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Labour slams 'big tax breaks' for tech giants as government ditches digital levy
Labour says the government's decision to dump plans for a digital services tax is a tax break for tech giants like Facebook and Google.

‘Lil Gay Out:’ Hobsonville Point Secondary School cancels LGBTQ+ event after protest threats
“Events like Lil Gay Out are not just social gatherings—they are lifelines."

School building funds haven't increased in 15 years - principal
Secondary school principals are unhappy the amount of money schools get to upgrade or replace their buildings has not changed in 15 years.

Growing number of targeted businesses paying cyber criminals, survey shows
A survey of 150 New Zealand organisations found that 44 percent of those targeted in the past two years paid up.

Google’s new features in Search, Meet and more escalate the AI war
Google and Apple are jostling for position in the AI arms race.

Red Hat leads launch of llm-d to scale generative AI in clouds
Red Hat launches llm-d, an open source project for scalable generative AI inference, backed by Google Cloud, IBM, NVIDIA and others to support any model, hardware or cloud.

Te Pati Maori MP proposes bill requiring MPs to learn about Te Tiriti: ‘This is how we need to move forward’
'It’s not left or right. This is the foundation of us moving together ...'

Kiwi Oasis fans face flight changes ahead of Melbourne concerts
An evening flight was changed to the morning, seeing passengers miss a whole day in Melbourne.

Two off-duty lifeguards save swimmer at Auckland beach
One of the off-duty lifeguards was walking across Piha Beach when he noticed somebody in trouble in the ocean.

Kainga Ora cutting 620 roles in restructure
The roles are predominately from its back-office and corporate functions.

Red Hat debuts Edge Manager for secure device fleet control
Red Hat launches a technology preview of Edge Manager, a new console to streamline management and security of large, distributed edge device fleets.

Red Hat launches Advanced Developer Suite with focus on AI
Red Hat launches Advanced Developer Suite on OpenShift, enhancing developer productivity, AI integration, and application security with new tools and templates.

Hunt for new Oranga Tamariki CEO yet to start seven weeks after resignation
Former CEO Chappie Te Kani took medical leave in September to undergo surgery.

Hawks, doves and Kiwis
Some big swings in sentiment and markets in just a couple of months has led to expectations the RBNZ will drop the OCR at its meeting next week and signal another one or two to come.

Sarvjeet Sidhu loses bid to reduce sentence for attempted murder of Harnek Singh
In 2023 Sarvjeet Sidhu and two others stabbed Singh about 40 times.

Red Hat launches enterprise AI inference server for hybrid cloud
Red Hat unveils AI Inference Server to boost generative AI performance and efficiency across hybrid cloud platforms with broad model and hardware support.

Red Hat adds AI tools to streamline Linux management & upgrades
Red Hat launches AI-powered enhancements to Enterprise Linux, boosting system management, container-native support, and IT upgrade planning for businesses.

Council moves to increase te reo Maori street names
Te reo Maori street names are on track for a boost in Invercargill as the council takes steps to ensure they are more readily available.

One person dead after single-vehicle crash in Northland
The crash occurred at about 1.30pm, west of Gallie Road, prompting a full road closure.

'We're just building': Moana Pasifika's pivot Patrick Pellegrini is brimming with confidence
Patrick Pellegrini maybe small in stature but what he does on the field has caught the attention of many - both within and outside the Moana Pasifika set up.