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Eden Park sells out for Black Caps-India clash
Another sold-out sign has gone up on the India cricket tour of New Zealand with a capacity crowd set for Friday night's T20 clash at Eden Park.

Order no-show for popular fantasy book leaves readers and stores in lurch
The small bookstore had about 40 pre-orders. The owner says it's "disappointing and embarrassing" they missed a delivery of the popular new fantasy novel.

HPE integrates EdgeConnect into Mist & Aruba Central
The integration should cut the complexity of managing separate networking and security tools for businesses as AI-driven demand strains IT teams.

Guidewire launches agentic AI platform for insurers
Insurers could cut rollout delays and tighten controls as the software links AI agents to underwriting and claims workflows already in production.

Polynesian Cup: Four teams qualify for 2027 Pacific Games
Four teams from the FIBA's Polynesian Cup 2026 in Tahiti have qualified for next year's Pacific Games.

Cloudera launches blueprints to move AI into production
Only 28% of enterprises have moved at least 40% of their AI pilots into production, according to Deloitte research cited by Cloudera.

West New Britain governor speaks out about raskols as 12 killed in Kimbe
West New Britain province governor Sasindran Muthuvel says the public is deeply frustrated with repeated armed robberies and other violent crime.

SBS uses New Relic to handle World Cup streaming surge
SBS reported no major technical issues during its busiest digital World Cup yet, after 146 million streams and a 1.5 million peak.

Remote unveils new brand identity as payroll grows 300%
Payroll demand is surging for the global platform, which said its business is up 300% year on year as it repositions its brand.

Samoa replaces World Cup qualifying coach with former Mystics coach Winikerei
Tia Winikerei, a career policewoman and Northern Mystics head coach during the 2023 ANZ Premiership season, takes over from Natalie Mathews.

Dell expands cyber resilience tools for AI & identity
The new tools aim to help organisations recover faster from AI and identity breaches, as cyber incidents increasingly threaten business continuity.

Brad Pitt's Kiwi double: 'It was a bit of a miracle thing'
The Kiwi pilot's brief required him to fly close to hills, mountain ridges, lakes, rivers and navigate a challenging crash scene for the survival thriller film.

'An annoying buzz': The search for stealthier drones
As drone deliveries become more commonplace, their makers are looking for ways to make them quieter.

Cloudera expands AI ecosystem with Neo4j & Cartesia
The additions aim to help enterprises run governed AI and voice workloads across cloud and on-premises systems without losing control of sensitive data.

Akamai launches AI inference & agent sandbox tools
The new services are designed to help enterprises move AI systems into production while keeping latency, data access and agent security under control.

Cloudflare records 49 global internet disruptions in Q3
Power cuts, shutdowns and conflict disrupted internet access worldwide, with Cloudflare logging 49 incidents in the quarter and Iraq driving 18 exam-related outages.

Super Rugby 2027 squads: Who are the biggest movers and shakers?
The New Zealand squads for the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season are set to be revealed, so who's in and who's out?

Oracle & OpenAI expand partnership with new business tools
The expanded tie-up gives businesses new AI tools for workflows, app building and security testing, while smaller firms get a free-to-start bundle.