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Tauranga residents to vote on future of its Te Awanui Maori ward
A binding poll will be held on 23 March 2027, the city council decided this week.

Extreme previews on-prem AI zones for enterprise networks
Enterprises could keep AI workloads on site and still use cloud models where allowed, as Extreme targets tighter data control and lower latency.

Australia’s cybersecurity website hit in flaw that could affect ’70 per cent of the internet’
A report from a cybersecurity firm estimated that the software flaw had existed undetected for more than a decade, but AI tools helped quickly identify a fix for them.

Search efforts continue for missing PhD student Sam Newton-Jones
The 33-year-old's car was found at the Mercer Bay Loop car park near Piha but there was no sign of him.

Dell expands AI Factory to push agentic AI on-site
Adoption has climbed to more than 6,500 customers as businesses shift from AI pilots to on-premise production and weigh rising costs.

‘I buggered that up’: Silver Ferns coach owns mistake in win over Aussies
"I buggered that up a little bit,'' Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua bluntly stated. "I should have gone earlier ... That's my fault, actually.''

Motorists warned of delays as police search for wanted person
Police are searching for a wanted person, with motorists warned to expect delays across Bay View and Westshore.

People urged to record calls of endangered wetland bird
There are fewer than 1000 matuku-hurepo, Australasian bittern's left in the wild and a conservation group is asking New Zealanders to listen out for the bird, and record what they hear.

Warning for NZ as websites go dark around world in security scare
Tech firms are warning that some hackers were already exploiting the flaws.

Inflation tumbles to 3.7%, but expected to rise again soon
There’s now strong odds the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates next week as prices rises look set to pick up again.

Percona launches Valkey-proxy to ease Redis migration
It could let firms shift from commercial Redis to open source Valkey without rewriting application code for clustered deployments.

Why a merger of SpaceX and Tesla is a bad idea
Elon Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla. Find out exactly why that is and what the Roadster 2 has to do with this.

Asteron Life backs adviser excellence
Four financial advisers have received $5,000 grants from Asteron Life to develop their businesses and improve client outcomes.

Rabuka defends Fiji election timeline as opposition claims he plans to 'abort' polls
Fijians are being reassured by the country's prime minister and his senior government ministers that they will head to the polls before the 6 February 2027 deadline.

Equinix opens Sydney centre for liquid-cooled AI tests
Enterprises can now test liquid-cooled AI systems in Sydney before committing to costly rollouts, as power and heat demands surge.

Recorded Future warns of rising Magecart attacks & exploits
Online checkout systems face greater risk as attackers increasingly hide skimming code inside trusted payment tools and services.

Police probe actions of officer who took phone from witness after pepper spray incident
Police say the officer used pepper spray to “regain control of the situation.”

Baby rushed to hospital after reportedly falling from car
Three other people were treated at the scene.

Inflation dips but still above target, and fuel prices not only to blame
The rate at which prices are rising has dipped from 4.1% to 3.7%, but that figure is still higher than the Reserve Bank's target range of between 1-3%, and fuel prices are not only to blame.

Human hackers drive attacks as AI use stays limited
Most tracked cyberattacks are still run by people, even as attackers exploit high-severity flaws in an average of three days.