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HKEX outlines move to T+1 settlement for cash market
Market participants have been warned they will have less time for trade matching and settlement checks as Hong Kong prepares to shorten its cycle.

Prominent New Zealand musician charged with assault
He was due to make an appearance at Manukau District Court on Friday morning on two charges of assault and one charge of threatening to injure.

Bombshell confession in The Traitors as faithfuls finally turn the screw
Could the faithfuls finally come good in Thursday's penultimate episode?

Lower mortgage rates help offset fuel price hikes for households
The cost of living for the average household has eased marginally as falls in mortgage rates partly offset more expensive petrol.

Tuvalu faces fossil fuel dilemma in management of its national investment fund
Tuvalu's government is indirectly investing in fossil fuel companies through its national trust fund, with documents revealing the country has limited ability to stop.

CrowdStrike uncovers China-linked AI cyber campaign
CrowdStrike has identified a China-linked cyber campaign using agentic AI to conduct simultaneous intrusions against more than 200 organisations across at least 14 countries.

'Pretty strong correlation' between enrolment changes and lower enrolment rate - electoral law expert
Andrew Geddis says about 40,000 people's rights have been removed "without there being any good enough justification to do so".

Personal AI agents now contact customer service teams
Six in ten customer organisations are already fielding autonomous bots, forcing service teams to tighten oversight as AI-to-AI requests become routine.

Hurricanes to stage rematch of grand final annihilation outside Wellington
Reigning Super Rugby Pacific champions the Hurricanes will stage their 2027 grand final rematch against the Chiefs at Napier's McLean Park on Saturday, May 8.

Netball NZ pulls the pin on proposed Mowbray-Williams private league
Netball New Zealand has ditched plans for a privately run domestic league, just eight weeks after signing a term sheet with investors Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams.

Takeaway boss worked employee up to 88 hours a week and threatened her visa
Simran Kaur was forced to work up to 88 hours a week at a Hamilton restaurant and had unlawful pay deductions made from her final pay.

Mechanic fired after boss demanded he spy on colleague and swore at him
Siosifa Finau was harassed, sworn at and told to spy on a colleague before being unjustifiably dismissed from an Auckland workshop, the ERA found.

Diwali Festival 2026: Come for the dancing, stay for everything else
Auckland's annual Diwali Festival returns this weekend, introducing art, cinema and cultural workshops alongside the usual smorgasbord of music, dancing and food.

Annexa: NetSuite Next is a flick of a switch. Rewiring the CFO takes longer
NetSuite partner Annexa's Matthew Owens said the NetSuite Next upgrade is nearly effortless, but finance is justifiably slower putting AI agents to work.

Palo Alto Networks: AI hunting vulnerability in legacy systems
Critical infrastructure operators are being urged to merge IT and OT security as AI speeds up attacks on ageing industrial systems.

Victim warned police - days later he was beaten to death with a golf club
A man believed he was auditioning for the secret service when he beat Donald Senior repeatedly with a golf club, before smothering him with a plastic bag.

Tracer round fired by machine gun believed to have sparked large Waiouru scrub fire
The fire in the Waiouru Military Training Area hasn't increased in size, but is still burning - with the burnt area now covering 3623 hectares.

Cloudflare reports surge in smaller, shorter DDoS attacks
Businesses face more frequent disruption as Cloudflare says 96% of network-layer attacks now end in under 10 minutes and stay below 1 Gbps.