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Westpac NZ automates loan income checks with Akahu
Applicants for Westpac NZ personal loans can now get faster approvals, as the bank's online system automatically sorts income and expense data.

Person dies in South Otago workplace accident
A person was found dead at a South Otago address, with police notifying WorkSafe.

Cancer treatment delays at Starship Hospital 'unacceptable', says Greens co-leader Marama Davidson
Marama Davidson even a delay of one day to cancer treatment can jeopardize the entire plan.

Manufacturing sector continues to grow
September was the sector's 15th consecutive month of expansion.

Woman's body found after car plunges into water in Tauranga
The driver of the car was taken to hospital.

DP World appoints Jason Varsamidis to Asia Pacific role
The promotion keeps continuity at a key growth engine as DP World pushes to expand integrated port and logistics services across Asia Pacific.

Soft September for retailers Stats NZ data shows
The latest electronic card sales data from Stats NZ shows spending in retail industries fell 0.4 percent, or $33 million, in September compared with the previous month.

Mitsubishi Heavy & Ingeteam team up on US data centres
Rising AI electricity demand is pushing US data centre operators to seek more reliable power systems as the firms plan broader integration work.

National promises more affordable homes for older people
The election pledge does not include any additional funding, but guarantees seniors a minimum share of future places.

Tanium joins Microsoft AI security preview for MDASH
The limited preview could help uncover more complex vulnerabilities in Tanium's code, as Microsoft tests MDASH with a small group of partners.

Former broadcaster and TV host Danny Watson has died
Watson, who hosted Newstalk ZB Afternoons and once worked on children's TV, has died after a short illness.

From a muddy Levin track to the $20m Everest favourite
Champion trainer David Hayes reflects on how a $150k punt on a New Zealand trial horse became the fastest sprinter on the planet.

A taste of winter in spring as cold snap brings snow, hail and frosts
After mid-to-high 20C temperatures across the country earlier in the week, a cold front brings dramatic drops.

Cyclone alert in force for Cook Islands as tropical depression intensifies
The Cook Islands Metservice warns tropical depression TD01F could reach category 1 strength within the next 24 hours as it tracks towards the low lying atoll Suwarrow.

'This is what it looks like': Mayor speaks on city's water under-investment
Wellington's mayor says decades of under-investment in water infrastructure is hitting home for the capital.

Higher prices for fuel suggests inflation pressures have strengthened
Stats NZ figures showed petrol prices rose 6.4 percent on August and diesel prices were up nearly 8 percent.

Call for criminal groups to be declared terrorists, as PNG police seize more high-grade guns
PNG police have been stepping up counter-terrorism efforts, as MPs call for criminal groups to be declared "terrorists".

'It's unfair': Energy pricing not fit for purpose for marae
The case of a marae that had a 400% rise in its power bill shows how ill-equipped energy companies are to cater for marae, an expert says.

Fortinet: The AI challenge is visibility and control, not permission
Shadow AI is driving higher breach and compliance risks, with exposed firms incurring around $670,000 more in data-breach costs.

Could your school be hacked? Expert warns 96% could, ‘very easily’
The warning comes at a time when large-scale cyber attacks are rocking nations worldwide.