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Amperity launches Pér AI agent for marketing workflows
The tool aims to cut delays between analysis and campaign action, letting marketers approve AI-suggested steps inside existing systems.

Three way race for top insurance award
Partners Life is up against Asteron Life and the company it plans to acquire, Fidelity Life, as it seeks to retain the Life Insurance Company of the Year title at the 2026 ANZIIF New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards.

Southpac targets California sports & entertainment wealth
The Los Angeles move puts the Bay of Plenty firm into a US market where young athletes and entertainers can quickly face complex asset risks.

RLWC2026: Toa Samoa banks on Luai
Toa Samoa's head coach and co-captain both believe veteran Jarome Luai will be the key man in their campaign at the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.

Bumble shares soar after report dating firm in $1bn takeover talks
The jump pushed Bumble's stock market valuation to more than $580m but that is still far below their peak of more than $14bn.

'Humiliating' - former PM Helen Clark slams NZ abstention on UN pandemic vote
"How low can NZ go?" Former PM Helen Clark has blasted the country's abstention on a vote on global pandemic preparedness.

Anthony Scaramucci on what he got wrong about Donald Trump
Once part of Donald Trump's inner circle, Anthony Scaramucci is now a vocal critic of the president who he says has abandoned his working class supporters.

A man is accused of ‘offering an indignity’ to a body. What does that actually mean?
A 60-year-old man has been charged in relation to the body of Christchurch father Braydon Hepworth.

Popular Wellington craft brewery bar suspended after police sting
A Wellington bar will have its alcohol licence suspended for three days after selling alcohol to a minor during a police sting.

New Zealand firms lag on AI-human design, Deloitte
Only 2% of New Zealand organisations see themselves as AI teamwork leaders, as most spending still favours technology over people.

Private 5G in Australia and New Zealand: a guide for industrial organisations
Industrial firms can use private 5G to cut downtime, improve safety and support automation where Wi-Fi and public mobile networks fall short.

Pacific news in brief for 13 October
A round-up of news from around the region, including Samoa's national teams to continue to participate in regional and international events under Lakapi Samoa.

Reserve Bank puts digital cash on hold
It had been planning to have a government-backed digital currency in place by 2030.

Thousands of Kiwis could live longer with continuous glucose monitoring - study
People with type 2 diabetes using the technology were expected to live longer and spend more years in better health, the study has found.

Former National health minister slams party's 'punitive' beneficiary drug testing policy
"I think life is tough enough for beneficiaries anyway,"Jonathan Coleman says.

Man in court charged with stealing EV charging cables worth more than $57,000
The 26-year-old is accused of using garden loppers to steal more than $57,000 worth of EV car charging cables in Canterbury.

Mystery solved after large pool of human blood found in Wellington tunnel
Police have revealed that a large pool of human blood discovered in a pedestrian tunnel in Wellington was “not of a suspicious nature”.

Major road closed after ruptured gas main in Auckland
A road is closed in Auckland’s Newmarket due to a gas leak.

Physiotherapist censured after false ACC claims for treating relatives
Suzanne Christie admitted falsely using roadworks and rural isolation to justify ACC-funded treatment of close relatives and will spend a year under professional supervision.