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Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push
Veeam reshapes its top team with three senior hires to sharpen its global data resilience, security and AI-driven growth strategy.

Police say they did not attend Mt Maunganui campground over disorder call
The call referenced a potential landslip about three hours before a deadly landslide.

Brooke van Velden announces changes to hazardous substance rules for research labs
Brooke van Velden says the updated hazardous substance regulations for research laboratories will save the industry billions.

Intel’s GPUs just got a big boost with Nvidia-style multi-frame generation
Talk about fake frames all you like, the multi-frame generation feature in newer Nvidia cards is pretty amazing. Intel’s Arc graphics—which still exist, we promise!—are getting in on the action. The latest version of the Arc graphics driver includes an XeSS update with three-to-one frame generation, or two generated frames...

Star player to commit long-term future to NZ Rugby in welcome boost for All Blacks
The Hurricanes have teased a major signing announcement.

Hadlee or Williamson - who is New Zealand’s greatest cricketer?
Elaboration has fr a long time not been necessary with the mention of New Zealand’s greatest cricketer.

First-home buyer: Vintage villa for $300k less than the average price in Auckland
Built in 1914, this three-bed villa is less than $700,000 in Feilding - in Auckland, you could pay $2m for a home like this.

‘He destroyed our family’: Sophie Elliott’s father prepares for her killer’s parole hearing
Gil Elliott said his family is serving a life sentence, not convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston, who is up for parole after 18 years.

A dying woman alleged workplace bullying. Now her family is taking the case on
Social worker Sylvia Ikenasio made a claim of workplace bullying shortly before she died, including claims her bosses had ignored her pleas around a vulnerable infant.

Google Meet is the new spam hotspot. This setting stops the random calls
Spam and scams generally go hand-in-hand. Accordingly, we all get flooded daily from various angles across multiple email and messaging services, but they’re not the only ways of getting hit. As annoying as they are, scammers are a smart bunch. Which is why my guard is now up after being...

Voters split on who Labour should rule out as governing options
Leader Chris Hipkins has so far refused to say which parties Labour would or would not work with in a future government.

Air New Zealand flight attendants plan trio of strikes in February
Their union says problems with Air New Zealand's planes and services are creating extra headaches for staff at 38,000 feet.

Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from February
The changes mean only those who have a Pornhub account and have verified their age will be able to access it in the UK soon.

How to stop Windows from changing your network type
Windows recognizes two network types for networks without a domain server: private and public. On a private network, other users can see your computer, and you can enable file and printer sharing. If the computer is set to a public network, sharing is disabled, the computer is invisible on the...

Google Calendar just fixed 2 big headaches when scheduling meetings
Going forward, it’ll be easier to book meetings that fit all participants’ schedules with Google Calendar. In a recent announcement, Google says Gemini is now smarter about suggesting the most suitable times for a meeting—if it has access to all the participants’ calendars. Furthermore, if several participants decline a meeting you’re...

Is NZ really the flat white capital of the world? One Brit is on a mission to find out
First stop Wellington, which has already made a good impression.

‘I had to trust my instincts’: 26-year-old leads East Cape flood response - through Facebook
The volunteer behind the Facebook page that guided her community through the “worst” flooding it’s ever seen.