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Bay of Plenty beat Auckland to retain John Drake Boot
Look back at live coverage of the NPC round five clash between Auckland and Bay of Plenty at Eden Park in Auckland.

Amplitude, GitLab, Doximity, Freshworks, and Sprinklr Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know

Multiple cars damaged, two people injured on rural road near Auckland's Pukekohe
One person is in critical condition and another is in serious condition, police say.

Abnormal AI adds email controls & phishing training
Businesses face broader email risk as Abnormal adds outbound data-loss controls and adaptive phishing training to its security platform.

'Dragon' offers street artist advice - and a job
Nathan Murdoch is offered a job painting one of the Dragon's offices in London.

Infobip WhatsApp assistant cuts Overseas Express queries
Routine parcel-status checks are shifting to WhatsApp, easing pressure on support teams as Overseas Express cuts enquiries by more than 60%.

The art of netball signing: Easter eggs, chaos and a little bit of sleuthing
From distorted voicemails to tarot cards and cryptic clues, netball clubs are turning signing announcements into elaborate fan-detective games.

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro is just $7.97 through Sept. 1
TL;DR: Get a lifetime Windows 11 Pro license for one compatible PC for $7.97 (MSRP $199) through Sept. 1. While Windows 11 Home covers the basics, some PCs have more serious work to do. Windows 11 Pro adds enterprise-grade features for professionals, developers, IT users, and businesses—and a lifetime license is currently $7.97 instead of $199. The...

Minister Louise Upston denies dodging questions over missed benefit payments
Louise Upston avoided reporters on Friday afternoon waiting to ask about benefit payments being wrongly suspended.

Bitdefender warns of school scams across Asia-Pacific
Families across Asia-Pacific are being lured by fake grants, scholarships and delivery alerts as scammers exploit rising education costs and AI tools.

Integrity360 buys CyberIAM to boost identity services
The deal lifts Integrity360's revenue run rate to about €230 million and adds 120 staff as firms tighten access controls over sensitive systems.

Twilio, Palantir Technologies, Zoom, PagerDuty, and nCino Shares Are Soaring, What You Need To Know

Autodesk, Qualys, Rapid7, Sprout Social, and Tenable Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know

Paylocity, MongoDB, Datadog, Five9, and monday.com Stocks Trade Up, What You Need To Know

SoundHound AI (SOUN) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

Person in critical condition after multiple vehicles damaged near Auckland
Cordons are in place on Patumahoe Road following the incident where multiple vehicles were damaged.

Springboks suffer injury blow ahead of second All Blacks test; get boost as well
Rassie Erasmus brought Handre Pollard in to deliver under pressure, but he has been forced out after picking up a niggle in training.

Watch: Councillor ousted from Maori committee after iwi complaint
Far North District Council has voted to remove controversial councillor Davina Smolders from a heavyweight committee just five months after she was elected.

Gartner: firms shift growth to monetisation & platforms
Large firms are increasingly squeezing more revenue from existing assets as product innovation loses edge to copycat rivals and tighter capital scrutiny.

Get Microsoft Windows 11 Pro & Office 2021 for life for just $32.97
TL;DR: Pay $32.97 once (MSRP $418.99) for lifetime access to Windows 11 Pro and Office Professional 2021 on one compatible Windows PC. While a new Windows OS license and a complete productivity suite can be separate purchases, this bundle combines both into a single $32.97 transaction, down from a combined MSRP of $418.99. Office Professional 2021 includes...

More details about missing New Zealanders in Nepal - what we know
More than 450 people are dead and hundreds are missing, as the immense scale of the disaster becomes clear.

The spells Practical Magic 2 stars wish they could cast
The film Practical Magic 2 is having its UK premiere in London. It re-unites actors Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in some of their best-known roles.