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Anthropic launches AI academy for enterprise engineers
The programme aims to fill a shortage of engineers able to turn AI pilots into live business systems, backed by USD $100 million.

FENZ responding to vegetation fire on Walter Peak, smoke visible from Queenstown
FENZ says helicopters equipped with monsoon buckets are working to bring the fire under control.

'Cart before the horse': Fiji opposition slams Rabuka's pre-emptive referendum date
Inia Seruiratu is accusing the Fijian prime minister of political "strangulation" over rushed referendum timeline ahead of an upcoming election.

Data Deduplication in the Era of Big Data: Challenges and Solutions
Duplicate records are inflating storage bills, slowing pipelines and skewing reports as organisations pull in data from ever more systems.

Man arrested, woman still missing after pair jumped into Opotiki's Otara River to evade police
The man has been arrested in Gisborne and charged with dangerous driving and failing to stop.

Traffic builds on SH1 after digger on truck hits overbridge
Southbound traffic was backed up after a digger being carried on a truck struck an overbridge near the Southeastern Highway off-ramp.

$50 painting found in ‘dark corner’ fetches $2.4m at auction
An expert identified the piece as Gertrude Abercrombie's Alderman Merriam's Shells, which had been unseen in public for almost 75 years.

Actor Cliff Curtis charged with drink driving after crash on Auckland's waterfront
The actor released a statement through a public relations company after the crash, saying he had been hospitalised with internal injuries after the collision in late September.

Where was NZ’s warmest, wettest and sunniest spot in September?
September was slightly warmer than normal nationwide, but rainfall painted a sharply different picture between north and south.

What am I missing?
It has never been easier or cheaper for anyone to play amateur scientist - so where is everyone?

MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you've never heard of
Trust gaps in the new protocol spread malicious prompts from one agent to another.

'Nasty decisions' for Wellington councillors looking to find $60m in savings
Funding for Te Papa, opening hours for galleries, the city's new years' eve fireworks, and school swimming subsidies are on the chopping block

AI workloads & modern facilities driving Honeywell growth
Data centre operators are under pressure to supply their own electricity, opening the door for Honeywell to add on-site power and utilities.

Tauranga woman dies after State Highway 29 crash
Gaynor Woods, 73, died in hospital on Monday after a two-vehicle crash in Tauranga on Saturday.

Fiji, Samoa and Tonga name 2026 Rugby League World Cup squads
Fiji, Samoa and Tonga have named their men's squads for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.

On the ACT campaign trail, one issue emerges above the others
ACT MPs rolled into Tauranga in their big pink bus - Big Pinky - on Monday. Voters urged them to do more on race-relations and one law for all. Stuff joined them for the day.

NZ First calls National's foreign aid cut promise desperate, ACT hails it as win
National's $820m pledge to increase Pharmac funding and other health programmes would redirect more than half the funding from non-Pacific foreign aid budgets.

Warriors star switches allegiances to Tonga for World Cup
The Warriors winger, who played 13 tests for New Zealand, headlines a powerful 24-man Tonga squad alongside three grand final winners.

Essential, but rocky regional route gets temporary lifeline to keep flying
Regional airline Originair will recommence flights between Westport and Wellington in December.

Man arrested in Gisborne after river escape, but woman still missing
A man has been found after he and a woman jumped into a Bay of Plenty river while fleeing officers, police say, but the woman is still missing.