterprises are overhauling data systems as 95% say governance and infrastructure hurdles have delayed or cancelled AI projects.

Forrester model flags AI winners & losers in markets
Labour-heavy services face the biggest squeeze as AI shifts spending towards infrastructure, data management and security, Forrester says.

‘I want my f...ing truck back’: Boss’s doorstep confrontation ends in $32k payout
A recruitment consultant was constructively dismissed after his employer unexpectedly turned up at his home, demanded his company vehicle back, and threatened to call police.

Kiwibank posts full-year profit of $174 million, down 9% on previous year
State-owned Kiwibank has posted a full-year profit of $174 million, down 9 percent on the $191m recorded a year earlier.

Ombudsman shines light on 'coercive and unlawful treatment' at Wakari Hospital
Health NZ urged to improve "conditions of detention" by ending all prolonged isolation and improving physical living arrangements for patients.

Cyber security crimes becoming more complex, warns quarterly report
QR code phishing scams have recently created chaos among Christchurch parking meters.

'The type of treatment we're looking for': Worldwide cancer trial shows promise in treatment of melanoma
Forty-five Kiwi patients have participated among 1000 worldwide, with possible benefits for those with other forms of cancer.

Auckland has its worst week for flu-related hospitalisations in 10 years
There were 177 people admitted to the four Auckland hospitals with severe acute respiratory illness from the 9 - 16 August, up from 125 patients the week before.

Government scraps certification requirement for some drone operations
The government says it is freeing up farmers to use drones more but critics say it increases the chance that a machine could veer off and kill someone.

Free fish heads and frames snapped up as cost of living bites
It's mid-morning on a normal weekday, and there's a queue of cars full of people trying to get their hands on bits of fish that fishers usually throw away.

Cloudera launches hybrid cloud platform for AI workloads
The platform is aimed at firms struggling to move AI into production while keeping sensitive data in place across mixed environments.

Auckland motorway shake-up targets congestion as city grows
The new 30-year strategy aims to get more out of Auckland’s existing motorway network as the city’s population grows beyond two million.

Snowfall in West Papua, while severe drought hits other parts of New Guinea
Extreme weather patterns continue to hit the Pacific region with some of the highest parts of New Guinea experiencing snow this week.

NZ Cricket boss Geoff Allott says $7.3 million deficit forecast - 'not good enough'
The broadcast schedule for the final T20 Super Smash season will be slashed as New Zealand Cricket grapples with $7.3 million deficit for last financial year.