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APAC firms race ahead on AI agents, but controls lag
Most APAC firms running AI agents still lack oversight, leaving systems that can access data and act autonomously exposed to security and compliance risks.

Consumer confidence down for October but some optimism in tough economic conditions
October consumer confidence is down but seen as resilient given economic conditions.

Northland Rocky Horror Show audience thrilled with two shock appearances
Theatre-goers cheered when they realised the narrator was Mayor Moko Tepania and musician Troy Kingi was playing the part of ill-fated delivery boy Eddie.

Wellington charity offers to escort Sri Lankan woman stuck in Cook Islands
The Deen Welfare Trust has offered to escort a Sri Lankan woman currently stranded in the Cook Islands through New Zealand and back home.

CISOs lag on AI governance as board oversight trails
Many large firms still lack clear AI oversight, with just 7% of CISOs at companies above USD $10 billion in revenue owning the governance brief.

Wall Street's AI fears slash Google value by $500bn
Google spooked investors so badly that its stock hit a six-month low, after it revealed its AI search summaries were affecting ad revenue.

Dame Noeline Taurua scraps Silver Ferns' mandatory Yo-Yo fitness test requirement
Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua has ditched the team's contentious mandatory Yo-Yo fitness standard in favour of a tailored, role-specific conditioning model designed by athlete performance director Amanda Murphy.

NZ's rollback of climate policies 'staggering' - Climate Action Tracker
The group says the proportion of offshore carbon credits NZ would be required to purchase to meet its 2030 target is "by far the largest in the world".

NZ-trained pilot attacked by copilot given UAE honour
Smit Machchhar, who survived an axe attack by his copilot, and his crew have been awarded the First Class Order of Zayed II.

Super Typhoon In-fa: Marianas braces for fifth major storm
Super Typhoon In-fa has regained strength, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour as it approaches the CNMI's Northern Islands.

Harry Mowbray's 'Split Your Vote' website probed by Electoral Commission
The watchdog is investigating if its "advertising" and whether it was "authorised",

Tech stocks end long-time top KiwiSaver performer's golden run
Simplicity's growth fund has knocked Milford out of the top spot for returns over 10 years, in new Morningstar data.

Precinct puts downtown development on ice
Precinct Property has announced it will not proceed with downtown development in Auckland's Commercial Bay.

Schneider Electric, NVIDIA & HPE launch industrial AI
Industrial operators could soon detect faults and cyber risks faster as Schneider Electric, NVIDIA and HPE move AI closer to plant data.

Election 2026 live updates: Finance Minister David Seymour? Act leader says it’s ‘very possible’
The National leader is campaigning in Auckland and Northland today.

ECB & NV Play use live data to spot cricket talent
England's talent pathway is now sharing live match footage and data across hundreds of games, helping staff spot players they might otherwise miss.

'Corridor caring from day one': New Taranaki ED still overwhelmed by patients
An ED nurse says the department has been under pressure from day one, and was "blown away" by how the improvements were described by the government at the time of opening.

Two Foodstuffs North Island supermarkets fined for repeated pricing errors that misled customers
Auckland's Pak'nSave Silverdale and Pak'nSave Mill Street, in Hamilton, both pleaded guilty to inaccurate pricing in breach of the Fair Trading Act.

World Rugby boss made a chief as crisis talks over Samoa rugby continue
Brett Robinson has been bestowed with an honorary matai title in Apia during talks to resolve a standoff between the government-backed national rugby union and Lakapi Samoa.