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'Common sense has prevailed': Agriculture will remain a standalone subject at high schools
Rex Newman, president of the Agriculture and Horticulture Teachers Association, said he was happy with the result but it should never have been in question.

MongoDB appoints Alex Newman to lead Australia & New Zealand
The appointment signals MongoDB's push to win more Australian and New Zealand customers as demand grows for AI systems that can run in production.

Qantas passengers watch flames shoot from plane’s wing before take-off
Passengers aboard a Qantas flight in Australia watched flames shoot from beneath the aircraft’s wing shortly before take-off, forcing pilots to abandon the departure.

Big risks, small risks
Sometimes I just don't understand things.

AoFrio marks 40 years with 3.7 million coolers linked
Its software now monitors more than 3.7 million commercial coolers worldwide, underscoring a shift from motors to connected fleet management.

Thoughtworks urges tighter controls as AI agents spread
Companies are being pushed to secure, monitor and budget for AI systems as agents take on longer tasks and strain review processes.

CISI launches in Australia & New Zealand with AI push
Regional finance professionals will gain access to CISI's AI ethics training and 2,000 learning resources after 5,000 members transferred from Finsia.

‘Most difficult days of my life’: Goalkeeper breaks silence after fatal collision
Andorra’s Jesus Owono in ‘enormous pain’ over fatal collision; plus, complex moral and legal questions for sport following the tragedy

'Completely avoidable': Fenz sees upsurge in fires due to fireworks
It's Guy Fawkes day and in the lead-up, Fire and Emergency has already seen a spate of fires caused by stray fireworks.

One dead, four badly hurt in Whanganui crash
Two people were taken to hospital with critical injuries, while another two were in moderate condition.

Base jumper convicted and discharged after getting stuck on side of Auckland hotel
Ilies Nait El Cadi, a 22-year-old from Belgium, has paid $22,000 in reparation.

HID buys inepro ID to expand secure print portfolio
The deal gives HID a broader secure print offering as demand rises for contactless authentication across shared printers, lockers and workstations.

Hackers abuse trusted AI tools to breach organisations
Attackers are abusing approved AI and admin tools to move through networks in minutes, making traditional trust-based defences far less reliable.

Denodo named Gartner leader for seventh year in row
The ranking underscores rising demand for governed data access as businesses adapt their systems to support AI workloads and automation.

Election 2026: The lengths people go for democracy
Voting is very busy but wait times are short at The Palms in Christchurch East - and in Milford Sound, residents are grateful for a democratic road trip.

Black Kite adds quantum readiness to supplier cyber ratings
Companies can now see which suppliers are already moving towards quantum-safe encryption, as Black Kite folds the new checks into its cyber ratings.

Google brings multimodal BigQuery analytics into GA
Teams can now analyse images, video and documents in BigQuery without moving them out of Cloud Storage, cutting context loss and extra pipelines.

OneAdvanced launches IQ platform in Australia & New Zealand
Organisations in regulated sectors could gain productivity without losing oversight as the platform embeds governed AI into existing workflows.

Veteran All Black makes first move overseas in loan deal with French club
Ofa Tu?ungafasi has been recruited as injury cover but will return to the Blues ahead of Super Rugby Pacific.

BeyondTrust launches AI agent security with new research
The new controls aim to curb AI agents' machine-speed access to company systems as research shows they can trigger thousands of endpoint actions.