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Wairarapa residents assess damage after this week's storm
Residents of the storm-smashed southern Wairarapa assess the damage after being inundated with floodwater.

BBC plans David Attenborough celebration for 100th birthday
The corporation will look back on the veteran wildlife broadcaster's career for his birthday in May.

Hiscox unveils multi-site technology graduate scheme
Hiscox launches a multi-site technology graduate scheme across London, Lisbon and York as it ramps up hiring for digital and cyber roles.

Axis report charts rise of intelligent video in business
Axis finds intelligent video moving beyond security as firms use cameras for analytics, cloud adoption rises, and unified platforms gain favour.

3DiVi sets four-layer defence for face authentication
3DiVi unveils four-layer defence model to harden face authentication against deepfakes and spoofing as remote ID checks surge globally.

Banks Peninsula locals frustrated by flood clean-up response from authorities
The peninsula remains under a state of emergency as efforts to restore access to isolated properties continued, almost 72 hours after the region was hammered by a merciless storm.

F5 & Scality link object storage & security for AI
F5 and Scality deepen their tie-up, fusing security and S3 object storage to bolster hybrid AI workloads across sites and clouds.

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Mum of climber who died on Austrian mountain says boyfriend ‘doesn’t deserve to be blamed’
Mother of 33-year-old who died metres from Austria’s highest summit backs partner ahead of manslaughter trial.

Taara unveils Lightbridge Pro for five nines backhaul
Taara launches Lightbridge Pro, a 20 Gbps wireless optical backhaul platform promising five nines uptime with seamless fibre or RF failover.

ThoughtSpot boosts Analyst Studio with AI data prep
ThoughtSpot refreshes Analyst Studio with AI-powered data prep, SpotCache cost controls and a spreadsheet UI to tackle ‘AI readiness’ gaps.

Desperate hunt for breakthrough in Nancy Guthrie case turns to Mexico
The search for the 84-year-old mother of US presenter Savannah Guthrie has moved into a third week.

Emesent unveils GX1 scanner to speed up site surveys
Emesent launches GX1 mobile scanner, promising survey-grade accuracy and site survey times slashed by up to 95% for construction teams.

Amplitude unveils autonomous AI agents for analytics
Amplitude has launched autonomous AI analytics agents that watch product usage, flag metric shifts and recommend fixes across popular tools.

Lower Hutt man 'left with nothing' after large slip hits family home
A Lower Hutt man said time appeared to go into slow motion when a 10 by 30 square metre expanse of his back yard slid away on Monday.

Checkmarx brings IDE-native security checks to Kiro
Checkmarx adds IDE-native security checks to AI-focused Kiro, aiming to catch vulnerabilities earlier and cut security rework for teams.

Bill Gates pulls out of India's AI summit amid Epstein files controversy
The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to "ensure the focus remains on the summit's key priorities".

Brit Awards art trail turns streets into a gallery
Curated by artist Stanley Chow a city-wide trail showcases the work of 21 local artists.

Australian presenter apologises for drinking before slurred Olympics report
Danika Mason also blamed the cold, after talking about coffee and iguanas in her live cross.