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Most firms still cannot keep up with third-party risk
With supplier numbers rising, most security teams still cannot assess third parties as often or as thoroughly as needed, Drata found.

RNZ board member Richard Dellabarca steps in following unexpected resignation of CFO
RNZ said it expected to meet the timeframe for reporting its accounts.

Keeper passes 100,000 customers amid AI security push
Identity security spending is rising as firms grapple with AI access risks, helping Keeper Security pass 100,000 organisations and USD $240 million ARR.

‘More like a police crawl’: Spiked car leads cops on slow-speed SH1 chase
Three people have been taken into custody after what one witness said was the “oddest police chase I have seen” slowed traffic on State Highway 1 in the Manawatu.

‘It’s a bit embarrassing’: The woman in orange who stole the debate explains things
The TVNZ studio audience member tells Stuff what she heard that caused her to react.

Former Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men
The former Bishop of Broome is one of the most senior Catholic clerics in the world to face sex abuse charges.

UK risks being 'uninvestable' if new oil and gas fields not approved, warns oil giant
Equinor warns it may shun further investments in the UK if new oil and gas fields at Rosebank and Jackdaw are not approved.

The Papers: 'Badenoch promises tax cuts' and 'Asos hacker havoc'
The Tories' financial plans and a hack at online shopping outlet Asos lead Wednesday's papers.

Military training sites to be investigated following rape and abuse claims at Army college
In August, four young women told the BBC they were sexually assaulted and harassed at the school in Harrogate.

Battle of ideas looming in British politics, Badenoch to say
The Tory leader has been seeking to reframe the way the public views her party, which has yet to recover in the polls since the last election.

Piastri hasn’t won a race in 402 days. This F1 legend thinks he’s still world champion material
F1 legend and former world champion Damon Hill thinks Oscar Piastri can still be a future world champion, if he’s in the right environment.

Log-hub chief sees AI widening supply chain analysis
Better access to complex planning tools could let more firms test supply chain scenarios as AI strips away specialist software hurdles.

Large bush fire burns through 1400 hectares in high country above Lake Whakatipu
Firefighters will work until dusk this evening as they continue to tackle a large bush blaze burning in the high country above Lake Whakatipu.

Loafers Lodge fire trial: Survivor recounts rescue from burning building
The manslaughter trial of four people involved in the operation of the Wellington building entered its fourth day.

Test cricket's biggest scandals - your result revealed
See what BBC Sport readers voted as Test cricket's biggest scandals, together with contributions from the TMS team.

Survivors 'betrayed' after rapist fled to Pakistan while on bail
Amar Ilyas left the UK while on bail for sexual offences, and never returned for his trial.

Incredible or catastrophic? Jaguar unveils its polarising electric car
Two years after JLR relaunched Jaguar into a blizzard of controversy, it has launched its new EV.

The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope
Some running in November's elections are deciding whether to distance themselves from an unpopular president who still dominates his party.

Residents of kibbutz destroyed in 7 October Hamas-led attacks grapple with how to rebuild
Three years on from the attack on Nir Oz, in which 47 people were killed and 76 taken hostage, some survivors have returned to live there.

What we know about Christa Pike’s ‘unprecedented' recovery after failed execution
The BBC's Sarah Smith details the injuries sustained by the US death row inmate after two failed lethal injections, and what comes next.