Tech – LogicMonitor defines the autonomous IT era with AI that sees, reasons, and acts

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Source: LogicMonitor Unified platform delivers complete visibility, contextual AI, and governed action across the digital environment Sydney, Australia, April 29, 2026: LogicMonitor®, the AI-first platform for Autonomous IT, today announced a major expansion of its unified platform, strengthening the operational foundation for Autonomous IT in Australia, New Zealand, and globally.   Enterprise systems now span … Read more

Lower Hutt boy finds rare native Hochstetter’s frog exploring creek near his home

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Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Ben Bell and Rumi Lourie. Supplied / Department of Conservation A 12-year-old in Lower Hutt has made a discovery so unexpected it got the attention of the Department of Conservation (DOC). Rumi Lourie, who wants to study to become an entomologist, was exploring around a creek near his home when … Read more

Linkflow Capital: SME Borrowing Costs Ease to 8.18% in 2025 as Larger Loans Return, but Middle East Conflict Threatens 2026 Outlook

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Source: Media Outreach Annual Linkflow Capital research finds SME credit conditions thawed modestly in 2025, with SME borrowing rate declining to an average of 8.18% from a high of 8.47% the preceding year. Bank disbursement times stretched to 33 days on average, against just 7 days for non-bank funders, reshaping where SMEs source credit. SINGAPORE … Read more

De Beers Group Launches New Bridal Campaign Celebrating Desert Diamonds

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Source: Media Outreach NEW YORK, US – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2026 – De Beers Group recently announced the launch of its new Desert diamonds Bridal campaign undersigned by A Diamond Is Forever, celebrating a fresh and authentic vision for the modern proposal. This campaign marks a significant moment in De Beers’ ongoing … Read more

SUNeVision Concludes Third Edition of Startup Programme

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Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 April 2026 – SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. (“SUNeVision”, SEHK: 1686), the largest data centre provider in Hong Kong and the technology arm of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (“SHKP”), announced the successful completion of the third edition of its Startup Programme. The final winners … Read more

Dilworth abuse inquiry: Man pleads not guilty to sexual offending

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Source: Radio New Zealand Dilworth School in Auckland. RNZ / Dan Cook A man in his 60s has pleaded not guilty to historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. A number of former staff at the Auckland school have been imprisoned after students were found to have been abused between 1950 and 2005. His arrest marked … Read more

6% pay rise agreed for junior doctors

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Source: Radio New Zealand STONZ president Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith Supplied / STONZ Junior doctors in the Specialty Trainees union have secured a pay increase totalling nearly six percent over the next two years, without the need to take industrial action. Specialty Trainees of New Zealand, or STONZ, represents graduated doctors who have not yet specialised – … Read more

Disappointment as plans to commemorate victims of historic sexual slavery rejected

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Source: Radio New Zealand The peace statue was gifted to New Zealand by the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance. Supplied / Auckland Council Plans to commemorate the thousands of women and girls forced into sexual slavery by Japanese armed forces have been turned down. About 200,000 victims, who became known as ‘comfort women’, were … Read more

First official breeding colony milestone for pakake

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Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  29 April 2026 This would be the first breeding colony on mainland New Zealand, excluding Rakiura, for 150 years. To be considered a breeding colony, at least 35 pups need to be born for five consecutive seasons. Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou CEO Nadia Wesley-Smith says this is an important milestone … Read more

UAE’s departure from OPEC ‘radical move’ – energy expert

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Source: Radio New Zealand An ADNOC Gas facility, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. The UAE has been an OPEC member through the emirate of Abu Dhabi since 1967. AFP / Ryan Lim The United Arab Emirates’ decision to quit the OPEC and OPEC+ groups of major oil-producing countries is a “radical … Read more

TUANZ seeks ‘bold leadership’ from government over AI worker training, national framework

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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A deep-tech talent shortage is among the emerging risks to New Zealand’s productivity as AI-powered business systems reshape how skills develop on the job. The Technology Users Association’s (TUANZ) 2026 Digital Priorities Report, developed in collaboration with One NZ, highlights how technological advances are at risk of being undermined by … Read more

Women take top prizes at Pureora Hunting Competition

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Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  29 April 2026 The 6-week event was run by the Department of Conservation’s Maniapoto team, with support from the NZ Deerstalkers Association (NZDA), and has been a fixture for local hunters for more than 30 years. Running from 14 March to 26 April, the competition was open to any permitted … Read more

Government cracking down on large nitrous oxide canisters as misuse continues to grow

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Source: Radio New Zealand Canisters of nitrous oxide left in a South Auckland car park (file image). RNZ / Rose Garratt Large nitrous oxide canisters will automatically be classed as psychoactive substances if they do not have a lawful use, with the government introducing measures to crack down on their misuse. The gas has common … Read more

Proposed leave bill will make workers’ lives ‘materially worse’, select committee hears

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Source: Radio New Zealand Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Part-time and shift workers have told MPs they’ll lose money under proposed leave entitlement changes – but the minister in charge says that’s unavoidable. On Wednesday morning, the Education and Workforce Select Committee heard submissions on the Employment Leave Bill, which … Read more

Can your nervous system really be overloaded? Can it reset?

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Source: Radio New Zealand You might have heard people talking about their nervous system being “overloaded” or “dysregulated” when they’re going through periods of heightened stress. Or perhaps you’ve been offered ways to “heal” or “reset” your nervous system on social media or at expensive wellness retreats. What does the nervous system do? The autonomic … Read more

The Weed Eaters asks: why bury a body when you can just eat it, maybe with some tomato sauce?

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Source: Radio New Zealand In the microbudget horror comedy The Weed Eaters, a group of bumbling townies get high on someone else’s supply with grisly and ridiculous consequences. Jules (Alice May Connolly) gives up partying with her friends for New Year’s Eve, and instead goes away with her boyfriend Brian (Finnius Teppett) and two of … Read more

Disgraced immigration adviser Qian Yu faces a further $25,000 in fines

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Source: Radio New Zealand Liberty Consulting Group Limited in Rosedale, Auckland. RNZ / Gill Bonnett A disgraced immigration adviser has been fined a further $25,000 for fabricating an official immigration letter, lying to clients and failing to file visa applications. “This is one of those rare cases where an adviser must be removed from the … Read more

Massey University’s Albany campus evacuated over fire in classroom

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Source: Radio New Zealand Smoke seen rising from the roof of a Massey University building. Calvin Samuel Students and staff have been evacuated from Massey University’s Albany campus in Auckland due to a fire. Fire and Emergency says 10 fire trucks are at the campus fighting a fire in a classroom on the top floor. … Read more

Cracking down on nitrous oxide misuse

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Source: New Zealand Government The Government is taking further steps to tighten controls on nitrous oxide to reduce harm and curb its illegitimate use, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Police Minister Mark Mitchell say. Large canisters with no lawful use will automatically be classified as psychoactive substances Imports of nitrous oxide will require approval from … Read more

Police appeal after aggravated robbery at business in Christchurch’s Somerfield

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Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZ Police Police investigating an aggravated robbery in Christchurch are appealing for help from the public. Officers were called to a business on Milton Street in Somerfield after an employee and a member of the public were allegedly threatened with a weapon on 17 April. “Thankfully they were uninjured, … Read more

Firefighters battle large industrial building fire in Timaru

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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are battling a fire at an industrial premises in Timaru. Fire and Emergency NZ were called to a fire in High Street shortly before 9am on Wednesday. A spokesperson said the building, which was 30 metres by 40 metres in size, was engulfed in fire when … Read more

HIPC Rule 3A: Notification requirements for indirect collection of health information

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Source: Privacy Commissioner IPP3A is about an agency’s obligations when it collects personal information indirectly (collecting from someone other than the person themselves). Under IPP3A, if an agency collects someone’s personal information indirectly, they are required to notify them, unless one of the listed exceptions applies. We have general guidance on the requirements of IPP3A … Read more

Aviation Sector – Civil Aviation rules update work launched – CAA

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Source: Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Published date: 29 April 2026 – Acting Minister of Transport James Meager has announced details of the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) rules update programme which aims to modernise New Zealand’s civil aviation rules, increase alignment with international standards, and be more responsive to the aviation sector’s needs. CAA is focused on … Read more

Education – Historic MECA negotiations in polytechnic sector begin

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Source: Tertiary Education Union Negotiations between Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union (TEU) and Aotearoa New Zealand polytechnics for a multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) commence this May Day, Friday 1 May. TEU members are seeking a two-year term, and real pay increases that are not absorbed or overtaken by the rising cost of living but … Read more

Appointments – Fonterra announces interim leadership changes

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Source: Fonterra Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has today announced interim changes to the leadership of its Global Ingredients business ahead of Richard Allen, current President Global Ingredients, stepping into Fonterra’s CEO role on 1st May 2026. Elisa Giusti, Fonterra’s Executive Vice President Global Ingredients Growth based in Chicago, will assume the role of President Global Ingredients … Read more

Policy – Ageing not the crisis – lack of planning is, says aged care sector

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Source: Aged Care Association The Aged Care Association says a new report from the Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures, highlighted in today’s New Zealand Herald, points to a challenge the sector has been raising for years but fails to reflect that the consequences are already being felt. The report, People, Place and Prosperity: The Case … Read more

Banking – ASB makes changes to home loan and term deposit rates

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Source: ASB ASB has today increased its fixed home loan rates across 12-month to 4-year terms by between 6 and 16 basis points, and it’s 5-year term by 20 basis points. To support savers, ASB has also lifted term deposit rates by between 5 and 20 basis points across 12-month to 4-year terms. ASB’s Executive … Read more