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Hospitality businesses paying too many fees and struggling with red tape, review finds
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality Louise Upston vows to create a hospitality action plan to support the $21.4 billion industry.

Smartsheet names new APAC & Japan leaders as AI use surges
Rising AI use and customer growth across the region have prompted a leadership shake-up as Smartsheet expands in Asia-Pacific and Japan.

CultureSafe founder fought Hamilton council over free speech. Now he faces a $31,000 bill
The Employment Court ordered Allan Halse to pay within 21 days after finding his conduct unnecessarily dragged out a four-year legal challenge.

Alcohol licence fees and food safety rules targeted in hospitality shake-up
A Ministry of Regulation review made 24 recommendations to slash red tape, fees and paperwork for Kiwi hospitality businesses.

Thomax appoints Chris Alderson to lead transport push
Demand for adaptable transport software is growing as Thomax prepares its TMS offering for wider use in the UK and US.

Labour promises to set up AI regulator, copyright rules if elected
If elected, Labour says it will also have an online safety regulator, copyright rules that ensure creators are paid for their work, and impose rules on data centres.

Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - report
The report follows a BBC Eye investigation that found Instagram running paid ads promoting such material in India.

Professor warns on AI authority, not consciousness
The real risk is not sentient machines but systems that can shape loans, jobs and treatments before humans can meaningfully intervene.

SPCA to benefit from doghouse that evolved from April Fool's joke
The public response to a spoof ad featuring a luxurious doghouse was so positive the SPCA is now set for a financial boost.

'Creepy' Elizabeth Holmes documentary leaves reviewers stunned
Nathan Fielder's surprise new film about the disgraced startup founder has got people talking thanks to one "scary" interaction.

Plea for public help to find 12-year-old girl missing in Auckland
Pearly was last seen in West Harbour at about 12.15am early Wednesday morning.

Rubrik launches Iceberg protection for AWS lakehouses
Enterprises using Apache Iceberg on AWS can now restore full, queryable tables after incidents, reducing manual rebuilds and downtime.

First in the family to go to uni in '5000 years': Off-the-wall ad-libs at Luxon’s final public meeting
The National Party chose St Columba Presbyterian Church in Botany as the venue for leader Christopher Luxon’s final public meeting of his 20-stop ‘Build the Future’ tour.

Labour releases ‘plan to make AI work for New Zealanders’ ahead of election
Labour’s AI action plan is targeted at managing risks while taking opportunities with the new technology.

Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy
Security gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks.

Donald Trump claims he was pulled from Ground Zero after 9/11 attack. But was he?
The US President says he was carried away by firefighters amid fears of an imminent building collapse at some point after the attack.

'New level of bastardry': Australia releases NZYQ agreement with Naoero
An Australian senator says the release of terms for a controversial deportation deal between Australia and Naoero (formerly Nauru) raises more questions than it answers.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner could cut 15 percent of workforce, PSA says
Office of the Privacy Commissioner considering cutting nine roles while creating two new ones, telling staff the government was refusing to increase its funding.