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OpenAI fires three workers over mishandling 'sensitive information'
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

Officer critically injured by fleeing driver in Palmerston North 'walking and talking'
The officer still had a long road to recovery and would need another three to six months, police said.

Christchurch house where missing 21-year-old last lived searched by police
Braydon Hepworth was last seen on England St in Linwood on 14 September.

Texts sent from Australian TV presenter’s phone after alleged murder shown to jury
Prosecutors allege Beau Lamarre-Condon used former Australian TV presenter Jesse Baird’s phone to make his housemates believe he was still alive.

Greenhouse gases hit record levels in New Zealand's atmosphere, new data shows
At the same time, the country's climate is changing, with warmer annual temperatures and a greater proportion of rain falling during extreme events.

Cloudflare launches Basin for serverless analytics
The new service could cut analytics costs for firms hit by egress fees and the need to run separate storage and query systems.

NZ Warriors seek to cash in on popularity with new 'Wah-House' retail store
The NRL club is entering the retail space, with a new store inside the country's biggest shopping mall.

ACT leader David Seymour doesn't see why AI shouldn't write government Cabinet papers
The ACT leader tells Midday Report he’s done dummy runs into what the technology can do in government.

NZ's 'clean, green' reputation at risk, ex-UK envoy warns
Laura Clarke, now leading ClientEarth, says an EU complaint will test New Zealand's trade credibility.

Most organisations lack mature 24x7 security operations
Many firms are still exposed to faster AI-driven attacks, with Logicalis finding 64 per cent lack mature round-the-clock security operations.

Man charged in relation to Rotorua triple homicide granted bail
Two young children and a woman died.

Pair who died in Buller named
They were found dead near Feeton on Tuesday.

A piece of Middle-earth is up for sale in Otago
A slice of backcountry Otago that helped bring a Lord of the Rings village to life is looking for a new owner.

‘I’m good, I’m safe’: Officer struck by fleeing vehicle is walking and talking
The constable critically injured near Palmerston North in August is walking and talking, but faces another three to six months of recovery.

Two arrested as protesters allegedly block aerospace summit entrances
Police arrested two men for obstruction after vehicles were allegedly used to block emergency access to Te Pae in Christchurch.

V2 AI wins AWS agentic AI competency in Asia Pacific
The accreditation could help regulated firms in Asia Pacific choose a partner for deploying agentic AI on AWS with stronger governance and security.

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Shop owner relieved Northland road re-opening after 'hell on wheels' closure
A massive landslide buried Russell Road under almost 100,000 cubic metres of soil, boulders and trees after a week of heavy rain in January.

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.

Companies warned of inherited cyber risks in acquisitions
Buyers may inherit unpatched systems and monitoring gaps unless cyber checks are done before a deal closes, Quest Technology Management says.

Retail AI leaks sensitive data to unauthorised users
Nearly one in 10 AI security alerts in retail involved systems exposing protected customer data to users without access, research found.